Thinking about upgrading from pop-up
Hi I'm brand new here and my wife and I are thinking about buying a TT or hybrid. We have had our pop-up for 7 years and love it but we like the idea of easier set up. We also would like a bathroom an...
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Your three selections of campers are all on the same playing field. And all 3 are very popular brands. So, in the end, it really comes down to floor plan and aesthetics (what looks pleasing to you).
I always caution on 2 different things: First, if the camper has slides, how functional is the camper when the slides are IN. If you get a Hybrid trailer, how functional is the camper if you are not able to open the bunk ends? There WILL be times when you'll be using the camper where you cannot open everything up. Can you still function as a family with it buttoned up?
Second: The KING of the family and his "Royal Throne!".... (Most) men sit on the Royal Throne with their knees apart, and usually, the farther apart the more comfortable the "experience" is. So many campers put the "Royal Throne" in very tight quarters, and with the bathroom door shut, there is simply NO knee room. Before settling on a specific camper, make sure everyone actually sits on the "Royal Throne" and make sure it comfortable for everyone. (I'm serious here, not joking). Our first 2 Travel Trailers had a very narrow space for the Throne and with the door shut, the space was just about wide enough for a wide bottom and the door prevented one knee from moving and the sink prevented the other from moving. Consider it was just my wife and I in the camper alone about 99.9999% of the time, we often used the bathroom with the door open, so we (both) and more knee room. So ... my STRONG advise, sit on "IT" before buying the camper.
I do not advise getting a hybrid. They still have tent ends. You're not gaining much over a pop-up camper, except you don't have to pop it up. You still have to deal with wet canvas when it rains.
I always caution on 2 different things: First, if the camper has slides, how functional is the camper when the slides are IN. If you get a Hybrid trailer, how functional is the camper if you are not able to open the bunk ends? There WILL be times when you'll be using the camper where you cannot open everything up. Can you still function as a family with it buttoned up?
Second: The KING of the family and his "Royal Throne!".... (Most) men sit on the Royal Throne with their knees apart, and usually, the farther apart the more comfortable the "experience" is. So many campers put the "Royal Throne" in very tight quarters, and with the bathroom door shut, there is simply NO knee room. Before settling on a specific camper, make sure everyone actually sits on the "Royal Throne" and make sure it comfortable for everyone. (I'm serious here, not joking). Our first 2 Travel Trailers had a very narrow space for the Throne and with the door shut, the space was just about wide enough for a wide bottom and the door prevented one knee from moving and the sink prevented the other from moving. Consider it was just my wife and I in the camper alone about 99.9999% of the time, we often used the bathroom with the door open, so we (both) and more knee room. So ... my STRONG advise, sit on "IT" before buying the camper.
I do not advise getting a hybrid. They still have tent ends. You're not gaining much over a pop-up camper, except you don't have to pop it up. You still have to deal with wet canvas when it rains.
