Hybrids in the Southeast US

I did neglect to mention Pop Up Gizmos....worth their weight in gold. Not only helps regulate temps, but keeps the tenting much cleaner. The other crucial thing is to make sure you don't do any cooking that generates a lot or moisture, especially in the evening. Any time we could, we used the oven in preference to the stovetop. If you use either, be sure to turn on the vent fan. Every little bit helps.

We camped in steady heavy rain last weekend. Our HTT does not leak! Condensation is not an issue using our electric water collecting dehumidifier. When we take down in the rain we just lay towels or dirty laundry on the wood deck where the tene end rests and set up and dry out when we get home running the dehumidifier. I understand your concerns when dry camping with no power. A hybrid is easy to ventilate as you can ope3n each end. We have had ours for alot of years and we work with it. Honestly if I could pay cash I would find a non HTT rig. IMHO the negatives outweigh the positives. However I refuse to finance an RV so this is what we have and mostly it is good. Happy Trails

From what I can see there isn't much different for us here as it is out west. I use pu gizmos so even when it rains they are pretty well protected. If it is predicted to rain the day we are to leave I will, sometimes, turtle up and eliminate the issue. If the ends do get wet I just open up when we get home and let it dry off.

Packed up in the rain a few times. It sucks! Makes me curse the hybrid. But, I just open it up when I get home.

A lot is going to depend on WHERE you camp. Trees and wooded areas? Wide open without a tree to be had? We had our 23SS for 7 years and used it regularly, 2 - 3 x per month, without any hesitation. Trees and shade make all the difference in the world. 99+% of our time we had lots of trees and it was perfectly comfortable. Granted, we had the A/C when we needed it and used it most of the time in the summer. Spring and Fall camping are awesome. Plan on staying home in August unless you really enjoy sweating, but that's the south! Never a problem with water intrusion when closing up based on the way the tentends on the ROO/Shamrock are designed...just be sure to close your windows in the tentends. Yes, still applies that you open up and allow to dry completely when you get home.

We left only minimal water in the FW tank to use on roadside stops. On one occasion when we did have a pretty full tank we noticed a funky odor about 3 weeks after returning home. Discovered it was the water. Suggest you just reach under and drain the FW tank when you get home and problem is solved. Never had a problem with mildew or mold.

The one time our A/C would not keep up with the heat was in Vicksburg, MS....you could almost SEE a shade tree, but that was all. 99+ degrees and 99% humidity. Miserable. We made a Walmart run for an oscillating fan. No big difference until the sun went down and then life was good again.

You didn't mention where exactly in the SE you may be heading and that can change the whole story. Based on our camping in West TN, middle TN, NE GA, FL, northern AL, KY, LA, I would not be concerned. If you're near the ocean or gulf you're going to have breezes that are very nice. Hybrids are not #1 on the list of trailers here, but don't think it has anything to do with the weather...it certainly didn't make any difference to us or others we know. Remember that with a HTT, you can unzip and have fresh air coming through. Many TTs are more like being in a box.

If you don't mind listing more detail on location, you may get more complete answers, but at this point I would not stick a For Sale sign on it.

We live in the NW...where it rains once in a while.
We had a pop-up - poor man's hybrid.

There were lots of positives and lots of negatives - many that you list in your post, all of which can be a pain but all of which can be over come.

We moved to a hard sided trailer for many of your reasons.
But we made a ton of great memories camping all over the place in our pop-up with tent ends.