Well to answer the OP's question...
I'm not really into "camping" per sé. My use is a place to stay while doing off road riding. Jeep or ATVs.
I started out with a used 1988 ( I think ) Elkhorn. Nice enough but the tripod jacks didn't work well with my Dually. I sold it and bought another used camper. This time it had 4 hydraulic jacks. Dangerous when lowering as they wouldn't lower correctly. I was always concerned that the camper would tip over. It nearly did once.
The basic idea of the TC was working just fine, allowing me to pull a variety of trailers & loads around. So we ended up with the rig in my sig. Works well for us two.
