How Long Should Our Travel Trailer Be?
We are looking at purchasing a travel trailer and I'm trying to figure out how long we should be looking at... There are only two of us - so we don't need a ton of beds. We are also fairly minimali...
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davidshq wrote:
The biggest thing is I need room for my desk - it is a sit/stand desk - 2' x 4' - and for my desk chair. I think this is the biggest challenge...
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Is it a lot harder to handle a larger TT over a smaller one?
Reading your post, it seems clear that your main concern is room for this 'special' desk of yours. What you have not said is whether you could live with a TT with some desk space as opposed to space for your desk. There are trailers with a bunkhouse area / room that has a dinette table in it that can be used as a desk (or even an office if its only the two of you - saw your other post). However these trailers are typically longer rather than shorter. Another question raised by more than one person is whether you are handy/willing to modify a trailer to accommodate your supplied desk - this is a good question because it will directly affect the size of the trailer you settle on.
There will likely be no trailer that will have enough empty space (especially while travelling) to accommodate your supplied desk, since that would be counter-intuitive to present trailer design philosophy. Modification will be needed.
To answer your last question above - in my experience, no. I most recently towed a utility trailer and it was much harder to back up than the trailer in my signature. as for going forward, it is no harder to manoeuvre than my previous 17' trailer.
