travel trailer vs hybrid for long term living

vtwindwalker wrote:

dewey02 wrote:
Your thread title says long - term living, but you don't mention that in your post. Can you elaborate?
If you are really talking about living long term in your trailer, I personally think hard sided is the way to go. Is towing weight an issue? How many people? Lots of kids? How long of a trailer do you want to tow? These are all questions relevant to your decision.

Great Q's I will be living long term for at least a year... and then who knows. I have three dogs no kids and just me. I don't know how long a trailer. I lived in a pop-up for 8 months and it was fine, more than fine. I don't need a lot of space but I was thinking a 20ft is more than adequate. I have a 2011 F-150 6 eco-boost. I don' want huge!! or even big. I am not in it much! Thanks in advance for your help.

For a TT, I dry camp on weekends from January to April with a 28 foot trailer from ball to bumper. It can get cramped sometimes, but mainly due to width than length. I highly recommend getting a TT with a slide, and buy longer than you think you will need (but well within the tow capacity of your F-150.) The reason I state this is that a TT you are full-timing in, you will need more room for storage than you think, as well as room to move around, work, use your laptop, read, and other tasks. Plus, look for outside basement storage. That becomes extremely useful.

As for a TT versus HTT, I'm not sure what weather conditions the OP deals with, but the canvas part of a HTT can be more vulnerable to weather conditions like cold. It also isn't insulated, so a furnace or A/C has to work harder to keep the place cool/warm. I'd lean towards a TT with slideouts as opposed to a HTT, but that's just my two centavos.