Help us pick!!
My husband and I have two girls, ages 13 and 6. We currently have a 1990 Coleman Chesapeake popup, that we bought in 2010. We're in New England and camp 2 or 3 times a summer. The canvass on the po...
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We're on our 2nd hybrid. The first was an '03 Jayco Kiwi 17a that we had for 10 years. As said above anyone who tells you all the negatives and has never owned one and simply doesn't know how nice and easy hybrids really are. A common misconception is that a hybrid is just a glorified pop-up. They are a different animal entirely. We wouldn't have it any other way right now.
As said, no more poles. It takes about only a few minutes to open and setup a bed. Less than 10 minutes for both beds combined. When we have had to pack up wet, if it's not raining we simply dry off the bunk ends with a towel. They are covered in vinyl and the water does not soak in like traditional canvas. Even packing while raining, simply open them up for a bit when returning home and they dry off fast.
We have camped as low as 28f and as hot as 100f. Plenty comfortable.
We've never had leaks, not from the bunks anyway. Our old one developed a leak on a roof seam when it was about 7 years old. I caught it early and sealed it with Eternabond tape. But that's an issue that any trailer can have.
What ever you pick you'll enjoy it even more than your pop-up.
As said, no more poles. It takes about only a few minutes to open and setup a bed. Less than 10 minutes for both beds combined. When we have had to pack up wet, if it's not raining we simply dry off the bunk ends with a towel. They are covered in vinyl and the water does not soak in like traditional canvas. Even packing while raining, simply open them up for a bit when returning home and they dry off fast.
We have camped as low as 28f and as hot as 100f. Plenty comfortable.
We've never had leaks, not from the bunks anyway. Our old one developed a leak on a roof seam when it was about 7 years old. I caught it early and sealed it with Eternabond tape. But that's an issue that any trailer can have.
What ever you pick you'll enjoy it even more than your pop-up.
