Has anyone gone from a 35' TT to a HTT?
Seems like a lot of people go the other way. We have a 35' Jayco bunkhouse that we love, but it's HUGE and heavy. We knew when purchasing it that we'd be limited on the places we could camp and what...
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Can't help you on going from a TT to an HTT, but I can comment on the HTT related stuff. We just bought our second HTT. The first was a 17ft that we had for 10 years. Prior to that we had a pup for 10 years.
Personally I think you'll gain flexibility, but that's just my opinion.
Yes, it is not as quiet with the tent ends. In fact we just had a mildly annoying experience with a group 2 sites down that stayed up talking and laughing until 4:00 AM. They weren't obnoxious or causing trouble, just getting loud from time to time. We're used to it, we've slept under some sort of tent for nearly 30 years. But if you aren't use to it...
Security is relative to where you camp. But in the years we've camped in tents, PUPs and HTTs, we never felt unsafe or vulnerable. Even when we camped with our old HTT at Circus Circus on the Las Vegas strip we didn't feel unsafe. So yes, someone *could* slash the canvas and get in but the likelihood is next to nil. Someone had a general thread last week asking about thefts, etc and nearly every response was "never".
Just like a PUP, in really cold weather the heater will pretty much stay on all the time. We camped in West Yellowstone MT twice with our old HTT. Both times the nights were in the low 20s. We were never cold. Until morning when we went to use the showers! Pretty much the same for A/C. We camped in 95-100f temps and have never felt like it wasn't able to do the job. BTW, we don't use the PUGs. They are too much extra work IMO for the little gain they seem to offer. Might as well go hard side...
The bottom line is that hybrids are not everyone's cup of tea. If there is anyway you can rent one for a weekend and try it out, I'd suggest that before you plunk down cash for something you might end up hating after a short time.
mrgrim007 wrote:
What will we be giving up in the name of flexibility? (Not as quiet with the tent beds? Maybe not as secure? How well will the AC and furnace work?)
Personally I think you'll gain flexibility, but that's just my opinion.
Yes, it is not as quiet with the tent ends. In fact we just had a mildly annoying experience with a group 2 sites down that stayed up talking and laughing until 4:00 AM. They weren't obnoxious or causing trouble, just getting loud from time to time. We're used to it, we've slept under some sort of tent for nearly 30 years. But if you aren't use to it...
Security is relative to where you camp. But in the years we've camped in tents, PUPs and HTTs, we never felt unsafe or vulnerable. Even when we camped with our old HTT at Circus Circus on the Las Vegas strip we didn't feel unsafe. So yes, someone *could* slash the canvas and get in but the likelihood is next to nil. Someone had a general thread last week asking about thefts, etc and nearly every response was "never".
Just like a PUP, in really cold weather the heater will pretty much stay on all the time. We camped in West Yellowstone MT twice with our old HTT. Both times the nights were in the low 20s. We were never cold. Until morning when we went to use the showers! Pretty much the same for A/C. We camped in 95-100f temps and have never felt like it wasn't able to do the job. BTW, we don't use the PUGs. They are too much extra work IMO for the little gain they seem to offer. Might as well go hard side...
The bottom line is that hybrids are not everyone's cup of tea. If there is anyway you can rent one for a weekend and try it out, I'd suggest that before you plunk down cash for something you might end up hating after a short time.
