ToddD wrote:
So: how wet do side bunks get when it rains? Seems that is major shot people with TTs take at people with HTTs. Why buy a HTT over a TT?
Bunk ends on HTTs are vinyl covered canvas so there is no canvas on the outside to get soaked. Unless its pouring out when closing up we just dry them off with a towel. By the time we get home they are usually completely dry. In the few times over the years we packed in the rain its just a matter of opening up the ends and drying them out. Doesn't long at all, certainly not like trying to dry out a tent or pop-up.
You guys seem like perfect candidates for HTTs. You're already used to tents and you'll love the convenience of a fridge and bathroom. That's right, no porta-pottie to fool with! We bought our second HTT last year (both have been Jayco). The first we had for 10 years, an '03 Kiwi 17a. We love them. No leaks, no troubles at all. Concerns about being too low to the ground have rarely been a problem and our X20E is about 4 inches higher than our old HTT. We camp May - Oct. While some folks like to use the pugs on the bunk ends we've never saw the need. We've camped as cold as upper 20s near Yellowstone and as high as 105 in Las Vegas.
IMHO, the reasons TT owners take shots at HTTs is 1) An HTT was their first trailer and they did an impulse buy they were never happy with, or 2) They read a few negative posts on the Internet and think those posts hold true for everyone, or 3) They have to justify to themselves why they bought what they did.
PAThwacker wrote:
Majority of hybrids leak at front beds when towed in the rain. Major growing pains and product enhancements in the last 6 years.
I'm suprised at you as a hybrid owner. These statements are just not accurate. The majority of hybrids do not leak at front beds when towed in the rain. Neither of my units do/did. Some do yes, but the majority? I think not. Does yours? What "growing pains"? I don't understand, please explain. HTTs have been around for many years, since at least the late '90s. Our previous unit was an '03 that we bought new. Never any trouble with it.
