It is a good idea to buy a good, used camper to start out with...but we bought a brand new Thor Four Winds, 25', Ford v10. It has the corner bed everyone hates (it's not the easiest to make up, but I can still do it okay), a nice full bath and I love the kitchen. The dinette and pantry/closet are in a roadside slide-out. It's served us well through four camping seasons, mostly my husband and I and occassionaly one of our daughters and their families. It takes up only two lengths of parking spaces in say a WalMart and fits okay in most fast food places. Yes, we have unit that is considered not so great in quality, but we take care of our second home (that's what it is!) so it's holding up well going into it's fifth season. Good luck with whatever you decide. Oh and once we start camping each year, we stock it with as much as is safe (heat) and it's fairly easy to load up clothes and personal stuff and food and drink and go. Like not having to deal with a hitch, but that's just us.