How do some of these hobo's afford it?
Probably because there not all hobo's,whatever that means this day and age.I was logging for Intermountain Helicopters in remote Idaho and saw an old school bus parked with the workers...I thought the same until I asked,it was one of the pilots school bus he had remodeled to live in while working away.They said it looked like a 50K RV inside..Hardly a hobo/trancient and the financial means to have whatever he wanted!
Different people need different things to full time in a camper of any sort.Three of us and two dogs lived for a couple years in a 24 ft Beaver Class C while still owning our place in town.I know a couple of people who full time in 9ft and under truck campers and are happy campers,others get claustrophobic in a 40 ft motorhome or fifth wheel.
Also there are those that see 100K rigs and automatically think they have more money than brains trying to get off grid,so to speak,in these super expensive and new rigs.
I just went from a 21 ft class C to my truck camper because the class C could not get into the places I like to get and the twisting and torquing trying to get there had more of an effect on the frame mounted C.Trying to keep in water tight was a major problem using it the way I did.
Depending on your needs and where your most comfortable camping,bigger is not always better.
All in all though in my opinion a Class C is a better option to travel and stay in RV parks full time while a truck camper is a better option for those that spend more time off the pavement in hard to get places.As far as 4X4 or not,I have taken logging trucks chained up where 4X4's could not get without chains so that is also subjective to those that have been there done that in both.
Good luck to the op and your choice for your intended uses.
