What are the pitfalls of camping in a Hybrid?

bovellois wrote:
To me biggest issue is closing the tents in the rain, as it is difficult to not get the mattresses wet. It is the same problem as with a pop-up trailer, when you get home you need to open the tents and dry everything, outdoor if the weather is nice, or indoor if you are going through a rainy spell. Similarly, let's suppsoe you are traveling and every day you have to pack in the rain, the mattresses don't have a chance to dry.

Second issue, camping under tall trees in stormy weather. A large fallen branch could go rip through the canvas and injure someone. You have to pick your spot carefully, and that is not always possible when the campground is near full. Not the most likey situation but worth mentioning.

Third issue, which I read about but never encountered: Water seeping through the seals on the front bunkend when driving in relentless rain. To every problem there is a solution: Some guys have resorted to duct tape over the length of the seal!

Fourth issue: The tents are not thief proof, as even without a knife, the intruder only has to pull the bungee cord to get in. So when you leave the trailer for the day, you either have to close the tents or hope for the best.

Fifth isue: With older models, a young kid could fall off the tent, which stands 4 feet from the ground. The velcro that attaches the tent skirt to the board should prevent that, but it has happened. Maybe the new tent design gets around the problem as the canvas is sewn unto the base. This would also act as a deterrent to light duty intruders.

Sixth issue: Tents are not bear-proof. This is discussed at lenghth in the HTT forum archives.

I think this is why HTT's are not more popular, because this is what many people believe about HTT, because early generation HTT's had a bad reputation which has stuck...
1) As discussed, rain is an issue when putting it away but not a big deal for most HTT owners.
2) A tall tree falling will cut an aluminum or fiberglass trailer in half as well, heck it would cut most stick and brick houses in half too.
3) it probably depends on the design or age. In my case I drove thru the most torrential rain I had ever seen thru Toronto and Montreal one weekend and did not have a drop of rain on the front bunk.
4) modern HTT do not use bungees, the tents are held on with a spline, which is a plastic tongue and groove type track that attaches the canvass to the wall, a knife would be the only way in, but you would require a second person or ladder to boost you up the 4' to get inside once you cut a hole. But the crowbar I keep in my trunk would pop any hard shell trailer door with little effort.
5) kids falling out is not an issue with modern design, the spline will prevent this, it keeps the kids in and the bugs and rain out.
6) as mentioned previously in this thread, fiberglass and aluminum trailers are also not bear proof, heck in Yosemite and Banff there have been cases of cars that were not bear proof as well.