GREEEN Couple... Some questions

Doug33 wrote:
You say you will be outside except to sleep, and that if it rains you will go home. Unless you live in a desert, that really limits your camping experience. 9 times out of 10 it rains (or snows...LOL) sometime during our camping trips, so we like to be comfy inside if there is inclement weather. An awning helps to keep you dry if you want to hang out during rain. Sometimes we bite the bullet and use ponchos outside and when we go for hikes.

We owned popups for 15 years when the kids were little, and they got the job done, despite the hassle of dealing with canvas during rain. We now have close to the biggest TT that can be towed with a 1/2 ton pickup, and still fit on the side of our house. Not having to assemble/disassemble a bedding area is crucial for us, but everyone has their own priorities.

I would think you would be able to pick up a decent used TT in the 16' range that can be towed with your V6. Our problem in the past when looking at used units is that a majority of them are not maintained well or kept clean. Many of them smell awful inside, whether it be from cooking grease or mold, etc.

I won't buy anything used except a fiberglass or 2014+. We are not campers in the strict sense of the word (anymore than class A folk are campers, They are travellers. If I had a class A i would be moving a lot and over long distances and planting for weeks or months and moving on)

My neighbor has a class A and they go about five miles to a beach resort. I can't see owning a motorcoach and doing that. The TT does have to be stored off our lots due to HOA. So the size is hindered by the towing vehicle. I want to stay under 3000lbs +1000 Cargo. We will go into North Carolina and east to Blue Ridge parkway and South to Hilton Head Nothing too far away. My wife is more enthusiastic about this than I. We already live in a nice place a few miles from the beach with a huge fishing pond and woods out back.....She wants to Beach camp.. We already live in nature