Old folks in TC?

Getting an F-350 already. Cutting costs isn't the issue. I am a small woman, so a small bath is not a big deal. Climbed no into the bed might be. Seeing more may be worth the difficulties. Will try some out and see where we are at.

You don't say what type of vehicle you have? Do you already own a truck? Truck size will dictate the size of camper you can put on the truck. A small truck will be a small camper. Getting up into the large trucks like the 3500 long box duelly will give you more options on the type size and models of camper.

Access and egress out of a camper can also be an issue. The Northern Lite camper we have has large stairs which make it easy to get in and out of.

Other campers have different types of stairs so do t just try getting in and out of the bed see how your going to get in and out the door as well.
Northern Lite Stairs scroll down the page to see the stairs.
You say you dry camp a lot, so these dry camping areas have washrooms? Camper bathrooms / showers are usually smaller than other RV's so that's something you should also be thinking about if you have mobility issues.

You may want to think about a small class C unless you already own a truck and your trying to cut costs.

Soup.

pnichols wrote:
There is a motorized RV that's not a TC but kindof just like one ... except it's door is lower so it's much easier to get into and out of. You don't have to sleep in the overhead bed either - the fold out coach can be slept on. They can go anywhere and camp anywhere that a TC can. We used to call them a "chassis mount".

This is an example of one - but they may be tough to find used because owners like to hang onto them: http://www.tigervehicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2017-Bengal.pdf?x88549

If you are OK sleeping on the folding couch, this is a great option to get 4x4 capabilities. It's narrower than a class C and has the overhead unlike the class B so you keep the benefits of the TC. There's at least one poster here with one.

All above is good advice. We have gone back to a TC from a fiver. We're in our 60's and my wife had double knee replacement. My health is good and I know with her limited mobility I have to do more, like changing the bedding. That said our motivation was simple, we can do more, go more where we enjoy with a TC. Our thinking is we will deal with the physical limitations to enjoy life more.

There is a motorized RV that's not a TC but kindof just like one ... except it's door is lower so it's much easier to get into and out of. You don't have to sleep in the overhead bed either - the fold out coach can be slept on. They can go anywhere and camp anywhere that a TC can. We used to call them a "chassis mount".

This is an example of one - but they may be tough to find used because owners like to hang onto them: http://www.tigervehicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2017-Bengal.pdf?x88549

Thanks everybody! Good ideas here!

We just camp back from a summer In Alaska with our truck camper. There was a ton of truck campers we saw that were Rentals. They come with the truck and the camper. I think many were rented out of Vancouver.

Rent one for a week or two and see how it goes.

TC is ultimate for AK travels, and anywhere else for that fact, haha, but for ease of access and easy to drive around like a TC/pickup, I'd look at a small C or a B if I couldn't get around well.

I've seen several friends move to a TT from a TC due to health issues. As others have posted, try as many TC's as possible including the climb into the bed. And if you "make the bed" then you must realize that you have to really bend the knees to do it. (Same for any type of cabover bed arrangement.)

I think a class B might be your best option.