Best TT for retired couple looking to travel
My in-laws have a Volkswagen Tourig Diesel (8000lb towing capacity). I'm trying to help them find the nicest camper that they could tow with their car. Any advice? So far we've liked the Lance 229...
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:) Hi, not trying to sway or convince anyone into buying an Airstream. We bought ours for our retirement. We are not campers. We are travelers. We like the fact that our trailer doesn't get blown off of the road in high winds, and we love that our trailer handles great in all conditions. We like that, unlike our house, it is simple and easy to maintain and functional. We like the fact that the storage in limited so we don't bring too much un-necessary junk with us. We have more than enough storage for two old people and one little dog. We also have no desire what so ever to have slide-outs. Ten years later, a similar trailer to ours cost about twice what ours did. There was a lot of thought going into buying our Airstream and this is going to be our one and only trailer.
Things that are maybe not so good; Some times camp ground sewer pipes are too high and things don't flow well up hill. Limited dealers to work on them. There are many places which you wouldn't let them work on your Airstream and there are many places who won't work on them either. Cold weather; I have camped in zero degrees weather at night with a high of 27 degrees during the day and it was fine, but used a lot of propane.
Airstreams are not for full timers, they are for those on the go. If you like sitting in one place for a long time, you should buy a park model, a mobile home, or a prefab house.
Things that are maybe not so good; Some times camp ground sewer pipes are too high and things don't flow well up hill. Limited dealers to work on them. There are many places which you wouldn't let them work on your Airstream and there are many places who won't work on them either. Cold weather; I have camped in zero degrees weather at night with a high of 27 degrees during the day and it was fine, but used a lot of propane.
Airstreams are not for full timers, they are for those on the go. If you like sitting in one place for a long time, you should buy a park model, a mobile home, or a prefab house.
