Tears for the Teardrop

Last year we bought a teardrop camper.  What a great upgrade from tent camping!  At night you’re not on the ground, and you have a way to attempt to control the climate inside.  It’s also nice to not have the car jammed with everything you need for a weekend (or more).  The unit we bought was great, well-constructed for the most part, and was just what we thought we needed.  We used the heck out of it camping almost every weekend that we could.  It saw several states and seasons, and we were excited to use it again this year.

But the more we used it we found that there were things we wished were different.  One things was just that we had to almost completely unpack the teardrop just to get in.  This meant a lengthy process at the campsite to get set up.  We still had to set up an easy-up, the expandable kitchen, cooler, etc.  Sometimes when ya go camping, you just want to get there and enjoy it.  Also, if you want to just stop somewhere for the night, you’re stuck either loading everything into the car or leaving it outside.  We also wanted to be able to stand up.  Unless you are 2 feet tall, this is difficult in a teardrop (unless you have a “standie”).

So we started looking at a-frame hardtop popups.  We liked them because they were lightweight and unique looking.  But they also came with a price – as does just about any travel trailer (TT) that is built to be lightweight.  One weekend we went to a local RV dealer to see a newer line of lightweight TTs – we were convinced.  It had everything we wanted and more.  Plus it was light enough for us to tow it and not going to break the bank.  We think we found what we’re looking for…