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January 7, 2008


There’s nothing that will bring you closer to nature and the great out doors then camping in a tent, but as we get older many of us start looking at changing over to RV camping.

I remember always telling my friends that were switching over to camping in an RV that if you were not camping in a tent, then you were not camping at all.

It wasn’t long before I started thinking about switching to an RV myself. The ground wasn’t getting any softer and my body wasn’t getting any younger. :-)

Most people will start out buying a tent trailer or camper and after awhile will move up to a travel trailer. And eventually a lot of people will trade in their travel trailer for a motor home.

Here are some pros and cons for each of the different RV’s that are available.

Tent Trailer

A tent trailer is a combination of a travel trailer and a tent. You have the convenience of having the amenities of a travel trailer such as a dinette, kitchen sink, refrigerator, stove, heater and a water heater while still being able to experience the closeness you have with nature when camping in a tent.

Some of the newer models of tent trailers even have the option of having a bathroom and shower installed.

There is some setup involved with a tent trailer with you having to raise the top and fold out the beds on each end, but a tent trailer is a very nice upgrade from just having a tent.

Camper

A camper as with a tent trailer gives you all of the amenities of a travel trailer, but is completely enclosed by a hard shell giving you complete protection from the outside elements.

You will need to have a Pickup capable of carrying your camper, but they are very easy to put on and take off of your truck. This allows you to easily remove the camper form the truck when camping in case you need to make a run into town for supplies.

Campers today even come with tip outs to give you some added space.

It does start to get a little crowded in a camper if you have more then two or three people.

Travel Trailer

Travel trailers come in a variety of sizes allowing you to have just about any type of floor plan you can think of. Travel trailers come with all the comforts of home and with adding a tip out could give you up to 400 sq ft of space with some models.

One of the nice things of having a travel trailer is that everything is set up and ready to go when you get to your camping destination. All you have to do is unhook your vehicle and you are ready to start camping.

You do however need to have a vehicle that is capable of towing a travel trailer and depending on the size of your travel trailer could require anything from a small SUV to a full size one ton pickup truck.

One of the things you need to keep in mind is that it is illegal to have anyone ride in a travel trailer while driving down the road.

Motor Home

Motor homes are the ultimate in luxury camping. With spacious floor plans and storage for just about anything, camping in a motor home is like you never left home. Just about any motor home can be set up to tow a car, boat, horse trailer or even a flat bed trailer loaded with all of your toys.

So no mater what type of RV you choose, get out there this weekend and have a great camping experience.

Happy Camping :-)

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