Bought a used HTT today!
I finally pulled the trigger on a used Starcraft Travelstar 18SB that popped up on CL just yesterday. Its a 2005 model, but owned by an older couple that was meticulous about taking care of it. The in...
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poppin_fresh wrote:
I didn't buy a hybrid for the tent sleeping experience like some people do. For me it was the most room I could get and still tow it with my SUV. Almost everything else I could tow would have required folding the dinette every night for either the kids bed or ours.
i hate to say this but this is same reason many new hybrid buyers give and then they end up selling their hybrid after one season.
it's dealing with the canvas that ends up being the big negative, because they ignored the realities of the canvas, for all the extra sleeping capacity and floorspace, in a smaller package.
yes, these are definitely positives of hybrids BUT it's because of the canvas ends that make all that possible. and many end up getting tired of putting away wet canvas and then having to pull it back out to dry or they get tired of noisy neighbors or dealing with temp control in the bunk ends or numerous other things.
it's said many times, "if you don't love the idea of sleeping under canvas, DON'T buy a hybrid".
of course, you may be an exception but after being on hybrid forums for the past 7 years, it's a very common scenario with new owners.
