DutchmenSport wrote:
A tent will definately be a LOT cheaper. You don't have license and title a tent to tow it on the highways. You don't have to maintain insurance on one to satisfy your lender who you borrowed money from to buy the thing, which means you won't be making payments for the next 10 years on a tent.
You won't have to worry or deal with winterizing the water system, dealing with Chinese made tires and replacing them in a year or so, filling propane tanks, filling the fresh water tank, dumping the black and grey tanks, monitoring your roof for cracks in the calking seams and doing preventative patch work.
You won't have the challenge of washing the thing, keeping black streaks from forming on the outside walls, getting a weight distribution hitch system, or ever have issues with your air conditioner not cooling enough to your satisfaction.
You'll never have issues or problems parking the HTT in your driveway or on your street and having your HOA or City Zoning citing you for illegal parking. You'll never have to pay to store it at a storage facility either.
Nope, you're better of with the tent.
So why’d you by a new big @ss fiver instead of a tent??
To the OP, a hybrid is a great next step from a tent for a family. Yes they require a bit more setup and take down time and have more opportunity to leak if not taken care of but they have their upsides too. They give you much more space for the tow length and you still get that outdoorsy camping feeling. Learning how to setup and “rough it” is good for the kids. Don’t spoil them too soon. It’s all about the experience and personal preference. We’ve had 2 big trailers since our hybrid and I still miss the hybrid. It still felt like camping, now not as much. Setup now takes just as long because we just bring more comfort ****.
The Rockwoods’ are some of the best hybrids out there. Certainly the most popular.
