What can my Suburban safely tow?

bikendan wrote:

APT wrote:
Consider ability to sleep while turtled, access to things while traveling, and closing those tent ends when wet/raining.

there's a Hybrid forum here. go ask some questions there, about the 3 bed hybrids, the most popular being the Roo/Shamrock 233S.

Hybrids aren't for everyone. many get pulled in by all floor room and sleeping capacity, without considering the pros and cons to the tent ends.
most hybrid owners are former popup owners and want more amenities but keep the camping feel of the tent ends.
sleeping capacity and floor space are secondary positives.

we've owned ours for almost 10 years and still love it, since we mainly camp in state/county/national parks.
we're not fans of RV parks, therefore do a lot of dry camping.

I did pop over there to ask about a specific model, but I should probably ask for just experiences in general about Hybrids.
I have tent camped many, many, many times! I've even camped with no tent or shelter of any kind. (hippy/mountain man Dad took us survival camping on occasion, you could get away with a lot more in the 80's apparently, lol) I've never camped in a pop-up (or a TT for that matter), but I'm guessing that for us even a hybrid would feel like a big upgrade from the set-up and pack-up involved in tent camping with three kids and two dogs.
I actually really like that the hybrid is a mix of that tent feel with some of the convenience and space of a TT. We also like to camp in both rustic settings (when we camp with my parents we're not even in a park, just up a mountain down a logging road and in a clearing that my Dad likes) and in RV parks with activities and amenities for the kids. So in that aspect it seems like a hybrid would be a good fit.
More research to do though!