GREEEN Couple... Some questions
First time poster. First time RVer. We decided to find something our Tacoma V6 could tow. We do not wan't a "home on wheels" Just something small where spending more time outside is key. With that...
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I would check out the R-Pod 179 or a Casita 17. The Casita 16 is pretty tight, IMO. We almost bought the R-Pod 179 instead of our Starcraft AR-ONE. The deciding factor was a full bathroom in the AR-ONE vs. the wet bath in the R-Pod. I like the layout of the R-Pod 179 better though.
We're buying another Aliner next week (a hard-sided PUP), a 2015 Ranger 15 with a cassette potty, and it has plenty of room inside for my husband, me, and our dogs. We used to have an Aliner Classic, but we sold it, wanting a bit more room. The Ranger 15 has a slide out sofa/bed (60x80 queen bed), as well as a front dinette that makes into a roomy single bed (40x80), if needed. It doesn't feel as claustrophobic inside to me as a Casita because of the peaked roof. We'd love to have gotten an Aliner Expedition (more bells and whistles than the Ranger 15), but they're a bit pricier, and since this is a second RV for us, we're trying to keep costs down.
We're keeping our Starcraft AR-ONE 14RB on a permanent site now to save on gas when towing, down where one of our sons lives. The frontal area of a TT really pulls down your gas mileage compared to a PUP! We can pull each of these trailers easily with our 2010 Pathfinder, which has about the same tow capacity as your Tacoma (6000 lb. vs. 6500 for your Taco).
We're buying another Aliner next week (a hard-sided PUP), a 2015 Ranger 15 with a cassette potty, and it has plenty of room inside for my husband, me, and our dogs. We used to have an Aliner Classic, but we sold it, wanting a bit more room. The Ranger 15 has a slide out sofa/bed (60x80 queen bed), as well as a front dinette that makes into a roomy single bed (40x80), if needed. It doesn't feel as claustrophobic inside to me as a Casita because of the peaked roof. We'd love to have gotten an Aliner Expedition (more bells and whistles than the Ranger 15), but they're a bit pricier, and since this is a second RV for us, we're trying to keep costs down.
We're keeping our Starcraft AR-ONE 14RB on a permanent site now to save on gas when towing, down where one of our sons lives. The frontal area of a TT really pulls down your gas mileage compared to a PUP! We can pull each of these trailers easily with our 2010 Pathfinder, which has about the same tow capacity as your Tacoma (6000 lb. vs. 6500 for your Taco).
