Need advice on what I should look for in TC
I hike and tent camp monthly with a buddy. But last fall my wife decided she wanted to give it a try. Well temps in the low 30s told me that she was more of an inside camper rather than roughing it....
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Im a tenter by heart, but My GF loves the extra comfort and I need the TC to camp on the beach I go to.
I have had a Pop up and a Hardside... go with the hard-side. The Pop up is a pain to travel in... you cant just hop in the camper and use the facilities or have some lunch. Under $2000 is going to get you a project... but if you are handy you'll be fine. I bought mine for $600, and have replaced half the wood inside, but its starting to look really nice, and become exactly what I want.
Also, you'll likely find more options for hardside campers in that range (albeit probably much older) than you will a pop-up. I found over here on the east coast I was competing against everyone with a half ton truck with a 6 foot bed to find a good pop-up, when I could have been looking at older 8 foot hardsides (I was sure originally that I wanted a pop-up, which was a mistake.)
Anyways, TL;DR If you do any traveling, get a hardside, and with a small budget it expands what you can find.
I have had a Pop up and a Hardside... go with the hard-side. The Pop up is a pain to travel in... you cant just hop in the camper and use the facilities or have some lunch. Under $2000 is going to get you a project... but if you are handy you'll be fine. I bought mine for $600, and have replaced half the wood inside, but its starting to look really nice, and become exactly what I want.
Also, you'll likely find more options for hardside campers in that range (albeit probably much older) than you will a pop-up. I found over here on the east coast I was competing against everyone with a half ton truck with a 6 foot bed to find a good pop-up, when I could have been looking at older 8 foot hardsides (I was sure originally that I wanted a pop-up, which was a mistake.)
Anyways, TL;DR If you do any traveling, get a hardside, and with a small budget it expands what you can find.
