Camper or 5th wheel ?
I have been agonizing over this for too long. I really like some of the advantages of the camper but the big drawback is spending 5 months of the year in a small space that does not have a real comfor...
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Funny, I had to do a double-take when I saw eyecom's post. I thought this was a done deal with the wife's preference for a 5'er. BUT, now that you elaborate on your travel style I'd have to say it really does describe why a TC is good flexible and utilitarian. They just WORK well.
No place to relax? If I am not crashed out on the bed, or at the computer/TV in the dinette, I'm outside. Around the fire, hiking, soaking in the sun, tromping around on snowshoes, exploring on the dirt bike, or in the Jeep or.....
Bring a comfortable fold up chair! Yeah, I wouldn't mind a rear-slide TC with a couch, but it's not that important to me.
We've spent over 100 nights in ours this year, and hope to someday full-time in it. No reservations about the livability of a TC. Hell, BKA has been living in his for 5 years now. If you want to head down a forest service road that might just not have a turnaround....you gonna do it with a 5'er or just pull on down the road? See a great pull-out scenic view with a few cars parked in it.....and have to drive on by with the 5'er? Even pulling a short Jeep is an infringement on the flexibility of the TC only, but a good trade-off perhaps. You can always disconnect it to park etc.
Sounds like you guys are TC'ers at heart. Hope it works out whichever way it goes.
No place to relax? If I am not crashed out on the bed, or at the computer/TV in the dinette, I'm outside. Around the fire, hiking, soaking in the sun, tromping around on snowshoes, exploring on the dirt bike, or in the Jeep or.....
Bring a comfortable fold up chair! Yeah, I wouldn't mind a rear-slide TC with a couch, but it's not that important to me.
We've spent over 100 nights in ours this year, and hope to someday full-time in it. No reservations about the livability of a TC. Hell, BKA has been living in his for 5 years now. If you want to head down a forest service road that might just not have a turnaround....you gonna do it with a 5'er or just pull on down the road? See a great pull-out scenic view with a few cars parked in it.....and have to drive on by with the 5'er? Even pulling a short Jeep is an infringement on the flexibility of the TC only, but a good trade-off perhaps. You can always disconnect it to park etc.
Sounds like you guys are TC'ers at heart. Hope it works out whichever way it goes.
