Looking for truck camper answers
We are just beginning to look at the idea of truck camping, and I have a couple of very basic questions. When you are camped and want to visit nearby areas, do you unload the camper or take it around ...
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shirlw wrote:
Our intended use is for touring, which will include impulse stops along the way as well as extended camping in state and national parks while making trips to areas nearby. From what I'm hearing, maybe a truck camper is not the best choice for this? We will be travelling with pets that must stay in the camper when we leave.
This is exactly what we use our TC for including traveling with pets.
Before we spent the money on a new TC we did also consider a class B, class C, 5th wheel. In the end for us a class B was too small, even the units with slides. We loved the idea of a 5th wheel and being able to spread out more but our experience has been that there would be too many places that a larger rig would prohibit us from going. Class C meant a dedicated rv that wouldn't be useful when we aren't traveling and would require it's own registration, mechanical maintenance and insurance. It also isn't as capable for unimproved roads.
Our compromise (and isn't everything a compromise to some degree) was a nice multi-slide camper that gives us good interior space, comfortable bed, usable shower, large tanks, comfortable seating but still fits on our truck and can take us most places that we enjoy that are off the main path.
