A friend was looking at trailers and kept feature-creeping himself into a hefty hypothetical payment that would strain his current TV. Once I found out that he started his shopping at the local RV show - where you wade through hundreds of luxury diesel pushers before you find a single TT, I knew how to help him.
You can approach campers from two sides:
1. Start with the luxury units and take note of everything you love in it. Then step down and eliminate features you can "live without" until you find a unit you can settle for, afford, store, eetc.
2. Start by thinking of a tent, sleeping bag, and Coleman stove in the woods. Then add features that would make camping more enjoyable, easier, a little more luxurious, and stop when you feel you're comfortable.
The two campers you end up with using those two approaches will probably be a giant cavern apart in size, price, and feature lists.
We downsized from a TT and our current setup works great to get our family out into nature, going on hikes, fishing, etc. Our popup would be a miserable place to stay inside for a week.
DW has an aunt and uncle that downsized TT to a 16' because they loved going to certain campgrounds in the Cascades that had maximum trailer lengths for the sites they loved.
I like to go camping. I understand the folks who want a rolling 5-star resort, but we have different goals for our trips right now.
