Newbie need help with purchase decision

95jersey wrote:

HYBRID PRO

1) More sleeping space compared to bunks
2) More floor space not dedicated to bunks
3) Smaller overall storage space required.
4) Lighter than large TT of same sq. footage
5) Better ventilation

HYBRID CON

1) COLD/HOT in tent ends
2) Possible condensation/water issues
3) Longer set up/breakdown time
4) Increased maintenance concerns (canvas gets old or torn)
5) Need to dry out tents which takes 48 hours before storage
6) Noisy compared to TT
7) Security, someone could cut hole in canvas

Anything I may have missed?

A hybrid is more likely, some would say almost guaranteed, to eventually leak around the bunk end platforms, especially the front which is totally exposed while towing in the rain. :M

Without a walk around queen bed someone will always be climbing over someone else to get out of bed. :M

Hybrid mattresses are quite thin, uncomfortable, and usually fold for storage, meaning there's a "nice" crease into which either you or your bed partner will fall into. :M

Very little storage in a hybrid :M compared to a travel trailer with a front walk around queen bed that offers storage not only under the bed itself but in a large pass through storage compartment.

Believe it, in a hybrid you'll find yourselves constantly moving A to B so you can get to C, then moving A and B back to where they belong only to discover they're in the way of D. :M Been there, done that, won't do it again ... in our travel trailer everything we take along has a place of it's own to live. :B

I know, sounds really negative but hey, you did ask. :W