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kfx216's avatar
kfx216
Explorer
Nov 18, 2014

Any suggestions for PUPs or hybrids and tow vehicles?

I need to buy a car by the end of the year, so wonder if anyone has any suggestions. Right now I have a Honda Odyssey - it has close to 200K miles. I like the Odyssey for the space with hauling kids and their friends and the sliding doors (my kids will bang up any regular doors), but would like better gas mileage. I really want to stay under $30K for a new car. I looked at the Honda Pilot when my car was getting serviced, and it's a nice car. Any others?

I also could use some direction on PUPs or even if a PUP will work for me. I am a single woman with two young kids. The PUP I had before, a 2004 Rockwood Forest River HW2516G, was too big both to haul behind my minivan and also to set up myself. I'm looking for something much lighter and easier to set up since it's basically just me doing it and we might take trips where we move every 1-2 days. And I want to have a shower and potty.

I might consider new if the price is under $15K; otherwise, I'd rather buy used for $5k or less.

Any options/suggestions? Thanks!
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  • Golden_HVAC's avatar
    Golden_HVAC
    Explorer
    Nov 18, 2014
    ALiner.com makes a very quick to set up trailer, that is light, sets up in 90 seconds (faster with practice). But it might not have enough room for a adult and two growing teens.

    Other advantages is that there are no 'tent' sections that would need to be dried out after it gets wet. Yet it probably will not have a shower or bathroom, so that would restrict to camping where you have a bathhouse and or bathroom. Some have a shower, or port-a-potty.

    I wish they made a much larger unit, - like 20' with a shower and real toilet and black water tank, also perhaps a cabover camper with the sides folding up down the center of the truck. It would be huge inside once the top is folded out, and give plenty of stand up room all around.

    I have a retired friend who had a great time taking her kids every summer to someplace, and spending 6 weeks on the road. The kids really enjoyed it too, and they had a process to set up the pop up, so everyone chipped in on the process. I am sure it was during the 70's, and a mid-60's pop up. Not nearly everything that you might expect in a pop up today.

    Have a great time camping!

    Fred.

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