Campers Travel trailer question

[WisconsinGardener]

Probably stupid question - My husband and I are torn between a fully hard shell camper - for bear country, cold-weather camping, dedicated bedroom for us, etc - and an expandable - more room in less towing space, better sleep area for adult children to camp with us, etc

Is there such a thing as a camper that has a dedicated bedroom but also has a pop-out bed if grandchildren or adult children or whoever is camping with you?

 

[tnhillbilly]

Yes, they are called hybrids. Just google hybrid campers,then look at different floor plans till you find one you like.

 

[WisconsinGardener]

I'm familiar with hybrids, but usually, they don't have both an indoor bedroom/bed and a pop-out. Usually, it's one or the other. I did find this, and maybe that's as good as it's going to get:

 

[Publius]

You may want to visit an RV dealer and see whats avalble. Depending of design most will sleep 4 to 6 people and a few will do up to 8, the dinette in most every camper will convert to a bed for two.



Also camping during winter most go dry! No using the toilet or sinks and use 5 gallon jugs for water and dish pans for cleaning dishes and pots.

Not that you want to do the following but to give you an idea of what I seen other people do and even camped with them!

I seen a few people that bought a used camper just for deer hunting and pulled the toilet and sinks out, hot water heater and put in a portable camp toilet and redid the countertops for the kitchen and bathroom.

Using windshield washer fluid thats good for munus -20 in the portable camp toilet kept it safe from freezing and they would keep water and anything else they did not want to freeze in coolers and placing some heated water in jugs to maintain temp above freezing, they could let the camper go cold for the night and use sleeping bags and they would save Lp gas that way and turn the heat on in the morning when it was needed and back off when they left for the tree stand.

 

[Ambros]

See if you can find a RV show in your area. You can see many many different options from many manufacturers and might find something that strikes your fancy. If you plan on doing cold weather camping you won't want a hybrid or a pop up as they tend to offer very little thermal insulation. Look for a smaller bunkhouse type travel trailer as I think it might fit your requirements a little better as they tend to have plenty of sleeping room.

 

[Pinecone]

There are some rated four seasons. They have extra insulation around the water tanks. They should be drained if stored, but its alright to camp below freezing in them. You can also get heated water hoses if you have access to water. Try looking for Northwoods Nash trailers. Made in Oregon. Northern Oregon.

 

[Publius]

There are some rated four seasons. They have extra insulation around the water tanks. They should be drained if stored, but its alright to camp below freezing in them. You can also get heated water hoses if you have access to water. Try looking for Northwoods Nash trailers. Made in Oregon. Northern Oregon.

RV people call them Snow Birds they are made with extra insulation and all the seems sealed. One of the things with the newer campers I don't care for is the newer LP heaters and they require 12 volt to make them work, where the older ones work on convection and the run full time and you adjusted the heat/flame output to where you wanted. Either way the heaters will use 20 pounds in three days, but with the older style heater you don't have to worry about charging a battery every day.

 

[Pinecone]

Ahh, so that's why the solar panels. I didn't know the heater would not work without a battery charge. That could be problematic if there was a hard cloud cover for a day or so.

 

[Publius]

As an option or retro fit there are RV Catlytic LP Heaters and they come in 1500 BTU up to 10,000. BTU output and some brands even have vented models. No worry about the battery going dead a 3:00 AM in the morning as it uses no electric, also best used with twin 30 or 40 pound LP tanks.

With todays LED lighting a 12 Volt deep cycle battery should go a few days without recharging.

 

[Pinecone]

Thanks Publius.

 

[Illini Warrior]

See if you can find a RV show in your area. You can see many many different options from many manufacturers and might find something that strikes your fancy. If you plan on doing cold weather camping you won't want a hybrid or a pop up as they tend to offer very little thermal insulation. Look for a smaller bunkhouse type travel trailer as I think it might fit your requirements a little better as they tend to have plenty of sleeping room.

the Upper Midwest exhibition circuit for travel and outdoors is just kicking in - usually the big RV shows are a little later in the winter/spring - the RV industry for the region and the major manufacture point for the country is in & around South Bend/Elkhart .....

just curious I looked up what WI does - good sized show next weekend in Green Bay for the RV industry .... https://www.reschcenter.com/events/detail/rv-camping-expo-1