steelmooch
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Hello, all...and thanks for your time and consideration.
We started out with a <21' (total length) bunkhouse travel trailer that we did well in, but that felt overly cramped at the time, even when our kids were in elementary school. Took it to the Florida Keys...up to Acadia...all over the east coast...we were turning into a pretty legit "RV lifestyle" family.
We moved up to a 28' (total length) bunkhouse with a large slide, and it made a world of difference for us space-wise and comfort-wise.
We can't keep that longer trailer at home because we have a long, sloped driveway and it would scrape horribly. Not even close.
What I was *afraid* would happen, has ended up happening. The larger camper sits at a permanent campsite in a campground and barely leaves the campground. It's just too inconvenient to get it in and out...removing courses of leveling blocks a row at a time...blocking the road...dodging people and kids on bikes...etc.
We've considered numerous options...your feedback would be much appreciated:
A) Back to a small (<21' camper). We could keep it at home, but our older kids have grown + we added a baby during the pandemic. I'm afraid that we won't *use* it if everyone is cramped and miserable.
B) Try a hybrid TT with 3 flip-out camper-queen beds. We could keep it at home, but we often joke that we live "hard and fast" with 2 careers...are we really going to give it the TLC that it requires with condensation/moisture/mold? Probably not. I also get annoyed with campground noise...potential issue there as well.
C) Keep the existing TT at a storage lot close to home. We could still take it out, but I dread the thought of having to back it into a narrow 10' space (I'm not great at it) and I worry about security. How would we even wash/wax/maintain the camper without hookups and the *space* required to not spray other people's things?
D) Just keep it at the campground and enjoy it for what it's worth. Day trips elsewhere from our home-base campground?
Thanks, all...appreciate any experiences or solutions that we've not considered.
Happy travels and stay safe.
We started out with a <21' (total length) bunkhouse travel trailer that we did well in, but that felt overly cramped at the time, even when our kids were in elementary school. Took it to the Florida Keys...up to Acadia...all over the east coast...we were turning into a pretty legit "RV lifestyle" family.
We moved up to a 28' (total length) bunkhouse with a large slide, and it made a world of difference for us space-wise and comfort-wise.
We can't keep that longer trailer at home because we have a long, sloped driveway and it would scrape horribly. Not even close.
What I was *afraid* would happen, has ended up happening. The larger camper sits at a permanent campsite in a campground and barely leaves the campground. It's just too inconvenient to get it in and out...removing courses of leveling blocks a row at a time...blocking the road...dodging people and kids on bikes...etc.
We've considered numerous options...your feedback would be much appreciated:
A) Back to a small (<21' camper). We could keep it at home, but our older kids have grown + we added a baby during the pandemic. I'm afraid that we won't *use* it if everyone is cramped and miserable.
B) Try a hybrid TT with 3 flip-out camper-queen beds. We could keep it at home, but we often joke that we live "hard and fast" with 2 careers...are we really going to give it the TLC that it requires with condensation/moisture/mold? Probably not. I also get annoyed with campground noise...potential issue there as well.
C) Keep the existing TT at a storage lot close to home. We could still take it out, but I dread the thought of having to back it into a narrow 10' space (I'm not great at it) and I worry about security. How would we even wash/wax/maintain the camper without hookups and the *space* required to not spray other people's things?
D) Just keep it at the campground and enjoy it for what it's worth. Day trips elsewhere from our home-base campground?
Thanks, all...appreciate any experiences or solutions that we've not considered.
Happy travels and stay safe.