Moving up from PUP to TT, what to expect

Terryallan wrote:

mrw8i wrote:
Biggest differences going from PUP to TT.


3 - Setup / teardown. Faster in a TT than a PUP - by far a lot faster.

for us it was just the opposite. I could have the pup unhooked leveled, raised, and camping in 20 minutes.

With the TT with the TT it takes longer than that to get it leveled, and unhooked. Then there are the hoses, sewer, and shore power to hookup before you can even get the slide out.

and tearing down. I could be down and gone in the time it takes to dump the tanks. All in all. For me. The TT is a lot more trouble than the pup. But it does have a bathroom.

The biggest advantage to a TT over a PU is that you only have to pack and unpack once. With the PU, we'd pack almost everything into the TV. Then when we got to the site and put the PU up, move stuff from the TV into the PU. Then we'd have to do everything in reverse when leaving. This is because the PU had very little usable storage when in the closed position for towing.

In the TT, we have more storage room than we know what to do with, so virtually nothing has to go into the TV for the trip and be moved later. Once you back up, level and hook up utilities to a TT, you are basically done. Also, the fridge in the TT is so much bigger so we don't need any coolers anymore.

Overall, our setup time in the TT is definitely faster than it was for the popup. Especially if you wanted to set up an awning or screen room. The powered awning on the TT takes all of 15 seconds to hit the button and extend. :) Setting up the awning on the PU was very time consuming. Adding the screen room was even worse. :(