recommendations on light weight campers

Trailmanor may be a good compromise solution, but they can be more expensive than even a traditional travel trailer and certainly a popup camper. If I remember correctly, about 8 years ago we looked at Trailmanors and a new one was about $26K. I would look for a used model, but not too many of them are manufactured, so you will have less to choose from.

There is also a separate forum for Trailmanor owners:

http://www.trailmanorowners.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=5