Are you happy with the size?
Of your travel trailer that is. I'm a new poster here and we're researching buying our first TT. Our main requirement is that we don't want to have to convert our table into a bed every night. So, ...
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TacoPuller wrote:
When it comes to size, how you want to use your RV is everything.My wife and I love camping, and we don't have kids or pets. We also REALLY like the solitude of rustic camps without the noise of others; we just want to get away and relax. We just recently bought a 22', and it fits us perfectly in the spots we used to pitch a tent. In the past, we pulled a larger fifth wheel around, but found it impossible to fit in some remote campgrounds, so we went smaller this time.
Exactly why, when the opportunity arose, I really wanted to downsize from our 24' triple bunk bed Spree (26' 9" coupler to bumper) to our current 19' couple's model Freedom Express (22' 6" coupler to bumper). Although I never found it impossible to place our Spree on sites like that shown in the TacoPuller's pic it certainly is just that much easier with our FE. We do have an 80 lb dog but even with just a shallow sofa slide that extends out only 18" there's never a lack of room for the three of us. If anything, the bathroom might be considered rather small but it is fully equipped and considering the brief amount of time we actually spend in there this just hasn't proven to be an issue. JMO, but inclement weather or not I just don't see how any couple couldn't find a well designed couple's model in the 19' to 22' range fully satisfactory ... after all, this is a camper, not a house. :h
By the way, the taco pulls this rig well- between 11.7 and 15.5mpg depending on hills.
Pulling our Spree which averaged ~ 5500 lbs loaded and ready to camp I'd typically see 10.5 to low 11s towing with our Avalanche, towing our FE which averages ~ 4500 lbs ready to camp I typically see ~ 11.5 to low 12s ... 15.5 mpg I couldn't possibly imagine! :E
