We discussed moving to a different RV like most. But we decided to stay with a truck camper as well. Something about fishing at sunrise waiting for the coffee to brew and we are 20 miles past the end of the pavement on Padre Island National Seashore is hard to beat.
People do bring their big rigs down Island but they have lots of problems if conditions turn bad.
Have fun and enjoy.
People do bring their big rigs down Island but they have lots of problems if conditions turn bad.
Have fun and enjoy.
Not interested in ever moving into any type of trailer/5th wheel combination because of the truck campers accessibility into rough country places. As well as its ability to tow a boat.
Pretty sure you dont want to take your fancy trailer down this
And try and turn it around in this
To camp like this
and chill like this (my buddy)
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Wayne
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Pretty sure you dont want to take your fancy trailer down this
And try and turn it around in this
To camp like this
and chill like this (my buddy)
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Wayne
Moderator
Interesting topic.
Let me give another point of view.
We sold our TC.
Our Sold Rig!
These are the places we've spent at least one night in the old TC.
My wife was born in Denmark and so we have family in Europe and visits there are important.
In fact next year we need to see a new niece in Copenhagen.
A few years ago we rented a German RV in Europe had a blast.
Rented motorhome in back yard of Brother in laws summer home.
This is what we came up with after we sold the TC and found we still liked camping.
Side view rigged as a tent trailer. It held an outboard motor, a inflatable boat, and all our camping gear.
Only weighted 680 lbs. with 5 gallons of water.
Wimpy little Jeep Patriot pulled it around fine.
BUT it's a lot of work when your 70.
At least one other person liked it and the first person to respond to the ad owns it for what I had in it.
Just today traded my Jeep Patriot for a RAM 1500 V6 with 8 speed rated at 25 mpg. Gracious my Patriot was only rated for 29 mpg.
One of these things may be in my future.
Then when looking at Air Fare home from our next years European trip to see our New Niece.
Korean Air showed a inexpensive flight from Rome via Korea to Seattle.
Then I got to thinking Rome to Istanbul to New Delhi to Singapore to Tokyo to Seattle.
Wow around the World and the price isn't to bad.
If you don't spend all your money on an RV some very interesting possibilities open....
You don't have to be rich to have rich experiences.
The entire route would be Seattle to Iceland to Copenhagen to Rome then the above.
Let me give another point of view.
We sold our TC.
Our Sold Rig!
These are the places we've spent at least one night in the old TC.
My wife was born in Denmark and so we have family in Europe and visits there are important.
In fact next year we need to see a new niece in Copenhagen.
A few years ago we rented a German RV in Europe had a blast.
Rented motorhome in back yard of Brother in laws summer home.
This is what we came up with after we sold the TC and found we still liked camping.
Side view rigged as a tent trailer. It held an outboard motor, a inflatable boat, and all our camping gear.
Only weighted 680 lbs. with 5 gallons of water.
Wimpy little Jeep Patriot pulled it around fine.
BUT it's a lot of work when your 70.
At least one other person liked it and the first person to respond to the ad owns it for what I had in it.
Just today traded my Jeep Patriot for a RAM 1500 V6 with 8 speed rated at 25 mpg. Gracious my Patriot was only rated for 29 mpg.
One of these things may be in my future.
Then when looking at Air Fare home from our next years European trip to see our New Niece.
Korean Air showed a inexpensive flight from Rome via Korea to Seattle.
Then I got to thinking Rome to Istanbul to New Delhi to Singapore to Tokyo to Seattle.
Wow around the World and the price isn't to bad.
If you don't spend all your money on an RV some very interesting possibilities open....
You don't have to be rich to have rich experiences.
The entire route would be Seattle to Iceland to Copenhagen to Rome then the above.
