Change of plans! Now I want a teardrop!
Some of you may remember me from a year ago when I was asking advice on towing with my Ford Escape. I previously decided to screw it and buy any TT I wanted and have a friend tow it to a campground for me. But I realized that came with too many issues. So after a few months of deliberation, I decided what I want is a teardrop, specifically the Little Guy T@B S model (with a bathroom)! It's only 1500 pounds so I'll be able to tow it with my Escape! Since it's so small, I thought I could get one of those big tents that connects on to the side to expand my "living" space!
These are not cheap (the least expensive one i've found was $14,000 but that one sold after 2 days and the rest of them are $17,000-$20,000), so I was thinking about this even more and realized, if I really wanted to save money, I could just buy a base model, empty, with nothing in it, for a few grand, and buy everything else seperately. The stove/oven, port a potty, solar shower, etc. Which leads me to a few questions. Can you even do that? Why spend the extra money with all that stuff built in when you could just buy the empty shell and buy camping accessories seperately and use them in the camper? You can buy a hot plate or a one burner camping stove and just plug it in or use propane and be able to cook, right? And how about the water/shower thing, could you plug the solar shower into the water connection in a campground and fill up the bag and take a shower that way? (I'd have to get one of those privacy shower tents just for showering though).
The difference in price would be a whopping $10,000+ at least, so why doesn't anyone do this? What benefits are there to the built in ones, from the pictures they look just like regular camping equipment anyway just built right into the trailer. The bathroom is a bit more modern and convenient obviously but I think overall saying myself 10 grand plus would be worth it!
These are not cheap (the least expensive one i've found was $14,000 but that one sold after 2 days and the rest of them are $17,000-$20,000), so I was thinking about this even more and realized, if I really wanted to save money, I could just buy a base model, empty, with nothing in it, for a few grand, and buy everything else seperately. The stove/oven, port a potty, solar shower, etc. Which leads me to a few questions. Can you even do that? Why spend the extra money with all that stuff built in when you could just buy the empty shell and buy camping accessories seperately and use them in the camper? You can buy a hot plate or a one burner camping stove and just plug it in or use propane and be able to cook, right? And how about the water/shower thing, could you plug the solar shower into the water connection in a campground and fill up the bag and take a shower that way? (I'd have to get one of those privacy shower tents just for showering though).
The difference in price would be a whopping $10,000+ at least, so why doesn't anyone do this? What benefits are there to the built in ones, from the pictures they look just like regular camping equipment anyway just built right into the trailer. The bathroom is a bit more modern and convenient obviously but I think overall saying myself 10 grand plus would be worth it!
