OP here...
Based on the recommendations here, I've been looking at some hybrid models and I'm not sure I'm sold. In a travel trailer, I envision being able to nearly 100% move into the TT in the driveway. I imagine having DH build shelves over the kids' bunks for their luggage and treasures. I'd like to have them put those things there - on those shelves - in our driveway. (DH may have to build in some sort of fiddle or bungee system to prevent shifting.) I plan on having their pillows, sleeping bags, blankets and precious stuffed critters ride to camp on their bunks. For DH and I, I figure on it being the same. Our luggage is stowed (on a new shelf or where ever) and our bed is pretty much made. So, when we arrive, I back in, drop the trailer, hook up utilities and we're done. We can go to bed right then - even without the dropping or hooking up! (Yes, my outdoor kitchen may require some setup, but I could do that the next day or skip it on a short trip.) With a hybrid, we not only have to drop the beds (which seems rather quick), but, then do a bit of getting stuff from the truck and moving in like we have to do currently with our tent trailer. And, that's the reason we're changing campers. Of course, I can plan ahead and ensure that first night stuff is at the back of the truck, but, now, that's more planning and complication.
Thoughts?
