newbie here looking for help
Me and my wife are looking to get a tt or hybrid i have read to buy your 3rd one first or a used one we don't have any kids just the two of use we have tent camped before my tv is a 2010 chevy silvera...
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Well, now that you got some of the negatives...
We had a tent camper for 13 years - never leaked. Bought a hybrid, no leaks so far. For sure, the bunk ends add potential for a leak. The manufactures have made several design improvements in the last 10 years, and I would say stick with one of the companies that build a lot of them. Forest River (Roo/Shamrock, Coachmen, Soilaire, Surveyor) is probably the biggest. Jayco (including Starcraft) is probably #2. Some manufactures offered limited floorplans, but they have mostly gotten out of the market.
If you like tent camping and want to keep the true camping feel of the canvas, but don't want to sleep on the ground and want more ammenities a hybrid is a good option. We love the open feel of unzipping the tent ends at a lake front site in one of the state parks. Hybrids give you the space of a much bigger trailer when setup. We sometimes use the trailer for "traveling" or "RV'ing" so to say (and it works great for that) but we mainly use it at state parks for "camping". We've camped in all kinds of weather and in temps from the low 30's to the high 90's very comfortably.
Tent ends are a few extra minutes of work, but a lot easier than tenting. If the canvas is wet when we pack up, I just drop them down when we get home and let them dry out.
We picked our floorplan for the island kitchen and all the storage. For two people, there are lots of good floorplans. With your truck you should be able tow just about any hybrid you want to. Confirm what kind of tongue weight you have enough payload capacity for and do some shopping. I would highly recommend the Roo. We are very pleased all the features of ours. Check out the 23IKSS, 23SS, 21SS, 21DK for some possibilities. I am also fond of the Solaire floorplans & decor. Regardless, keep an eye on the cargo carry capacity - some of the smaller trailers tend to have a very low (unrealistic)rating and by the time you put a battery, propane, and your stuff in them you will be overloaded. That is mainly in the 17-19 foot single axle models.
Good luck in your search.
We had a tent camper for 13 years - never leaked. Bought a hybrid, no leaks so far. For sure, the bunk ends add potential for a leak. The manufactures have made several design improvements in the last 10 years, and I would say stick with one of the companies that build a lot of them. Forest River (Roo/Shamrock, Coachmen, Soilaire, Surveyor) is probably the biggest. Jayco (including Starcraft) is probably #2. Some manufactures offered limited floorplans, but they have mostly gotten out of the market.
If you like tent camping and want to keep the true camping feel of the canvas, but don't want to sleep on the ground and want more ammenities a hybrid is a good option. We love the open feel of unzipping the tent ends at a lake front site in one of the state parks. Hybrids give you the space of a much bigger trailer when setup. We sometimes use the trailer for "traveling" or "RV'ing" so to say (and it works great for that) but we mainly use it at state parks for "camping". We've camped in all kinds of weather and in temps from the low 30's to the high 90's very comfortably.
Tent ends are a few extra minutes of work, but a lot easier than tenting. If the canvas is wet when we pack up, I just drop them down when we get home and let them dry out.
We picked our floorplan for the island kitchen and all the storage. For two people, there are lots of good floorplans. With your truck you should be able tow just about any hybrid you want to. Confirm what kind of tongue weight you have enough payload capacity for and do some shopping. I would highly recommend the Roo. We are very pleased all the features of ours. Check out the 23IKSS, 23SS, 21SS, 21DK for some possibilities. I am also fond of the Solaire floorplans & decor. Regardless, keep an eye on the cargo carry capacity - some of the smaller trailers tend to have a very low (unrealistic)rating and by the time you put a battery, propane, and your stuff in them you will be overloaded. That is mainly in the 17-19 foot single axle models.
Good luck in your search.
