Towing a travel trailer with a truck camper?
My wife and I are looking for ways to move up from our current popup camper to something more comfortable and all weather. Thing is, we are a family of 5 although the oldest is soon to leave for coll...
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I see your condition as a common thread on here. Think of assembling the rig that will last the duration with you first. Then assemble any add ons for kids to sleep in.
Having a hard side truck camper AND a small TT to tow behind can be a good start and has worked as an ensemble for many people over the years. You need to see beyond the 'kids living at home' days and make a judgement on what the two of YOU will eventually will wind up with in terms of an RV. Our kids were already gone when we bought the Lance Lite TC. With a small to medium size hard side TC as a base you can add a small 'bunkhouse' style TT for the kids. Eventually you can the jettison the TT when it gets down to just two consenting adults. The reason I recommend this is the key phrase you mentioned about getting a little farther off the beaten path with your all weather camping rig. What better rig for boon docking than a TC? (and as a daily drive truck; and as a materials hauler)
I've always liked those little minimalist Burritos/Burros with their lightweight fiberglass shells and minimal conveniences.
I just had a thought. You could buy one of those used-to-be 8' truck bed trailers and put an extended height shell on it for the kids, while living in your TC.
then again, why not poll the kids to see what they would sleep in?
I would consider a 3 series SRW truck with crew or extra cab passenger config, maybe even a short bed so it's not so long when pulling a trailer.
You could even install a RTT on a small utility trailer and have extra carrying capacity and room to sleep 2 or 3 in the RTT. The key here is summer only. Kids like crawling up the ladder to the upper floor RTT. In about 6 years you could have used the wheels off this set up. By then it would be time to jettison the RTT and keep the ute trailer for materials hauling.
Since you don't have truck yet you are in a good position to find (although rare) a truck and truck camper already assembled. The price is usually lower than buying each part separately and used enough to get all the bugs out.
just some ideas.
jefe
Having a hard side truck camper AND a small TT to tow behind can be a good start and has worked as an ensemble for many people over the years. You need to see beyond the 'kids living at home' days and make a judgement on what the two of YOU will eventually will wind up with in terms of an RV. Our kids were already gone when we bought the Lance Lite TC. With a small to medium size hard side TC as a base you can add a small 'bunkhouse' style TT for the kids. Eventually you can the jettison the TT when it gets down to just two consenting adults. The reason I recommend this is the key phrase you mentioned about getting a little farther off the beaten path with your all weather camping rig. What better rig for boon docking than a TC? (and as a daily drive truck; and as a materials hauler)
I've always liked those little minimalist Burritos/Burros with their lightweight fiberglass shells and minimal conveniences.
I just had a thought. You could buy one of those used-to-be 8' truck bed trailers and put an extended height shell on it for the kids, while living in your TC.
then again, why not poll the kids to see what they would sleep in?
I would consider a 3 series SRW truck with crew or extra cab passenger config, maybe even a short bed so it's not so long when pulling a trailer.
You could even install a RTT on a small utility trailer and have extra carrying capacity and room to sleep 2 or 3 in the RTT. The key here is summer only. Kids like crawling up the ladder to the upper floor RTT. In about 6 years you could have used the wheels off this set up. By then it would be time to jettison the RTT and keep the ute trailer for materials hauling.
Since you don't have truck yet you are in a good position to find (although rare) a truck and truck camper already assembled. The price is usually lower than buying each part separately and used enough to get all the bugs out.
just some ideas.
jefe
