Hi Everyone. Well, after 15 years the RV-Dreams Community Forum is coming to an end. Since it began in August 2005, we've had 58 Million page views, 124,000 posts, and we've spent about $15,000 to keep this valuable resource for RVers free and open. But since we are now off the road and have settled down for the next chapter of our lives, we are taking the Forum down effective June 30, 2021. It has been a tough decision, but it is now time.
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hello rvs. we first started out with a class A ,then traded for a 26ft fifth wheel. 4wks ago we were t-boned and totaled both the truck and 5th wheel. that shattered our plans for this fall. we were planning a trip from Ia (home) out west . now we are thinking that maybe a popup trailed just to sl;eep in would be the way to go. we've never camped in anything that small but were thinking it might work . Anyone ever used a popup trailerfor long didtant traveling? thinking we would be gone 3-4 wks
My husband & I rented a pop up before we got our own RV. We went for a couple of weeks to the Grand Canyon & Lake Powell. I have to admit I hated the pop up. We had bad weather & dealing with the set up & take down was a real pain. It was fairly cramped as well. I do know lots of people who own pop ups & really like them, but for me, it just didn't work.
It really depends on your own personal likes and needs. We used to take two-week vacations with a pop-up every year when I was a kid. My family had a blast. I have even taken vacations like that (two weeks or more) with just a tent. If you are concerned about being too tight, but don't mind dealing with the canvas (like you'd have to deal with in a pop-up anyway), a hybrid is a great option. Still better on fuel savin gs than a 5th wheel, but a bit more set-up and take down.
Anyway, it's really dependent on what you can handle yourself. Everybody has their own capabilities and needs, and possibly even age for that matter.
10 years ago I could have easily handled long trips with a pop-up. Now, not so much :)
