Need Help On A Decision between 2 TT's

scbwr wrote:
My suggestion would be to look for a used Starcraft and use for a while to see how you do in a smaller trailer. Then, if you sell it, you will minimize any loss. Or, buy a used Casita, knowing that if you don't like it, you can sell it and lose little or no money in the process. As others have stated, you do need to do some camping in a trailer to see what will meet our needs. My wife and I manage quite well in our Minnie and we just got back from a six week trip. Prior to the Minnie, we had a 29' Sunline TT and prior to that, we camped in popup trailers for about 13 years.

If you buy a traditional trailer with a rubber roof, you can really minimize maintenance and extend it's life by keeping it stored inside. Depending on where you live, the difference in cost between the Casita and a traditional trailer may pay for a lot of storage. We bought our Minnie in the fall of 2013 and it has been stored inside when not in use and I can really see the difference in how all the caulking on the roof is holding up and how the roof stays cleaner compared to our last trailer that was stored outside for half the year.

I am intrigued by the Casita and Escape trailers, and would consider one if we really felt we needed to downsize for whatever reasons. But, I think I would also consider a B class camper. Although more costly, with a B class camper, you can eliminate the hitching process and the camper is easy to use as a site seeing vehicle when traveling (no need to tow a car).

Good luck in your search and enjoy whatever unit you decide to purchase!

Everyone is throwing in some good advice! I do appreciate it!
In part of researching all of this I did send off for some literature from Casita and they have a referral service which sends you a contact name and number to a nearby Casita owner which had agreed to be part of their referral service.
The DW and I are going to see one this Sunday afternoon...its actually just about three miles down the road.
I have been an outdoors person all my life...the wife less so but is tired of getting soaked by hotels and home rentals, she is realistic of what a camp ground entails and is a willing participant if it will stretch our " traveling dollars"....she has seen the home rentals at a North Carolina area just keep going up and up; now at around 900-1000 dollars a week and even that rate is about a block away from the ocean. We have never been the type who needed to be right on the water, when we could simply walk there and simply save a bunch of extra dollars. However, we pass a campground going into the area several times a year and low and behold they want about 250.00 for seven days for full hook up.
Since she is a former bean counter she was satisfied at the economic sense a TT can bring to the equation.
It is down to a Castia and the StarCraft AR series, with the Forest River R-Pod a distant third...but I keep getting drawn back to the Casita for some reason... I guess for the water infiltration issue and later resale value it we decide to toss the whole ball of wax away.
Unless the Casita is very cramped as some say it might be with three people, I am leaning hard towards that one...I guess I will know more after Sunday afternoon if we will be staying in a Torpedo.
All the best everyone!
Gavin