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- TimtationExplorerOur first was a 15 but when the measurement was hitch to bumper. It had everything needed but you needed to go outside to change your mind. I think the minimum is a separate bedroom. We have a 25 that has the separate bedroom and under the right conditions I think we could spend seasons in it. Right conditions mean good location to spend time out of the camper and use it much like I used my dorm room in college, a place to sleep, study and spend downtime, not extended rainy days.
- kellybellyExplorerThanks
- BoskieExplorerOur trailer is 26' and for summer trips its fine. For full timing I would want something bigger...;)
- GeoBoyExplorerKelly, take a look at Taylor Coach's offerings.
- vermilyeExplorerWhile I don't full-time, I "long time" in an Escape 17B. Have completed a 111 day & 132 day trip and am 37 days into a year long trip. I do have the advantage that there is only me, and that I moved from tent camping into the trailer, so the size is about the same; the conveniences a huge upgrade! I do admit it gets small after 2-3 days of rain, but otherwise the fact that I fit almost anywhere, get 15MPG towing & 25MPG unhooked makes up for it.
If interested, links to the trips: 2011 Trip, 2012 Trip, 2014 Trip - bakerkidsExplorerI see someone already posted the link to RV Sue and Crew. That's a wonderful blog of a woman and her two dogs who FT in a 17' Casita.
I have a T@B and know a lady that lives in hers while volunteering at different organizations. Chris and Cherie also full-timed in their T@B clamshell before moving to a 17' Oliver and are now in a bus.
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I stay in my T@B up to two weeks and am never ready to return home. When my daughter is along for long trips, we keep our clothes in the back of my Jeep.
A man on the Teardrops and Tiny Trailers forum lived in his standard teardrop over the course of a year.
I would recommend a trial run of at least 3 months. - Tom_TrostelExplorerHere is a link to a blog written by a couple who full time in a Northern Light (or is it Lite?) truck camper.
blog - bhhExplorerWe just got a 19' We found a big difference in storage and bath facilities between 17 and 19. Some 17' were almost claustrophobic. Many had beds with access from only one side.
I guess one other thing to consider is do you plan to use the bathroom / gray-black tanks or use the campground facilities.
And what's your tow vehicle -- will there be storage room there?
That being said, I'm sure there are people who full-time in Class B & Class C that aren't much bigger. - 69_AvionExplorerI know people who full time in a TC. It really depends on how much time you plan on spending in the unit. For those who are "outdoors" folks, they don't spend much time indoors except for night time so the size isn't as much of an issue.
- doxiluvrExplorer IIWe only RV from June through September. Our TT is 35' feet long with 2 big slideouts. By the end of August I am usually ready to come home. Could not be a full-timer. Too much togetherness, I guess.
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