A year with my pop up. Lessons learned

We owned a pop up for several years when we lacked a large enough property to store a trailer and a good tow vehicle to pull a bigger unit. I wouldn't say I regret owning it and we did have some really good times in it, but I'll never own one again. RVs in general aren't built particularly well and pop ups tend to be the crud of the crud, even though ours was on the upper end of the pop-up spectrum. Setup and tear down is a hassle, both at the campsite and at home for preparing/emptying. They're not great in extreme temperatures, nor are they great for traveling with lots of overnights or staying at an urban destination as a hotel replacement (security, noise, etc).

We've really enjoyed our fifth wheel a lot more and expect we'll stick with this style of camper or perhaps a fifth wheel toy hauler from here on out.