Upgrade from Pop Up????
We've had our Pop Up for about 8 years now, and have really enjoyed it. We really like the openness of it. It's a 12ft box, and has a slide for the dinnette. The popping up and down before we l...
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rvsixer,
As I mentioned earlier we gave the hard sided PUPs a hard look, A-liner and Chalet in particular. They tow easy, pop-up in 30 seconds have many comfort features and we even checked out the dormered window option. We really liked them.
But in the end it came down to convenience and room. I retired and we wanted to travel and see places. Our objective was travel not camping this meant a lot of “stop and go” camps where we parked for a couple of days to see the historic sites or the local tourist traps then move one. A few times on our way to our destination we would not even unhitch.
Finally, floor plan became the main issue, with two adults and a large dog a home on wheels won out. The new A-Liner we priced was marked down to $17,500.00. We bought a two year old 25 ft. Dutchmen for $14,000. Of course it did require a bigger truck but the old TV had 220,000 miles on it so that was a wash.
People find it strange when I tell them we are RVing not camping. Camping for us involves a canoe, tent, bugs, wet canvas at times, cooking over a camp stove or open fire, an outhouse or pit in the ground, water jugs and 5 micron filters, Crazy Creak chairs on a rock overlooking a lake only accessible by canoe or show shoes in the winter.
RVing is hauling our house with us with food in the pantry, cloths in the closet and a microwave to warm my coffee. It is fun, but it is not camping.
As I mentioned earlier we gave the hard sided PUPs a hard look, A-liner and Chalet in particular. They tow easy, pop-up in 30 seconds have many comfort features and we even checked out the dormered window option. We really liked them.
But in the end it came down to convenience and room. I retired and we wanted to travel and see places. Our objective was travel not camping this meant a lot of “stop and go” camps where we parked for a couple of days to see the historic sites or the local tourist traps then move one. A few times on our way to our destination we would not even unhitch.
Finally, floor plan became the main issue, with two adults and a large dog a home on wheels won out. The new A-Liner we priced was marked down to $17,500.00. We bought a two year old 25 ft. Dutchmen for $14,000. Of course it did require a bigger truck but the old TV had 220,000 miles on it so that was a wash.
People find it strange when I tell them we are RVing not camping. Camping for us involves a canoe, tent, bugs, wet canvas at times, cooking over a camp stove or open fire, an outhouse or pit in the ground, water jugs and 5 micron filters, Crazy Creak chairs on a rock overlooking a lake only accessible by canoe or show shoes in the winter.
RVing is hauling our house with us with food in the pantry, cloths in the closet and a microwave to warm my coffee. It is fun, but it is not camping.
