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The wife and I, last 10 years have pulled a 25ft trailer, with one slide. We got interested in looking at the class B vans, for travel back east, where the roads are congested.
They are costly. Not much storage. Small living area. Small fridge and stove. And they don't get any better mileage than my truck does pulling a larger trailer.
I would follow advise given. Put your toe in the water, and rent one first. Stepping thru them at a lot, or show, doesn't tell you much. Got to live in it for a week or so, and see if it works.
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No thanks. It's one more vehicle to maintain and pay for insurance and registration. When you park to camp, you're stuck there unless you break camp. I much prefer a small camp trailer. We recently bought a Casita trailer that can be pulled behind our Toyota Highlander. It cost a fraction of what a camper van costs, is more roomy, and we can park it and go somewhere.
That's not saying a Casita is roomy, just much more so than a van. What model Casita did you get?
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I owned a pop up, truck slide in camper, 2 class C’s and 2 class A’s in my life. All while we lived in Alaska and camped off the grid. Since moving to the lower 48 in 2013 my opinion is driving to a hotel is less expensive in the long run and a lot less stressful.
If I were forced to buy a new rig to camp or travel with it would be a diesel PU pulling a 5th wheeler.
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#vanlife makes a lot of sense on a long road trip where you camp mostly overnight only.
If you destination camp, with a bunch of day trips, a trailer is the way to go. Set up once, break down once.
Solid advice to rent and see if it works.
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No thanks. It's one more vehicle to maintain and pay for insurance and registration. When you park to camp, you're stuck there unless you break camp. I much prefer a small camp trailer. We recently bought a Casita trailer that can be pulled behind our Toyota Highlander. It cost a fraction of what a camper van costs, is more roomy, and we can park it and go somewhere.
That's not saying a Casita is roomy, just much more so than a van. What model Casita did you get? It's a '16 Spirit Deluxe, 17'.
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BTDT, cramped living quarters. I think it would be great for a single person. OK for a couple that really gets along, but can test the relationship if confined for an extended period of time. Something to think about the Class B doesn’t normally have a bathroom.
Class Bs are easy to drive and maneuver. Stealth camping is easy to accomplish. Gas mileage isn’t very good. A decent Class B is quite expensive. Just like any RV you need to keep up on the preventative maintenance and they prove to be relatively trouble free.
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We are on our fourth one and absolutely love it - for what we do, travel and camp out here and there. Most convenient and cost effective way to see the country, over 40,000 miles so far. I built them out myself and they are much nicer, better insulated, comfortable, and convenient than most factory made that try to cram a bushel into a quart. We avoid campgrounds usually; too expensive. 50 gallons water, shower/WC. Golf cart batteries, Max Aire fan, and good 12 volt fridge, and a little propane is all you need. Whoever is honestly staying in motels for less money will be too embarrassed to post pictures of said places, or admit to how much money spent on meals. We do not fly, and cannot imagine ever traveling even a few hundred miles any other way.
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Renting seems like a good idea, staying in motels suck. Everyone's idea of what they need varies greatly. The wife and I travel and camp in a 4x4 dually, 4 door pickup with a camper top. We don't stay in one place for more than a day very often. It's what we have and we enjoy the camping experience. If it's nasty weather or want a good shower we'll try to find a room at a B&B. We still have our class A motorhome, it sits in a carport and is our guest house. We're only in our 60's, so maybe when we get old we'll decide to go back to a motorhome.......I hope not. From my experience the more conveniences the more maintenance it involves.
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