| irst trailer was a pop up tent trailer. It was our first step | | | | or real enclosures. Some RV Parks charge for a |
| into the RV life. We quickly learned the ins and outs of | | | | shower and we have been charged up to three |
| a traveling with a pop up tent. We had great fun in our | | | | dollars a person a day for showers and the |
| pop up tent trailer and traveled many miles. It was just | | | | bathrooms. Not all parks are this expensive but any |
| not suited for what we do on vacation. It was easy to | | | | extra charge takes away from your vacation money. |
| take to places we could never have gone with our | | | | This means you will not be able to reach supplies |
| travel trailer and the gas costs were not nearly as | | | | beyond the door when the tent trailer is down and you |
| ghastly as running a big truck that pulls a big trailer. | | | | better remember your medications or any supplies you |
| If you use a tent trailer for camping and stay in one | | | | need from the inside the trailer daily. It may only take |
| place for several days they are a great addition to the | | | | several minutes to put up your tent and unless you |
| camping experience. You have a small fridge that runs | | | | have done this in a down poor with wind whipping at |
| on battery, gas, or electric. You have a cooking area | | | | your heels you can not appreciate the meaning of wet. |
| an indoor table and sink. They are easy to pull and can | | | | When in a storm the inside of the tent can condense |
| go be towed by less expensive vehicles with smaller | | | | moisture on the tent portion of the inside and have the |
| engines. They will go where big trailers would never | | | | same problems you would get in a normal tent. You |
| could on back roads. What else could you need for | | | | will have gas heater but you will still have cold outside |
| that purpose? In my mind the tent pop up campers are | | | | air that creates condensation. The heater works fairly |
| just that, campers. They are wonderful for camping | | | | well but it is a tent and there will cold air that comes |
| but not long for long distances and daily traveling. | | | | coming inside and the person sleeping on the outer |
| If you take your pop up tent out of the camping setting | | | | side can become cool in a windy night. In some areas |
| and start traveling across the country you start to | | | | of the country we have stayed, we have wondered if |
| understand several things about tent trailers. You have | | | | we would blow away or tip over in the strong winds. |
| little space for supplies for long trips, you must move all | | | | You can watch the top portion of the tent move in the |
| your supplies you can carry to the storage areas | | | | wind. |
| inside and to the floor, and you will have to set up and | | | | I will add that in an RV Park you are packed in close |
| put down your camper at every RV Park every day | | | | and in a tent type camper you hear every noise made |
| you travel. | | | | all night long. I might add that they hear every noise |
| Some of the new larger models now have a bath | | | | you make as well. We always had movies at night |
| room but most are only shower curtains and not doors | | | | and the radio going in the day time. |