I started off wanting an Eagle Cap 1165, so big/heavy/expensive is relative. And over the last 2 summers I've survived 2 two week trips in the stripped down Cruise America Lance 650 rental. 2nd one with girlfriend and of course my dog, so that's pushing a small space.
Thanks for the comments! I still have about a year, so in the meantime I'll keep looking at all my favorites.
It's all about compromises ... again my usage would be for full time and following the sun, AZ or CA coast in winters. Might want to spend up to 2 weeks in one location. Crew cab of dually truck will need to hold 2 bikes and whatever else I can cram back there, rear seats removed if need be.
Northern Lite 10-2, good all around but really blah and dated interior, can't they ditch the crazy fabric patterns? Safest pick perhaps. A little bit of basement storage is nice.
Cirrus 920, love this camper, but is 0.5 cu foot freezer just too small? Saw some issues with the shower stall backing not being glued well to the plywood behind it in a unit baking in 106 degree AZ heat last month. Made me appreciate a fiberglass shower stall! Only camper with a modern space and hot water heater.
Northstar 12STC, interesting layout and maybe the best insulated for dog? Vinyl print finish on cabinets, would cassette toilet work in AZ desert, I think using the outdoors for a bathroom is not good in such a climate.
Bigfoot 10-4, looks interesting, the mid-bath layouts do provide a great view from dinette. I can't figure out if they have single pane windows, I'll email them. In spite of dry bath looks like enough storage, which also holds for the other dry bath campers I'm looking at. (would prefer wet)
So many other RVs are getting efficient space and water heaters, nice solid surface countertops ... true Host and Eagle cap are looking good these days, but I don't want to worry about a slide. Truck campers are mostly behind here ...
Granite 11RL, yeah, getting those vertical propane tanks filled is time consuming, need to be retired if doing it often(!) vs. exchanging the verticals. Should at least least have the grey and fresh tank sizes reversed. And no single pane windows!
Thanks again,
Dave
