XC Trip with 12yo - TT or PUP? WWYD?
My son and I want to travel around the country when he is in 7th grade (a year from now). We have an old '92 Terry Travel Trailer (TT) currently. Out tow rig is a '10 Toyota Tundra 5.7L 4WD with a top...
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maria_bettina wrote:MDKMDK wrote:
Camper van (aka Type/Class B Van).
Gently used might be the best answer. You can drive all day, park anywhere (pretty much), and when it's time for bed, pull over, park and sleep.
Hmm, I briefly looked at those and they seemed pricey (at least the ones I want! haha). Maybe a cabover camper Hawk shell is the way to go... with airbags. Ugh. I hate to spend $12k for a shell model. gah. But it DOES make sense. I will be the only one driving, cooking, etc. My son helps, but...
The good news is, you've got a year to figure it out.
In theory, you could sell the truck/trailer you have now, and buy something in a Class B van used, which could become your everyday driver to replace the Tundra. Lots of folks drive their vans daily, they probably get about the same or not much worse in gas mileage, than your truck/trailer combo. It will also free you up from any trailer storage situation you might have now, or make room in your driveway, at the least.
Or, as has been suggested, maybe a small Class C, but it probably wouldn't work as well as a daily driver, once the road trip ends.
Just throwing out ideas. Non-towing, as that's my preference, unless it's a destination camping trip, and a towed is necessary. Then I tow.
