The side entrance will be a plus for carrying the bikes on the rear of the TC. The 9.5 footer was plenty big for the two of us. We are out and about almost all day, every day and are rarely stuck in the camper for long periods of time.
TCs seem to be getting bigger and bigger and of course very heavy. Our Igloo had a base wet weight in the range of 2500 pounds but got very much heavier with a pair of oversized AGM batteries, solar panels, generator, some hobby gear and clothing to handle 3 1/2 seasons...all but the dead of winter weather. With storage in the truck and the rest, the weight climbed to a bit over 4500 pounds of camper and gear. The guideline used to be to estimage 1000 pounds for personal items. We probably went over 1500 pounds as full timers. We really did not have any big, heavy items beyond what I mentioned.
