Using Your RV more like a tent
I am new to rving and one of the things that scares me about it is the maintenance with plumbing and electrical items as well as costs involved. Has anyone purchased an rv and tended to use it more li...
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Sounds like a pop up is perfect for you. That's the first camping our family did growing up. It was a lot of fun. If it wasn't for the fact that I have yappy dogs and need insulated walls to keep them from hearing noise and barking at it, I would have one to this day!
They are cheap, keep you out of the rain and off the ground, give you a place to stand up and get dressed, give the kiddo's a clean dry place to crawl/run around and keep an eye on them. You can tow one with just about anything, they are small enough that they aren't an eyesore in the back yard. If you don't want to use electric or water you don't have too. Its easy to unzip the sides and have screen all the way around for nice temps while camping. You can get a rooftop AC if you want for warmer trips in the summer. Some of them have bathrooms, or you can invest in a cassette toilet if you find the need.
That being said, we enjoy having the AC and a bathroom for most trips. Its really not much work at all to use the power and water. A lot of our weekend trips though, we are rarely inside the camper. We sleep and use the bathroom, then spend the rest of the day out and about. Its nice having the walls to put our 15 month old daughter down for naptime, something that would be a little more difficult with a popup or tent.
They are cheap, keep you out of the rain and off the ground, give you a place to stand up and get dressed, give the kiddo's a clean dry place to crawl/run around and keep an eye on them. You can tow one with just about anything, they are small enough that they aren't an eyesore in the back yard. If you don't want to use electric or water you don't have too. Its easy to unzip the sides and have screen all the way around for nice temps while camping. You can get a rooftop AC if you want for warmer trips in the summer. Some of them have bathrooms, or you can invest in a cassette toilet if you find the need.
That being said, we enjoy having the AC and a bathroom for most trips. Its really not much work at all to use the power and water. A lot of our weekend trips though, we are rarely inside the camper. We sleep and use the bathroom, then spend the rest of the day out and about. Its nice having the walls to put our 15 month old daughter down for naptime, something that would be a little more difficult with a popup or tent.
