ToddD wrote:
I also see a 2014 23IKSS a few hundred miles away for about 1k more, which is a little confusing. Seems that model has a lot more going for it with dual slide outs and more storage? Wonder why so cheap.
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?
prices will vary dealer to dealer and what price they paid for the used trade-in 23SS. i have owned a 23SS for over 7 years and still love it. but the 23IKSS is a new model that is becoming very popular. and maybe the dealer wants to get rid of the 2014, since 2015 models are out now.
many new hybrid owners fail to read the canvas documentation in the owner's manual, that states that you have to pre-wet the canvas ends and then let them fully dry out, BEFORE you go camping in it. this allows the seam threads to swell and fill the holes.
we followed procedure and have NEVER had leaky canvas.
and then there's condensation that new owners fail to follow steps to prevent it.
most hybrid owners are former popup owners that want more amenities but still want the canvas experience. they hate the idea of staying in a "shoebox" TT. plus no TT can match a HTT in sleeping capacity. and when you open all the windows in the tent ends, a TT can't compete with that.
it comes down to this: Do you WANT to sleep under canvas? if you don't care one way or the other, DON'T buy a hybrid.
you have to really like that experience to appreciate a hybrid.
too many newbies buy a hybrid without taking the canvas into consideration.
are there some negatives? yes but most hybrid owners are willing to deal with them, to be able to continue the canvas experience.
for us, it still feels like "camping" and doesn't cut us off from the outside, as much as a TT, MH or 5th wheel would.
