Looking, but... No Trailers for Neanderthals
We sold the Jay Flight 32BHDS last spring, and downsized to an F-150. Thought we'd be done camping for a few years, as the kids hit high school, and all would go well. Hmmm. Well. THAT was a farce. Now I'm hog-tied to an F-150 for a few years, and trying to find a lightweight trailer that has an 80" long queen for the DW and my 6'-5" frame, and a way to sleep a 6'-4" son and daughter, just isn't materializing. Couple that with trying to find a light tongue weight, and I'm living the 1/2 ton nightmare I swore I'd never entertain again. But we WEREN'T going to be camping, remember?
The kids complain about being claustrophobic in the small stacked tunnel bunks, and the only other option seems to be recliners in a mom & pop layout trailer. Now that doesn't sound bad, as the kids are in high school, and it would save us trading out of some bunkhouse in a few years when the kids are in college, but it just seems like we are spinning our wheels.
We've never been this frustrated looking at trailers before. It seems nobody builds trailers for tall people, and if we do come across something, it's $40k or more and requires an F-450 dually to accommodate the tongue weight (sarcasm) or a fiver pin.
We are trying to walk in our knees, but navigating the entrance steps are tough.
Are there any options for tall and long kids without sandwiching them between bunks? I've tried it, although I wear a 56 jacket, and I really don't like the MRI feeling in the bunks, either. Is sleeping on dinettes and couches the only other way to skin the cat? I'd love any suggestions. Thanks!
The kids complain about being claustrophobic in the small stacked tunnel bunks, and the only other option seems to be recliners in a mom & pop layout trailer. Now that doesn't sound bad, as the kids are in high school, and it would save us trading out of some bunkhouse in a few years when the kids are in college, but it just seems like we are spinning our wheels.
We've never been this frustrated looking at trailers before. It seems nobody builds trailers for tall people, and if we do come across something, it's $40k or more and requires an F-450 dually to accommodate the tongue weight (sarcasm) or a fiver pin.
We are trying to walk in our knees, but navigating the entrance steps are tough.
Are there any options for tall and long kids without sandwiching them between bunks? I've tried it, although I wear a 56 jacket, and I really don't like the MRI feeling in the bunks, either. Is sleeping on dinettes and couches the only other way to skin the cat? I'd love any suggestions. Thanks!
