Hi Everyone,
Great forum. My wife and I just returned from a car road trip to Torrey, Utah. Wonderful town. We stayed in a nice little rented cabin. We got home late--hence the "sleepless" reference. On the way home we were talking about how much we miss our old motor home. It was great when our kids were living with us. Anyway, over the years I have had two tent trailers, the Class "C" RV, and a small Airstream trailer. We don't own a truck, but I was thinking of getting a new vehicle in the next month or two. I drive about 12,000 miles a year just commuting to work. We are both working so spending a ton of money on another RV doesn't make sense. We really want to pop away for long weekends and be able to "camp" away from big campsites with some comfort. I am past the stage where tent camping is appealing. So, I spent the afternoon reading this site and surfing the internet. The light weight "popup" campers from both companies listed here seem like good options. So, I appreciat your thoughts, specifically:
1. I don't really intend to do any hard core off road stuff, so I don't think I really need a 4X4 truck. Maybe a 2x2 with a winch at some later date is a good compromise. I am thinking that for %90 of the time, I will just be commuting and I want better mileage. It also seems that a standard bed, extended cab, truck is a reasonable compromise because its handy to have a little rear storage and I can still put the longest camper on the shorter bed. Thoughts?
2. I am thinking of the longest camper because I want a porta potty, and possibly an interior shower. A porta potty that is built in is most likely to make my wife happy. Thoughts?
3. Don't have a clue what particular truck makes sense, other than looking at a full sized one. I noticed that there seem to be a lot of used trucks for sale on craigslist. I want to get decent gas mileage because, as I mentioned, most of my driving will be just going to work. I am thinking that a half ton with some added air shocks would hopefully be fine for even the largest campers. Thoughts?
Thanks for your comments.
Great forum. My wife and I just returned from a car road trip to Torrey, Utah. Wonderful town. We stayed in a nice little rented cabin. We got home late--hence the "sleepless" reference. On the way home we were talking about how much we miss our old motor home. It was great when our kids were living with us. Anyway, over the years I have had two tent trailers, the Class "C" RV, and a small Airstream trailer. We don't own a truck, but I was thinking of getting a new vehicle in the next month or two. I drive about 12,000 miles a year just commuting to work. We are both working so spending a ton of money on another RV doesn't make sense. We really want to pop away for long weekends and be able to "camp" away from big campsites with some comfort. I am past the stage where tent camping is appealing. So, I spent the afternoon reading this site and surfing the internet. The light weight "popup" campers from both companies listed here seem like good options. So, I appreciat your thoughts, specifically:
1. I don't really intend to do any hard core off road stuff, so I don't think I really need a 4X4 truck. Maybe a 2x2 with a winch at some later date is a good compromise. I am thinking that for %90 of the time, I will just be commuting and I want better mileage. It also seems that a standard bed, extended cab, truck is a reasonable compromise because its handy to have a little rear storage and I can still put the longest camper on the shorter bed. Thoughts?
2. I am thinking of the longest camper because I want a porta potty, and possibly an interior shower. A porta potty that is built in is most likely to make my wife happy. Thoughts?
3. Don't have a clue what particular truck makes sense, other than looking at a full sized one. I noticed that there seem to be a lot of used trucks for sale on craigslist. I want to get decent gas mileage because, as I mentioned, most of my driving will be just going to work. I am thinking that a half ton with some added air shocks would hopefully be fine for even the largest campers. Thoughts?
Thanks for your comments.