XC Trip with 12yo - TT or PUP? WWYD?
My son and I want to travel around the country when he is in 7th grade (a year from now). We have an old '92 Terry Travel Trailer (TT) currently. Out tow rig is a '10 Toyota Tundra 5.7L 4WD with a top...
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Thank you all for all your thoughts and sharing your experiences. We went round and round (til today in fact). We sold our 1992 TT last weekend (in one day!) and although it was bittersweet, having the taillights screw up as the buyer was connecting his TV to the TT was a reminder that we were doing the right thing.
I practiced backing up our utility trailer a few weekends ago. I did ok, but it was nerve-wracking. I know, I know, utility trailers are more difficult to back up, but nevertheless, it factored in my (our) decision - "To tow or not to tow?" That was the question. And it was answered. :B
We thought about building our own cabover camper from Glen-L Designs, but I did the math last night, and we don't have much time left with our son before he heads off to college (7 years from now he will be a senior and know where he's headed!). So instead of spending countless weekends on building, we want to spend it playing...
Which leads me to our "final" decision - We are going to visit the Four Wheel and ATC factories this upcoming week and hopefully put a deposit on a shell.
The reasoning is that even though it might be a tight fit for a XC trip for my son and me, we will be using it for lots of weekend trips and week-long trips too.
So I'm officially heading off to the Truck Camper forum :) Wish me luck! And thanks again. :C
I practiced backing up our utility trailer a few weekends ago. I did ok, but it was nerve-wracking. I know, I know, utility trailers are more difficult to back up, but nevertheless, it factored in my (our) decision - "To tow or not to tow?" That was the question. And it was answered. :B
We thought about building our own cabover camper from Glen-L Designs, but I did the math last night, and we don't have much time left with our son before he heads off to college (7 years from now he will be a senior and know where he's headed!). So instead of spending countless weekends on building, we want to spend it playing...
Which leads me to our "final" decision - We are going to visit the Four Wheel and ATC factories this upcoming week and hopefully put a deposit on a shell.
The reasoning is that even though it might be a tight fit for a XC trip for my son and me, we will be using it for lots of weekend trips and week-long trips too.
So I'm officially heading off to the Truck Camper forum :) Wish me luck! And thanks again. :C
