Hard side series pop up?

As I Have posted previously:
"I'm on my third Aliner product in the last 10 years, all pre-owned. The first was a 1994 Classic that we enjoyed but it only had an "ice-box" rather than a fridge. I did have some leaks around the windows that I repaired, then decided to upgrade to a small TT.

I missed the ease of towing, especially with my Subaru, so I purchased a slightly used 2004 Aliner Alite (400 lbs net) for those times I would go camping myself. It would sleep two but with the bed set up for two, it took all the interior space. Was great for solo trips but just didn't go often enough myself to justify keeping the unit.

The next Aliner was a 2004 Classic (995 lbs net) and becoming older and sybaritic, I added an air conditioner and cassette toilet. While I also have a Starcraft AR-ONE 15RB hybrid TT, the Aliner is great for longer trips since towing is easy, I can see over the trailer with my Ford Explorer's rear-view mirror, and the gas mileage is only slightly less than without the trailer.

I know A-Frame campers are not everybody's cup-of-tea, but my opinion is, while not the best units for long-term camping, they make great travel trailers with quick set up and no wet fabric to fold after a rain. There are even people out there that full-time in one, e.g., Sandi’s Aliner & Route 66"

Before we bought our first hybrid in '03 we looked at Aliners because the notion of easy towing was very appealing. We sat in all different sizes and no matter what even the largest ones made us feel claustrophobic.

So sit in one and imagine yourself in it on a crappy rainy day for hours at a crack. Maybe you'll be fine. That's why there are so many options.

One of the really cool things about them is weight. Even the larger ones can often be towed by a sedan.

We had a TrailManor for a couple of seasons. I was intriqued with the design and the way they went up and down. Also, no canvas to dry out and, of course, easy to tow.

I have a 76 Apache Ramada hard side pop up. It is almost a pristine as the day it was built.

We had a large Jayco pop-up (24' setup) we bought it for camping and traveling. Your right we could be setup and in our chairs in less than 10 min. We loved the open felling, when all the windows down you felt like you were in the woods.

What drove us to change was traveling. You can stop at truck stops, rest areas, Walmart, etc. But to setup the pop-up in those you can't/shouldn't do. They are not meant to camp there. In a hard side you can pull over every where and catch some zzzz's and get back going again (we don't even set our slides out in those cases). If you plan to always stay at campgrounds while traveling the Pop-up would still be great, definitely as good or better for boon-docking.

Good luck making your decision.

I had an Apache about 20 years ago. Loved that trailer. I would probably still have it but my wife wanted air conditioning and a bathroom. I'm not at all familiar with any current hard side pop-ups however. How much different is the weight on a hard side pop-up compared to a HTT of same size?

Everyone I've run into that has an A-line (real campers), has been very happy with them.