Looking for a smaller TT for 2 people
First time buyer. Considering construction quality, longevity and price What brands are worth considering?
Forum Discussion
Why smaller?
If you are focused on 'smaller is great MPG' you might not like camping in a trailer.
If you get to small, you might find that it is to small, and not enough elbow room in the bathroom, or a tiny bed, or no separate bedroom, or having to convert the couch and dinette to a bed every night, not having a queen sized bed to take a nap on whenever you like to.
I know someone who wanted to travel across the country. Her friend tried to convince her that a Ranger pickup with a 6' long camper on the back was 'the best' and would get wonderful mileage.
However the best RV for her became the 27' class C that she bought, traveled in for two years, and had a large enough black and grey water tanks to spend a week dry camping. She could save lots of money by camping on BLM land for free. While she did spend more on gasoline, she saved hundreds of dollars on camping fees. She did not need to go to a campground to take a comfortable shower, she had 20 gallons of fresh water, and tanks of more water too.
So if you are thinking "Small will save money" - well it might not end up with the results that you expected, and you might just get all fed up with 'camping' in a tiny RV. While a larger one will offer room to spend some time reading on a rainy day, and give you 'your space' while others can enjoy the TV in another room!
You can dry camp a longer time in a slightly larger RV, than in a very compact RV, especially considering that most small RV's do not have large fresh water, black and grey tanks.
With a larger RV, you can spend a week at a BLM lake, and enjoy a hot shower daily, have a oven to bake things, ect.
Fred.
If you are focused on 'smaller is great MPG' you might not like camping in a trailer.
If you get to small, you might find that it is to small, and not enough elbow room in the bathroom, or a tiny bed, or no separate bedroom, or having to convert the couch and dinette to a bed every night, not having a queen sized bed to take a nap on whenever you like to.
I know someone who wanted to travel across the country. Her friend tried to convince her that a Ranger pickup with a 6' long camper on the back was 'the best' and would get wonderful mileage.
However the best RV for her became the 27' class C that she bought, traveled in for two years, and had a large enough black and grey water tanks to spend a week dry camping. She could save lots of money by camping on BLM land for free. While she did spend more on gasoline, she saved hundreds of dollars on camping fees. She did not need to go to a campground to take a comfortable shower, she had 20 gallons of fresh water, and tanks of more water too.
So if you are thinking "Small will save money" - well it might not end up with the results that you expected, and you might just get all fed up with 'camping' in a tiny RV. While a larger one will offer room to spend some time reading on a rainy day, and give you 'your space' while others can enjoy the TV in another room!
You can dry camp a longer time in a slightly larger RV, than in a very compact RV, especially considering that most small RV's do not have large fresh water, black and grey tanks.
With a larger RV, you can spend a week at a BLM lake, and enjoy a hot shower daily, have a oven to bake things, ect.
Fred.
