The Reico-Titan lift system is flawless and quick. Something that all pop up camper builder should look hard at. I see Rex Willet at Northstar is now using it on their pop up TC's.
Not really sleeping in a tent. In a tent you are on the ground, have no appliances and no hard roof overhead. You get the condensation in a tent and if it rains you get to sleep in a wet sleeping bag. Only difference I can see between my old lance and my Palomino is it's lighter and easier to deal with height wise when negotiating stuff like a forest canopy or a low bridge.
My pop up has everything my Lance had, wet bath, roof air, stove, hot and cold running water, furnace and fridge. What it son't have is the weight or the height issue.
Why I sold the Lance in the first place. We 99% boondock off road and out northern Michigan property is in a forest setting only access is via seasonal road. No way could I ever even think of taking the Lance in there, I'd rip everything off the roof and probably the upper third of the camper too. With the pop up down, I don't have to worry about height at all.
Our friends in Maine (also commented here) have a hardside Palomino. You can read their experience's in this thread too.
Hardside don't work for us. Been there, did that and sold it.
Finally and important at least for us is storage. I keep my pop up in the garage when not using it so no worry about weathering, no space rental, just goes in the garage like a car when not in use.
I see so many RV sitting outside in all kinds of weather without even a cover on them. They are all getting old (and possibly leaking because most owners never keep up on seal maintenance) and it amazes me. Big bucks for an RV and then let it sit outside.
Not an issue for us, it goes in the garage when not being used. Don't think most RV's can do that unless the 'garage' is specifically built to house it.
