What are the pitfalls of camping in a Hybrid?
Versus camping in an enclosed TT? I just want to know what I'm getting myself into before we decide what to purchase. We are leaning heavily toward the hybrid as of now because I like the idea of st...
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coolmom42 wrote:RVhavingfun? wrote:coolmom42 wrote:
Another consideration if you camp in bear country---you are in a tent-sided trailer, along with all your food and other bear attractants. Not a safe situation, for sure.
Well, we do camp in bear country, but I grew up camping in tents in bear country and knew plenty of families camping in pop-ups. It's something to be aware of for sure, but I would be aware of that danger in any camper, hybrid or otherwise.
The truth is a bear can open up any trailer if they want in badly enough. Yosemite used to have a car door on display that had been pulled open by bears.
I'd be clearing my trailer of food and cosmetics and using provided bear boxes in any environment where bears and humans regularly interact.
Right, and having to move all the food etc out is a huge pain in the behind.
Apparently bears do not regard hard-side trailers as food sources, to my knowledge there's never been an incident of one being broken into in the eastern US, Yellowstone, or Glacier NP.
Yeah, but I would go through the pain of storing all the food and toiletries in a bear box no matter what I'm camping in, even if it really wasn't necessary.
It has been driven into my noggin since before I can remember that when in an area where there are bears you do not store food or consume food where you are sleeping. I think I would have a hard time resisting the urge to move the food even if I was sleeping in a tank. It's just one of those things, you know? Probably being too cautious, but I would have a hard time feeling at ease without taking that precaution.
