jnoflane2
Falcon, Colorado
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I asked this question in the Hydrid forum. I wanted their opinion concerning a TT or a Hydrid.
Most of them graduated from a PU to a Hybrid and were very pleased with their camper. A few stated that they wish they had TT.
I would like to know how many of you came up through the ranks,owning a PU and moving to a hybrid or TT?
Do you like your TT? Do you wish you had a hybrid?
I am a current PU owner and will move up in the next few months, but I don't know if I want a hybrid or a TT.
Your comments and suggestions will help.
Thanks, John
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tigger35758
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I had a PU and liked it for some things. easier to tow/store. Other then that I don't miss it. It would take me half an hour to set up then 1/2 to put every thing in it (pillows/ sheets, food, gear for the campout). I hated having to climb under the bunks to hook up the supports, back breaker. I still have to level the camper, (that would be nice to do automatically) then push a button to open the slide. (The PU side slide was manual) and enjoy. my wife sets up the inside bed / kitchen... I guess while she does that I can open a beer or soda
The hybrids to me seemed like just as much work as the PU.
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BigPackFan
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For your consideration, I offer the Hi-Lo brand of telescoping trailer.
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camperdave
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Since you already own a popup, you already know the disadvantages of a Hybrid. Those tent ends. For us, the hybrid was our first RV so we didn't know any better. I personally don't like it all that much. The tent ends are pretty easy to set up and take down in good conditions, but they are a pain to break down when it's wet out (and you have to set up again at home to dry out), we have the usual condensation problems, and there is NO noise barrier or thermal insulation.
Like I said, all things that you currently deal with in your popup, so if they are not problems for you, then a hybrid could be a good choice.
We're looking to upgrade to a hard sided tt, but no hurry. faults aside, our hybrid is a very good camper for our family (and has been for the last 4 years) and I don't regret buying it.
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WNC-RV
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Go to the tt. You will get there sooner or later why not now. Going from a pu to tt will be great.
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drwleggett
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John,
3 years ago, we went through the same decision. We loved our Coleman popup, but wanted to be able to travel year-round in comfort (read: always have a toilet and food preparation readily--or immediately--available) as well as take advantage of overnighters at Wally World RV while traveling between destinations. We weren't able to find a hybrid in the length I wanted that would sleep our entire family without dropping one of the canvas bunk-ends, something I did NOT want to do in a Wally World parking lot.
Fortunately, we stumbled upon our current trailer (just shortly after it was introduced as a new model) that continues to meet our needs and serve us well. Since we travel and camp year-round, it's so nice to never worry about rain, sleet, snow, and hail, which we seem to encounter on a regular basis. We treasure our memories with our Coleman, but wouldn't ever go back to anything with canvas. Just our family's $.02.
Happy shopping,
Dr. Wes Leggett
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battscrew
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We looked at a few hybrids, but we did not like the set up involved as well a few we heard from say that they can get quite cool in the Alberta nights
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brotherbro
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John,
If cost is an issue, or even part of it, you may want to at least expoloratorily take a look (e.g. a TT with sleeping capacity of the Hybrid may be the same price, or darn close. Why? From my shopping experience it was because the salesmen could 'push' Hybrids on mini-van and small truck owners where TT were too heavy. I say that b/c the one even tried smooth-talking the numbers of our v-8 sequoia as only capable of a hybrid - and not even a light-weight TT).
That said, know your TV first (or if you're sporting for one of those too, keep it in mind while looking).
We went with a TT (first for us, have done PU while youngster, tenting recently to see how it went with our family) due to most reasons listed here already - EASE of USE.
Hope that helps.
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chuckh6062
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My wife and I (mostly me) just bought a Jayco 25E EXP Expandable travel trailer. Take a look at the www.jayco.com for more info. We love it. It is more of a bear to tow than the PU we traded in but we are set up in a 1/2 the time and we are always ready to go on a moments notice.
Much easier to heat and cool and much more dry storage than the PU. We looked at the kind that pushes up but there was no advantage except towing. Either way, your not going to make the pole position at Talledaga with either.
Chuck Hester
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HiLo17
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Go with the Travel Trailer, if you want more security. Anything with
canvas or any other soft sided unit is not nearly as secure as a hard sided unit. If you are concerned about weight, you may want to look at a Hi-Lo unit. I have a 17' foot unit.... has a KING sized bed, plus a bunk bed above... King sized bed converts down to two sofa's.
My unit weights 2750 lbs, which is about, or maybe a couple hundred lbs more than a popup. He Hi-Lo's go up with a push of a button, and down the same way. No hassle at all compared to be best of the popups and hybrids. If you look, there are light weight TT units as well, that don't go up and down.. like a popup, the Hi-Lo has a very
low profile and is a dream to tow, just like a PU. My .02 worth...
HiLo17
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