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dadmomh
Oct 29, 2013Explorer
First suggestion is to really consider HOW you camp and where/weather conditions/other. Being in the north, you may find that the HTT will shorten your camping season somewhat, although our neighbors north of the border camp way into the cold weather and love it. Gotta prepare. Do you like the outdoorsy feel of a PUP?? Is possibly having to open up again when you get home a problem?? If it is, then maybe a HTT is not for you. Example...if you store at a storage lot, opening up is likely not a great feature. If you store at home, probably not an issue. Our first camper was a HTT - ROO 23SS - and we loved it. The few times we had to open up, it wasn't a big deal. Re the kids outgrowing the bunks....I interpreted that as a bunkhouse TT rather than the bunkends of a HTT...big difference. Personal opinion is that I don't care for bunkhouse beds because they're narrow. To the best of my knowledge, all the beds in HTT are queensize, with only a couple of exceptions being a 13'camper with a rear double size bunkend made by KZ. Believe there are a couple of others similar. We liked the open feeling of our HTT. Loved the fact that we were towing approx. 23' and when set up had 30' of living space. Easy to tow and easy to maneuver into a site. If your tow vehicle allows for the extra weight, strongly suggest a model with a slide. If you spend time inside in the evenings or rainy weather comes along, if you can manage having both a sofa and a dinette it's a huge benefit. Too much closeness gets old in a hurry. Depending on the gender and ages of your kids, you may want to check out a 3 bed model.
As much as we love our new TT and it was a good move for us, we're still hybriders at heart.
Note on our sig that we now have a TT. The only reason for changing from our beloved HTT was that age and all that goes with is crept up when we weren't looking and there were a few things that were getting tougher to handle. Otherwise, we always felt our ROO was the one and only for us.
As much as we love our new TT and it was a good move for us, we're still hybriders at heart.
Note on our sig that we now have a TT. The only reason for changing from our beloved HTT was that age and all that goes with is crept up when we weren't looking and there were a few things that were getting tougher to handle. Otherwise, we always felt our ROO was the one and only for us.
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