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SoCalAngler · 05-04-2021, 01:18 PM

Owned several RVs over past 15 years…..Class C, Class A, 5er, and TT. All have their pros / cons.

Just sold our 2009 Toyhauler. Just too heavy (13K GVWR for my 2003 Ford V10). Great truck and do not want to sell it for a diesel. We do not have toys, but liked the three queen beds and genny.

Will retire end of June and wife and I want to spend some time traveling around the Southwest with our 16yo son. (CA, NV, NM, UT, etc). There may be summers when our 21 yo son will join us….but being a recent college grad and his age, he may not go with us very often. Wife enjoys close to home camping at state parks, but does not want to travel for extended trips (3+ weeks at a time).

Fly fishing in the above areas is near top of my list of things to do. Spending time with our 16yo son, who is on the Autism spectrum, is our top priority. I want him to camp and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible. He enjoys RV travels. Wife is OK with 2-3 week trips, max. This will limit our how far we travel. I may be traveling at times solo for my fishing excursions or for locations further away.

Looking for another TT. As I get older, I prefer things much simpler…..smaller, lighter, practical, etc.
Deciding on brand, floorplan (bunks or no bunks) and length are my current quandaries.

Will purchase used.

Large U dinette OR bunks, larger shower, fixed queen vs Murphy, are the options I am considering.

Would like to keep size to max 28’ overall length (smaller is preferable). At least 50 gal of freshwater and 40/40 gray and black.

Primary places we stay….State parks, RV parks, campgrounds with no hook ups, and some BLM, but not much. Will mount a genny above propane tanks.

Thoughts and recommendations for a selection or other things I should be considering?

Thanks!

Diesel-Lover · 05-04-2021, 03:18 PM

If looking in the new to you spectrum, surely do put 27 th trail-lite by RVision in your consideration set. They are well designed and decently built. Our has an aluminum underbody cover I do not recall if that was an option. The floor plan was queen bedroom, Common area with dinette etc and a bunk room and bathroom on the other side! Only one entrance into the trailer into the common area.

Insulated tanks and there is some heat that keeps the tanks from freezing, again might have been an option, do not recall the details!

The trailer was designed based on Euro design standards, lower weight but sturdy where it counts

Make sure to address the trailer clearance under side so if you would be going "off the beaten track" it is capable.

R-Vision has different sizes and flavors including some with pop out hybrid beds as well.

BTW camp cots and or tents expand the capacity of any camper!

tuffr2 · 05-04-2021, 03:44 PM

Look at Rockwood/Flagstaff trailers as they seem to have a bunch of floorplans in the under 30' range.

SoCalAngler · 05-04-2021, 07:08 PM

If bunks, they would have to be the double full size, not the narrow coffin types

Diesel-Lover · 05-04-2021, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalAngler

If bunks, they would have to be the double full size, not the narrow coffin types

By Navy standards the ones in our old trailer were lux, but not double beds by any stretch of imagination though there were three in the stack with a window for each and a reading light too.

Perhaps a nice work trailer that you custom convert is your answer. If you get the kind with leaf springs you can flip em to raise the trailer to get into those off the beaten path places too.

Life is full of compromises, but sometimes building a custom vehicle is the ticket when the requirements are bit out of normal for standard issue.

2008 RVision Trail Sport