Interesting TV / Popup Combos
With the ever increasing popularity of the crossover SUV, I'm very surprised that popup sales have continued to crater. Precious few crossovers are capable of towing a full height TT, but should be v...
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Mike Up wrote:wowens79 wrote:
I bet the poster above is right, no one knows/wants to do anything that takes effort. I'd say lots of people that do things themselves already have a truck, so they go with a hardside.
We had 9 great years in our pup before we went to a hardside, about half the trips we pulled with the pilot, and the others with my 3/4ton truck.
Actually I deleted my post earlier not to sound like bashing, but here's the truth of it.
My wife wants a toilet but not a toilet in the middle of the camper with no sound or visual privacy, as much as the 'privacy' curtain tries.
She also wants a freezer, a refrigerator that cools below 45-50 degrees (without adding external fans) and is big enough for a family without needing to bring a cooler also, and storage where she's not crawling on the floor.
She tried to make due with the pop up (2007 Starcraft 2406) but she had enough. That's when we went to the 2008 Jayco Jay Flight 19BH.
I do all the setup and break down so there's no work for her, just the inconveniences of trying to prepare a meal without food spoiling, the extra cooler's ice melting and not being able to freeze anything.
Then there's the bathroom thing that's a necessity where she doesn't have to walk in the middle of the pitch black night by herself (around the ever so common State park campground drunks) because she's to polite to wake me and the kids, to go with her.
She wanted a dwelling that she felt comfortable to cook and use the bathroom.
As far as the truck, you're right. I wouldn't have a small vehicle where I felt claustrophobic and cramped to daily drive. My truck doesn't get much worse mileage than our 2015 Explorer 3.5L and better than any of my older midsize V6 SUVs. I wouldn't have anything smaller for MY daily driver as stated.
Yeah, pop ups are a PITA. They are a compromise that work okay for lots of folks but if you have the space and tow vehicle for a larger trailer they are better in just about every way. We've got a good tent and frankly I think it works better than a pop up in the typical pop up camping situations, and in every other RV environment our fifth wheel works better. Now if you don't have a truck or the space to park a hard sided camper that's where the pop up can make some sense. Just beware of the compromises.
