When do you upgrade

mbloof wrote:

silverbullet555 wrote:
The things always get me looking above what I want to spend. Haha. Today was a 2010 Lance 855. Nice for a short bed. More than I wanted to spend since I believe a TT is in our future.

Surely E/W beds are annoying. So much so that most modern TC's now have N/S beds. Surely TC's are cramped. (my friends and I nickname them "crampers") Everything from a basic 8' to 13-14' camper will have two basic features - dinning/sleeping area and sleeping/bed area. The size of these areas don't change all that much between the different sizes of TC's. What does change is the floor area, tank sizes, storage space and weight.

IMHO: while upgrading from a E/W to a N/S bed makes sense to me, upgrading because of tank capacity does not unless your using the water and tanks to shower. I'd seriously look into how your using water. As an example, the other 1/2 and I would regularly camp for a week and still have water left over in our 25gal tank. (shower elsewhere)

Travel Trailers have always been the best "bang for the buck" in the RV world. More space and larger tanks with least cost and truck to tow them. Granted they won't have the ground clearance of a 4x4 truck outfitted with a TC, you won't be able to park or use campsites that you can with a TC and (IMHO) can be a PITA to get turned around out in the 'wild'.

Granted, different people have different objectives when "camping". While just about everyone will find themselves huddled in their RV when the weather goes bad how much time (or not!) people actually spend in their RV when the weather is not a factor is personal choice.


Happy Camping!


- Mark0.

I would never upgrade for fresh tank capacity. And likely not for black/grey capacities. Shower outside, dishwash outside, etc. It's a consideration as a benefit/drawback, but not as a reason.

The reasons to upgrade.
N/S bed
A/C
inside shower for wife mostly.

For me, if I could find my same camper in a N/S configuration, which they made a few years later, I'd have no heartburn moving to it, especially if it was their polar version. The more modern ones have improved construction techniques and some additional niceties, but they come at a cost which is why I am not running out and upgrading.

Passed on a Lance 815 the other day. Not sure why, but it didn't resonate with me. It was priced well, sold the same day and I'll probably kick myself for passing on it.

This Lance caught my eye. I don't want to pay the inflated prices of today's market as it is terrible. I do wonder what it is truly worth in a non-inflated market.

Lance 855