If you really like camping off the power grids and back off the trails anywhere along a creek bed etc anything bigger than 24-26 feet long is going to be a problem... You just can't always get them down the forest service roads or beaten path trails...
If you are going to do mostly public camp grounds then the bigger units work just fine.
We are still using our Starcraft 14 R/T OFF-RoAD POPUP camper which has all of the modern conveniences. Watch HDTV every night and love sitting outside under the awning with our bonfire watching the wildlife and listening to the babbling brooks. About the only thing we miss is lots of moving around room inside the camper.
This is actually a blessing for us as this makes us do alot of things outside the camper trailer...
I guess the smaller trailers might be a challenge on carrying all the things along with you you might want to have. In my case my OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer has a 5X8 open front deck and along with my truck bed we can carry some serious camping supplies with us..
We started out in the early 60s tent camping and had large and small tents over the years. Always sleep off the ground in the tent beds that have legs with a slot for an air mattress... Always had a rug on the floor...
Finally got to a POPUP trailer in 2008. Been there ever since... We still go tent camping alot as well. Our best somewhat local place near us is SHERANDo LAKE near Waynesboro VA off I64. We go there a couple times a year just to do tent camping... Otter Creek up on the Blue Ridge Parkway is also a somewhat close by tent camping spot. Camping behind Harrisbuirg VA up on the VA/WVA wooded state line is both tent camping and with our off-road POPUP trailer. Really nice up there as well... You will not be getting a 26-foot trailer down those forest service roads...
The POPUP trailer is great for us - gets outstanding gas mileage with no wind resistance. Can go anywhere my 4X4 truck can go. Has indoor potty/shower combo and nice sleeping tent beds ends... What more do you need when camping off the power grid.
Of course it is all in what you want to do...
We can get in the truck and pull our OFF-ROAD Camper from Northern Neck VA to Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mtns on one tank of gas. We arrive all fresh and ready to do some back woods camping...
My sister and her hubby have the big MONTANTA 5th wheel camper with large diesel tuck pulling it and we meet up at various places at times. They are wore plum out the first night when we arrive at our favorite places. I reckon that is alot of work to safely head down the big roads pulling your house along with you... Definitely not my cup of tea...
We can pull into a McDonalds with our trailer setup and order from the window and not get out of the truck haha...
Roy Ken
