PAThwacker wrote:
I have owned both a glamper popup and Spartan nonslide hybrid.
The only benefit the popup had was it fit in the garage.
Pups are not easier to tow, horrid to backup, sway easily, and one jerk of the wheel away from catastrophic accident. I have been towing all types of trailers, boats, and box trailers for 26 years!
We've owned a variety of camping vehicles, and after a four year stint with a hybrid, we gladly went back to a PUP.
Despite PAThwacker's experience, the PUP tows far easier. (I can't imagine that after 26 years, one doesn't learn some good towing techniques so as to not be "one jerk of the wheel away from catastrophic accident".) We had far more sway with our dual axle hybrid than we do with our single axle PUP. Both the PUP and our hybrid were the same length and weight, but the hybrid was taller and was like pulling a sail down the road. Far more susceptible to winds, and exacted a 30% mileage penalty when we towed it compared to the PUP. Over the course of the year, we typically save $500 or more on fuel with the PUP.
When we had the hybrid, probably the thing we missed most about the PUP was the openness. Open all the windows and let the light in and the breeze blow through. We found the hybrid and all similar camping trailers to be claustrophobic and isolating from the outdoors.
The biggest advantage of the hybrid over the PUP was easy access when we stop on the road. But since that's a very small amount of the time during our trips, that's not worth missing all the advantages of our PUP.
