A brief summery of circumstances:
I am looking around at lightweight campers, my tv has a tow limit of 3500, I'm pretty sure. I've pulled a small pop up and at first was looking at them. However I'm legit starting in my 50's (age 51 now) and my bf is a few years older and I'm thinking along the lines of easier set up. The more I look at Aliners the more I'm beginning to like them, but they are pricey! My dream camper is an expandable, but I could never pull that with my tv, so I really like the soft dormer options on Aliner, makes it a bit roomier and airy as well as a bit more of a tent camp feel, much like the pop ups have. I would also want to take my pets camping with me, a medium to lrg size dog (under 50 lbs), and a trio of sugar gliders (that will be in a vacation enclosure). All my pets have gone on camping trips with me in my pop up, when I had one, and my camping trips are usually weekend-to-extended weekends 2-4 or 5 nights at most.
Now, I'm finding myself looking at used Aliners instead of pop ups, which is harder to find I'm realizing. I cannot be too picky because location (travel time) and price is the largest factor for me. I have seen a few models that have the bones of what I like, not any with dormers though, and I can live with that, but would still prefer them. leading to first question: Can you later have dormers installed on used models? I am wondering because this could be something I'd consider if possible down the road.
Also, I'm noticing that many have a toilet or toilet/shower combo, I don't really think that's a priority for me. I've usually camped in state parks or other parks and use the bathhouses in the park. I suppose a toilet may be convenient late at night, but I've managed this long without one in camper. So my next question would be: Has anyone ever removed the toilet or toilet/shower combo and replaced with storage compartment? As I feel the storage would be the feature making more sense to me.
And finally, I think. I also have a propane camp stove, so I really do not know if I'd ever use the camper stove. I never used the one in the pop up, we cooked outside with the camp stove (or EH did). If I had to get an Aliner with the stove mounted, would it be too difficult to remove the mounted stove?
Thanks for reading and any input you may have. I haven't found one I'm ready to purchase, but looking around and finding used ones that I'd want to modify, some asap and some down the road.
I am looking around at lightweight campers, my tv has a tow limit of 3500, I'm pretty sure. I've pulled a small pop up and at first was looking at them. However I'm legit starting in my 50's (age 51 now) and my bf is a few years older and I'm thinking along the lines of easier set up. The more I look at Aliners the more I'm beginning to like them, but they are pricey! My dream camper is an expandable, but I could never pull that with my tv, so I really like the soft dormer options on Aliner, makes it a bit roomier and airy as well as a bit more of a tent camp feel, much like the pop ups have. I would also want to take my pets camping with me, a medium to lrg size dog (under 50 lbs), and a trio of sugar gliders (that will be in a vacation enclosure). All my pets have gone on camping trips with me in my pop up, when I had one, and my camping trips are usually weekend-to-extended weekends 2-4 or 5 nights at most.
Now, I'm finding myself looking at used Aliners instead of pop ups, which is harder to find I'm realizing. I cannot be too picky because location (travel time) and price is the largest factor for me. I have seen a few models that have the bones of what I like, not any with dormers though, and I can live with that, but would still prefer them. leading to first question: Can you later have dormers installed on used models? I am wondering because this could be something I'd consider if possible down the road.
Also, I'm noticing that many have a toilet or toilet/shower combo, I don't really think that's a priority for me. I've usually camped in state parks or other parks and use the bathhouses in the park. I suppose a toilet may be convenient late at night, but I've managed this long without one in camper. So my next question would be: Has anyone ever removed the toilet or toilet/shower combo and replaced with storage compartment? As I feel the storage would be the feature making more sense to me.
And finally, I think. I also have a propane camp stove, so I really do not know if I'd ever use the camper stove. I never used the one in the pop up, we cooked outside with the camp stove (or EH did). If I had to get an Aliner with the stove mounted, would it be too difficult to remove the mounted stove?
Thanks for reading and any input you may have. I haven't found one I'm ready to purchase, but looking around and finding used ones that I'd want to modify, some asap and some down the road.