endalby wrote:
I also have two daughters (ages 6 and 9) and have had the TC for 5 years now. We spend the majority of our time outside and use it to sleep/cook in. During inclement WX we do all pile in there at times and it is crowded but nothing you can't overcome. Pull out a game, put on movie, or read a book to pass the time. Traveling with 3 women the one item I had to get was the dry bath; a wet bath wasn't even an option for me if the DW was going to let me spend the $.
Right now my sleeping arrangements are great. One kid in the bunk above the dinette and the other on the dinette bed (or the tent on the back). But my oldest is soon going to outgrow the bunk so I have to start identifying other arrangements. DW wasn't thrilled when I said throw her in a tent outside.
As for the big camper going off road use common sense. Do I put it in 4WD low and go rock crawling or ford deep rivers, no; but going down forest service roads, gravel, etc. is not an issue (drive for the conditions). The clearance is what usually gives me the most trouble (read - carry a bow saw).
I have a heavy TC on a F350 DRW DSL and average 11.9 and when towing it drops to around 9. My only advice is spring for a nice awning so when the 3 women are in the camper during the rain (or when everyone is mad at you for making them hike 7 miles to see a "dry" waterfall) you can have cold one outside under the awning alone.
Now this is a man who understands camping with women! :)
