Smallest TT with bath and room for 2 kids?

[zimm]

Pulling with a wrangler JKU (3500# max). I was looking to A-frame pop ups, but I really need a small bath to shower off the boys (aged 4 and 6). I'm looking for the smallest TT I can get that will do the trick. The T@B is a little too small with just a bed and bath. The R-pod is a little on the large size for a jeep to pull around. What else has a queen-ish sized bed, bath, and dinette or bunks for 2 kids? Heck I don't even need a kitchen, I can cook outside.

[SprinklerMan]

If you are only doing weekend trips , hose the kids off with a garden hose . They are boys dirt wont kill them . I have a 29 ft and we still use the camp showers , in the summer its the pool , and I wash their hair with the hose . I have 2 boys the smaller the camper they will drive you nuts if it rains .

[Muddydogs]

I wonder how my folks ever made it with three kids. They took us camping in a 16 foot trailer that didn't have a bathroom let alone a shower. We didn't have room to play in the camper but then again we were camping and expected to do camping things. The most ghastly part of the whole deal is they made us sleep outside in a tent or the back of the suburban. I bet some camping trips I never set foot in the camper as we fished and played outside and eat our meals on the picnic table.

[APT]

An outside shower may be enough for boys. IF you use any shower frequently, the tanks will run dry in a couple days.

[parker_rowe]

I read through the thread but maybe I missed it...I assume since your post is in "travel trailers" you are only interested in full hard side campers?

We moved up from a pop-up for the same reasons you list...a small shower and bathroom is really great to have when camping with kids!

There are some hybrids that would fit the bill, and they will have a lot more floor space and more sleeping area vs the length closed up.

There are pro's and con's to every design!

[zimm]

huachuca wrote:
The front bunk / side bath standard Scamp (layout #4) may be an option. We had this model for several years until ireplacing it with a Scamp 19D. Weight in camping trim should be well under 3K lbs. We left the bed/dinette in bed mode at all times - having a good screen room works much better than trying to cook and eat inside.

There's an 'egg' get together on the NC Outer Banks in October that would let you check out various models firsthand and talk to their owners. More info on www.fiberglassrv.com.

Hope you're able to find something that works, camping memories with your kids are priceless.

We have been very interested in a scamp #4 in the past, I've just never seen one in person. I'll check into the meetup.

[CavemanCharlie]

I did not read this whole thread.

My answer is that it is up to you, the kids, and how old they are.

I have a 20 foot TT that has a couch that turns into a double bed , then I can turn the dinette into a bed. I have had 2 adults and 2 kids into this TT many times.

It is an older TT that has a upper bunk. I have had 3 adults, and then one kid on the upper bunk before.

At a concert I once had 5 adults. 2 on the bed, 2 on the dinette, and one inebriated person slept on the upper bunk.lol

I also have had one adult (me) on the bed, 2 kids on the dinette, and one on the floor using the cushion from the upper bunk.

So, the answer to your question is up to you and your family. No one else can answer that.

[huachuca]

The front bunk / side bath standard Scamp (layout #4) may be an option. We had this model for several years until ireplacing it with a Scamp 19D. Weight in camping trim should be well under 3K lbs. We left the bed/dinette in bed mode at all times - having a good screen room works much better than trying to cook and eat inside.

There's an 'egg' get together on the NC Outer Banks in October that would let you check out various models firsthand and talk to their owners. More info on www.fiberglassrv.com.

Hope you're able to find something that works, camping memories with your kids are priceless.

[sky_free]

[PAThwacker]

I would not recommend a Jkl for towing camper or toting kids around. Sorry to say that to you.
I used a 5.3v8 trailblazer for 3500lb towing. 6.0 sub 2500 for 5000 to 7000 family bunkhouses
Divorced broke and penniless now. I use whatever

[zimm]

We actually stopped at Casita in Texas this past spring. The deluxe 17 was great, but the bunk option just didn't have enough room even for little kids and there's no ladder to get in, or rail to hold him in, plus you lose the window.

I'm scared to pull a 8' wide trailer, I think it'll kill the jeep on the highway. I'm really torn between the rockwood A122 a-frame pop up, and an rpod like a 172 or 178. The 172 is nearly the same weight and length as the a-frame, but has a bath with decent size holding tanks. The a-frame is only 5' high folded up and will not have the wind resistance.

The a-frame will do everything I need except be able to shower. There is a hot water outside shower I guess I could use to hose the boys off and a porta potty for midnight emergencies. Heat/AC/stove/fridge/microwave too.

The max tow ratings of my jeep are: GCWR 8355, MGTW 3500, Tongue wt 350, and max frontal area 32 sq ft.

The square feet is what is really worrying me.

[deltabravo]

danimal53 wrote:
im actually a little surprised the JKU tow capacity is that low.

I agree. It frustrates me as well, even though I no longer have my 2012 JKU-R COD MW3.
My next vehicle may be another JKU-R (in addition to my BMTW6W, the dually)

[danimal53]

as for sleeping on the dinette, you could get a memory foam topper to make that more comfortable. Personally I wouldn't like the dinette bed for long trips, but sometimes you have to just make it work.

im actually a little surprised the JKU tow capacity is that low. I pull a clipper 17bh with my jeep liberty KK, which is rated for 5,000lbs.

[deltabravo]

I waffled a lot between the 16B and the 17BH.

I like the Coachmen brand small trailers because their tank capacities are higher than other brands.

[deltabravo]

16B would be a good fit for a JKU.