Downsizing trailers, need opinions

[sherpaxc]

My wife and I have given this a lot of thought and we have decided to sell our Jayco 26BH for a smaller unit. I have a Tundra with the 5.7 so I have plenty of truck for any small unit we are looking at. During the school year we spend most weekends at Texas State parks so we have water/electric. But in the summertime we often spend up to 6 weeks traveling to other states and try to stay in small out of the way campsites with some light boondocking (forest service road camping and whatnot, nothing 4 wheel drive). There are 3 of us and we'd like a small bunkhouse. Currently we are looking at...
Coachmen Clipper 18bh (and the bhs)
Starcraft AR One Maxx 19BHLE

What I don't like about my Jayco is the length. My main issue is I'm not sure if I'd rather have a narrower trailer with a slide, or the 8 foot without a slide. Does anyone have any experience with either of these models? Are there others I am overlooking? I have been inside both, and felt like the Starcraft was better built but that was just a brief walk through. Thanks for any insight you can give!

[RoyB]

Some folks will get two setups... One for the long haul trips and then a much smaller unit for the local camping trips off grid...

My OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer is perfect for us to go to the local high country around here and get back off the Forest Service roads and enjoy the view or setup along side a creek somewhere and wake up to the fishing jumping in the creek...

Both styles of camping has the good and bad...

Being an avid Tent camper from the 50s and 60s I still just like to to get out and enjoy mother nature sometimes... Our OFF-ROAD camper is mostly just for sleeping off the ground... When the grandkids joins us they love sleeping in a tent or patio canopy we bring along with us... No complaints there haha...

Roy Ken

[TomG2]

Jayco makes some nice models in their small trailer line. We picked up a new 154BH and like it a lot. We use if for traveling not troubling. Simple and relatively inexpensive at $12,000.

[memtb]

It's a very personal decision. We tried it.... it didn't work for us! Good Luck with your decision. memtb