What are the top 5 advantages of a TC?

[jimh406]

Feel free to add your list of the top 5 advantages of a TC. Here are mine.

1. Able to pull a significant trailer.
2. Can park in many parking lots, so it travels well.
3. Have my kitchen/bed/bathroom/bed with me.
4. Easy to get campground spaces due to short length.
5. Good for winter since it is on my 4 wheel drive truck

[specta]

Motorhomes are an expensive second vehicle and TT come with an extra set of tires and wheel bearing. 🙂

[Bedlam]

Everyone has their reasons for choosing a particular RV. Here is why we are on our second TC:

1. Shortest RV with the highest tow capacity
2. 4WD with sufficient chassis clearance for unimproved and dispersed camping
3. Ability to bring along towed items or leave them behind based on the trip
4. Ability to upgrade tow vehicle, living quarters or garage separately
5. Ability to split living quarters from the truck if smaller/shorter vehicle is required

[Grit_dog]

Kayteg.....put yourself in timeout buddy. You’re showing your @ss here.

[otrfun]

specta wrote:
We had folks in our campground last week that dropped theirs, they do it all the time.

They told me they have never been to a campground that wouldn't allow you to unload your camper.

We love the manueverability we've gained with our truck camper (vs. a 5th wheel and TT) in terms of parking, fueling up, u-turns, and, generally, more options for indiscrete camping here and there.

One of our favorite places to camp when we had our 5th wheel and TT was the Willow Beach Marina and RV Park. It's located 10 mi. south of the Hoover Dam, right on the Colorado River.

Used to haul our inflatable boat there in the back seat of our truck. Upon arrival we'd inflate it, mount a small outboard, and cruise/fish the 10 mi. of the Colorado River to the Hoover Dam. It's a beautiful stretch of river with gorgeous views of the huge, deep canyons in the early mornings and late evenings. Unfortunately, if you camp there with a truck camper you're not allowed to remove the camper from the truck during your stay. That put a huge crimp on our usual MO of hauling the inflatable boat back and forth from the marina in the bed of the truck each day. Not interested in hauling a trailer to haul the inflatable. That's why we went with a truck camper in the first place---to lose the trailer. Oh well . . .

[monkey44]

HA, we only need two reasons:

Goes anywhere our truck can go.
Carries everything we need when we go anywhere our truck can go.

[joerg68]

For me, one big advantage is that I can select/change the truck and camper independently.
We like the relative simplicity of a TC layout, and the fact that it uses the limited space very economically.
We don't pull a trailer, never leave the camper at the campground and have no other use for the truck. And yet we bought another truck and camper a few years ago. After looking at a lot of class B and C offerings which we didn't really like.

[Grit_dog]

NRALIFR wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
Can't go anywhere unless you break camp...anywhere.

Pfft. 😛

I drop mine everywhere. Everywhere.



:):)

Dat's right! Not quite as quick as unhooking a trailer, but certainly not prohibitive. Just depends on the trip and activities.

[Grit_dog]

deltabravo wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
Can't go anywhere unless you break camp...anywhere.

Not when I have this with me

Or this.

Ooooohhh....world's nicest enduro bike. Wow!
I have a Husky FC450 pulling my Timbersled and love it.

[noteven]

deltabravo wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
Can't go anywhere unless you break camp...anywhere.

Not when I have this with me

Or this.

I have a DOT approved milk crate that transports a 20lbs propane cylinder aboard my motorbike, 2 cases of beer and some groceries fit in the pannier boxes. I don’t break camp....

[NRALIFR]

specta wrote:


We had folks in our campground last week that dropped theirs, they do it all the time.

They told me they have never been to a campground that wouldn't allow you to unload your camper.

I haven’t either. I don’t doubt there are some out there, but I’ve just never encountered one, and I’ve traveled from coast to coast.

The ones that seem most likely to have rules against TC’s (in my opinion of course) are the private campgrounds with the word “Resort” in their name. Although I’ve stayed at several of those that didn’t have a problem with it as well. If I ever find one that doesn’t like it, I’ll just move on. I won’t have to move far.

:):)

[specta]

NRALIFR wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
Can't go anywhere unless you break camp...anywhere.

Pfft. 😛

I drop mine everywhere. Everywhere.



:):)

We had folks in our campground last week that dropped theirs, they do it all the time.

They told me they have never been to a campground that wouldn't allow you to unload your camper.

[jaycocreek]

Ground clearance is a must for my needs as well as a lower center of gravity for the roads I travel on..

Not mentioned yet,I bought my first TC so I could haul horses for hunting,something you couldn't do with other RV types and where we went..They were quite popular with hunters for that exact reason.

So plus hauling hunting horses..

[RCMAN46]

I had an 8 ft over cab Alaskan TC and it had many advantages.

1. I could pull my boat with my 3/4 ton 4x4.
2. The TC was the same width as my pickup so could go anywhere a pickup can go.
3. I could park it in a standard garage that had 8 ft doors common most new homes.
4. It would go almost anywhere a standard 3/4 4x4 pickup for hunting and fishing.
5. When I got to my favorite fishing or hunting camp I had a refrigerator, cook stove, nice bed, heater, and even a toilet.
6. low center of gravity which was good for off road use.

[NRALIFR]

Lwiddis wrote:
Can't go anywhere unless you break camp...anywhere.

Pfft. 😛

I drop mine everywhere. Everywhere.



:):)

[deltabravo]

Lwiddis wrote:
Can't go anywhere unless you break camp...anywhere.

Not when I have this with me

Or this.