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HuckFinn410
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Oct 17, 2016

TC Doors. Small Pop up doors vs Larger Hard side doors....

Happy Fall!

Now that the kids are off to college and busy with other things, my wife and I are thinking of selling the TT and getting a TC. It would fit our camping style at this stage of our lives (sightseeing, hiking, fishing, a dog or two, just the two of us. Think Whazoo starter kit!). We would clearly need a bigger truck. I’ve been reading this forum for years and will zero in on the finer details of truck / camper match up as we get closer. This question is not about truck choice.

My main question today is about pop up vs. hard side entrance doors. As I get older and get a bit more ballast, the ability to bend over and crawl through a short door many times a day while camping or traveling does not seem like a lot of fun. I like the pop up benefits, I just don’t know whether people get tired of squeezing into the short door all the time. It kind of looks like a good way to throw out your back.

I like the low profile and the better on road and off road manners of the Pop Up TC, but I just don’t know about the whole small door deal.


So, for those of you that have pop up TC’s (and are a bit more “seasoned”) Do you get tired of the short entry door of the pop up TC’s? Is that a big enough reason to focus more on hard side TC’s only?

Thank you

Huck

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