by Parker » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:10 pm
Maybe this post belongs in a more general section. Anyway, my wife and I really enjoyed reading the account of Dave and June's trip to Alaska. We're thinking of something similar for retirement and are beginning to get ideas for what kind of trailer we might want. Presently, we have a 4'X8' Little Guy Retro with the 10'X10' tent which provides for a living/eating/stashing stuff space, and also a place for the the Pett portapot at night. This is a really fun setup for camping when we plan to be in place more than one night, but it seems like it would be a hassle for moving every day. So we're thinking of something like a T@B or even slightly larger (the new T@DA maybe?) that would have space for some indoor cooking, a shower, toilet, etc. and that would be mostly setup already when we pull into a parking area. We're interested in the experiences folks have with their teardrops when moving daily on a long trip. Maybe we'd be fine for simple overnights without the large tent, using one of the small enclosure for the portapot at night. However, I was stuck by all the times Dave and June camped at Wal-Mart. Somehow I can't see putting up our little pottie tent in the Wal-Mart parking lot, nor can I quite envision trapsing across their lot at night to use indoor the facilities! In any case, I know we'll need something larger than our Little Guy, so the question is whether to stick with a teardrop, which we really enjoy, or go with something containing more "indoor" capabilities. Anyone else pondered this?
Thanks,
Parker