Went to the dark side

[Rich_Yvonne]

Well, it finally happened. We traded in our Lance for a travel trailer. Two main concerns for us to make the choice was the fact that both of us were getting claustrophobic and for the DW was not being able to comfortably make the bed. Also the wet bath seemed to get really small over time. We loved camping in our Lance and it never let us down.
Now I just have to figure out how to back up the darn thing 🙂

Thank you all for the wealth of information you have provided.

[_DJ_1]

Oftentimes you have to make changes to "keep on trucking". I will never give up camping as long as I am able. And camping to me is NOT trailer parks. I bought my first TC around 1975, a Cascade stubby half cabover. WOW!! All the comforts of home and still go where you would tent camping!!

But, especially as we get older our comfort levels increase. Or, you need more room for Grandkids, in which I have none. I miss my TC so bad I nearly gave up camping. But to make it through one night (no trailer parks with hookups) I need a minimum of 4 golf cart bats, 450 watts of solar and generators to get things ready for the next night. Oxygen concentrator and CPAP. Smoked too many cigarettes, swallowed too much Agent Orange.

I am not doing any rock crawling with my TT but thankfully I am still able to get off the grid in some beautiful spots. Thanks to Profidant for the encouragement and all the wonderful public lands!!

[Fisher_Bill]

We did this earlier this year for the same reasons, too tight but I do still have all of the rigging to carry a camper so might pick up a cheap one for fishing.

Never know, sometimes things come round full circle...

[work2much]

We were pretty much ready to make the jump to a 5th wheel and decided to go one more round with a TC. I think eventually we will go with a trailer.

It really doesn't matter how you get down the road, just keep moving along.

Happy Trails.

[pnichols]

We've been on the darker side since the beginning ... never owned a truck camper.

We have a small Class C MH, but on a big Class C chassis for additional ruggedness - the Ford E450.

We take it off-highway on dirt/gravel roads when needed, it has a low ratio differential for crawling along slow, we have taller non-stock M&S tires on it for good traction and additional ground clearance, all chassis components are mounted up high to prevent damage on rough roads, and we can camp in intimate out-of-the way campgrounds with small spaces ... plus boondock out in the middle of nowhere with it's generous tanks, dry shower, fairly quiet 4KW built-in generator to power everything, big twin AGM batteries, and two queen beds.

So far - after over 60K miles of travel - we really appreciate it's overall comfort, versatility, and flexibility in a variety of camping situations.

P.S. Why should TC owners have all the fun! 😉

[Photomike]

and here I though this was another post about the eclipse :B

Enjoy your new unit, the one that is best is the one that you use.

[Rich_Yvonne]

Kayteg1 The mosquitoes in Palm Beach County don't seem to be as bad as in years past. Maybe because the humidity has been down this year? Who knows.

Lwiddis Yep. Doing that now. Still can't get my right from my left but experience will teach me how. Just like I learned from experience how to load the camper onto the truck. I made my own curse words the first couple of tries 🙂

SidecarFlip I used to camp with only a tooth brush in my back pocket. Shesh what a change from then to now.

[Charley67]

I know it's not feasible for everybody, but we have a 5er for destination camping, when we plan to stay put for a little while, and a TC for when we want to keep moving and explore some smaller roads. As has been said, people need to do what works best for them and keep on RVing as long as possible.

[SidecarFlip]

Our family got smaller so we downsized to a smaller TC. Learning to take even less...

[Lwiddis]

How to back up? Slowly, with a spotter, holding steering wheel at bottom. You'll do fine.

[ScottG]

We'll never forget our time with a TC but our little family just out-grew it.
Enjoy the new TT!

[Rubiranch]

I'm single and like my camper. If I was married there's a pretty good chance I'd be towing a TT.

[Kayteg1]

To each of his/her own.
We are just enjoying Lance TC for fast movement around the country and easy to drive everywhere.
We are getting eaten by mosquitoes in New Orleans, so should be in Florida next week. How are mosquitoes there?
Fact i that our 1161 has poorly design bath and since our older Fleetwood did not sell, we might go back to it for better bath and better storage.
Lance has side entrance, what we might miss, but in this life it is hard to get everything in small package.

[d3500ram]

Ya' gotta' do what is best for your own situation... happy travels with the new rig.