XC Trip with 12yo - TT or PUP? WWYD?

Merrykalia wrote:
The "easiest" would be a nice little Class C MH, but the most efficient would be a small TT. Any type of smaller self-contained TT will be the best configuration. A popup, as has been mentioned, requires lots of setup and takedown. We loved ours, but with young kids, it became a real pain.

From looking at your signature, I am guessing that you are the mother of a 12 year old boy, so having one bed will most likely not be the best configuration and you will need at least two beds.

Do your homework on weights and towing. Do NOT believe any dealer on what your truck will tow. It's amazing that a truck like the Tundra will only tow small trailers safely.

I was looking at Craigslist in Sacramento and found a few things that you PROBABLY can tow, plus at least one Class B and some Class Cs.

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/rvs/d/sacramento-2012-jayfeather-ultralite/6857725456.html

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/rvd/d/loomis-new2019-navi-16bh-travel/6857311964.html

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/rvs/d/lincoln-2006-chateau-citation-24ft/6857873955.html

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/rvs/d/placerville-2016-thor-gemini/6852011167.html

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/rvs/d/auburn-2005-winnebago-minnie-24ft-class/6857382760.html

OMgosh! Thank you! We have a 12k# towing limit (maybe 15k#). It was the max we could get. I don't think we have an issue with weight of the TT. But I prefer lighter. (It's the payload that's the issue, not towing.)

I don't think we'll be getting a Class C because it's not practical. We already have 3 cars and 2 adults, so another rig sitting around most of the time is a waste. We also need the truck to tow our utility trailer and do rural/farm stuff on the property.

I think it's either:
A) A travel trailer (either the one we have, which always has some issue because it's so old),

B) A new TT - Wolf Pup Bunkhouse model (not a fan of a fiberglass TT because I am worried about delamination and dents that are hard to fix),

C) Cabover shell - 4WC Hawk or ATC Panther (dry, so we can limit the weight, but then there's the issue of no shower)

D) a PUP may be out of the running because it's such a pain to setup and take down...

Our budget is approx $10k, but obviously would rather spend nothing. Heh. So even the Hawk shell is pushing our budget ($11k plus tax and install) and that's only for a sleeping area on the truck. *sigh*