I'm sure this has been covered before but let's do it again for personalization.What camper do you recommend?We had a 2003 StarCraft Lonestar slide-in Pop-up. Recently sold it and bought a 29' Komfort Travel Trailer for our retirement travels and greater comfort. We miss our camper convenience and tow ability of our Jeep in a trailer and our boat. Going to sell the big unit and get another camper.Preferences are: hard sided, as small as possible (lighter weight, wind resistance, etc.) but still have: full 80" lengthwise queen bed, Refrigerator (prefer 5' or 6' but will settle for 4'), good furnace, water heater, double sink, stove and gas oven, cassette toilet or other wet bath, 9.5 long max, no slide.What are your recommendations?

Adventurer 86FB At least that's what I'm looking at for the future.

S&S or Northern Lite for nonslide.

Check the manufacturers' websites as all I have visited I was able to download their brochures and see the specs for the different models. Wolf Creek campers are light and well made and manufactured near La Grande, OR so you would have the option of picking one up at the factory and saving the shipping and dealer charges.

Northern Lite's are nice, but for more economy look for an older Lance Lite, more of them around

Bigfoot 1500, but like I always say there are lots of great campers out there.Paul

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SpknTC
Explorer
Feb 26, 2014
Adventurer 86FB

At least that's what I'm looking at for the future.
jimh406
Explorer III
Feb 26, 2014
S&S or Northern Lite for nonslide.
wintersun
Explorer II
Feb 27, 2014
Check the manufacturers' websites as all I have visited I was able to download their brochures and see the specs for the different models. Wolf Creek campers are light and well made and manufactured near La Grande, OR so you would have the option of picking one up at the factory and saving the shipping and dealer charges.
805gregg
Explorer
Feb 27, 2014
Northern Lite's are nice, but for more economy look for an older Lance Lite, more of them around
Bigfootchevy
Explorer
Feb 27, 2014
Bigfoot 1500, but like I always say there are lots of great campers out there.

Paul
Mello_Mike
Explorer
Feb 27, 2014
wintersun wrote:
Check the manufacturers' websites as all I have visited I was able to download their brochures and see the specs for the different models. Wolf Creek campers are light and well made and manufactured near La Grande, OR so you would have the option of picking one up at the factory and saving the shipping and dealer charges.

x2 on the Wolf Creek 840 and 850. Quality, light weight campers that are made on the same assembly line as the Arctic Fox campers. They can be purchased in both long and short box versions.

Other great makes include Northstar, Lance, and Northern Lite.
trail-explorer
Explorer
Feb 27, 2014
Weight is a big determining factor - so we need to know what you truck is.
kerry4951
Explorer
Feb 27, 2014
wintersun wrote:
Check the manufacturers' websites as all I have visited I was able to download their brochures and see the specs for the different models. Wolf Creek campers are light and well made and manufactured near La Grande, OR so you would have the option of picking one up at the factory and saving the shipping and dealer charges.

Northwood does not sell factory direct. You have to buy from one of their dealers.
MKish
Explorer II
Feb 27, 2014
Northstar has some (relatively) petite models--some are only 7' wide. Something like a Laredo might fit your needs.
Dave_Pete
Explorer II
Feb 28, 2014
Thanks for the great replies. I drive a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 long bed extended cab with Ride-Right Air Springs, so size and weight in the class of camper I'm looking at are not too big an issue. The biggest reason I want to keep the camper lighter and smaller are for ease of highway travel (tractor-trailer cross wind, etc.) and off road maneuverability (within reason). We tow about 5000 lbs of boat, motor and trailer and about the same of Jeep and trailer. Also when launching a boat I want a small enough camper that onlookers don't see me and say something like, "Hey Margie! You gotta come watch this with me!"

Also, it's just the two of us, with an increasing occasional grand child or two tagging along.