Campin'_Nana wrote:
I should clarify, that by "happy", I didn't mean my husband and I couldn't share the same space and be happy. I just meant if you're stuck inside for 3 days straight because of bad weather, we probably would want enough space where we weren't tripping over one another.
Surely a considerable exaggeration, especially from someone who has previously owned a 20' trailer :h ... after all, who in their right mind would sit inside
any camper
"for 3 days straight" just because of inclement weather? :S Obviously, if it's pouring rain you're not going to go sit on the beach or be inclined to go for a long hike but there are plenty of other activities that will get you out of the camper even when the sun isn't burning a hole in the sky. If you want more interior space then the solution is obvious - a longer trailer, preferably one with a slide - just don't expect it to be quite as universally maneuverable as a sub 20' model. Personally, in a couple's model I'm really fond of rear lounge models but any I've ever seen are
way longer than I ever want to deal with so we passed ... for you it could be just the ticket but no one here can make that determination for you.
We love to play board games, etc. It's such a hard decision to decide which length TT to get.
Then you'll probably want a dinette table of some sort but in a 20' model that means no sofa ... if you want both then by definition you're going to end up with a longer model. You could alternately choose a model with a Murphy bed that can be converted to a sofa and therefore have both a dinette & a sofa in a shorter trailer but you'd be giving up the huge pass through storage compartment common to most trailers with a front queen walk around bed. In our case we have little use for a dinette as we eat outside most of the time so we specifically chose a model with just a sofa and a huge front passthrough storage compartment that I use to great advantage ... works well for us but perhaps not so much for you.
In a past life, I had a 20' TT with just a dinette, no couch or recliners. 2 adults and 2 kids traveled in that and it was fine. We're older now, though and wonder about having a comfortable space.
With this experience under you belts I don't see how anyone here can tell you anything you already don't know. :h You know the routine, go look at a few examples in different sizes, and make your own decision. :)
