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- BradWExplorer II
wanderingaimlessly wrote:
There are a world of options out there in the middle that most likely are going to include whats right for you.
I don't want a class A and I need to be able to tow at least a 7,000 lb trailer.
BradW - work2muchExplorerAfter mulling over the options to full time between all types of RV's including B+ Sprinters, 5th wheels, C and Super C we chose the truck camper route.(our 4th TC) After this last trip to Alaska we continually remarked on places that we barely got into with a TC that we couldn't have visited with anything bigger.
The newer triple slide campers have all our must have essentials like comfortable bed, decent size shower, decent size kitchen, big TV, comfortable reclining seating, massive storage etc. They can be dropped to roam in the truck more easily like a trailer.
We are in our early 50's so perhaps in time we will go another way.
Every type of RV is a compromise of something. We are meeting more and more people on the road who are in TC's or van campers that came from 5th wheels and large RV's. I'm sure many go the other way as well. - cartmancartmanExplorerOne thing I realized is that there is not one answer to finding the ultimate RV. If I was fulltiming, I would definitley get something bigger than a TC. I like my TC for few day off grid trips, anything longer it gets a bit much for me.
- wanderingaimlesExplorerWhile I can kind of understand your desire to get "out there". Why the extremes? Your specifically asking about a new truck and T/C some of the most compact footprints possible for full timing, and Super C arguably , one of the largest footprints possible.
There are a world of options out there in the middle that most likely are going to include whats right for you.
While there is nothing wrong with either, they are at the extreme ends of the spectrum.
I would suggest you consider;
What you want to do,
How much you want to travel,
How long you will be staying at a given location
Types of location (boondocking,resort RV parks or somewhere in between)
What are you comfortable driving,
Budget,
Determine where you want to go, amenity level you NEED, and then determine how best to achieve it.
Good luck in your search - Moomba2002ExplorerBrad we went full-time in June and ended up with a 5th. wheel and sold the camper. We will get another smaller camper down the road but my wife wanted enough room after downsizing. I think the Super C's are great rigs and would be comfortable it full-time in.
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