retiredtraveler
Senior Member
I know this is an older thread.
DW and I had a popup camper for 10 years. I think most of the answers you will get is an 'it depends' on a lot of factors as to what to purchase, what is the best tow vehicle, etc. We wanted a popup because it is easy to tow, don't need a large vehicle (meaning a fuel waster), and we didn't need a new vehicle to tow. We used it for extended trips primarily for the first couple of years after retirement. We took it across country, and into Canada too, for a number of trips and would stay 3-4 weeks at a time. I can't describe how wonderful it was to stay close to a month, each, in the Tetons, American Rockies, Canadian Rockies, Glacier-Waterton, Smokies, etc. By having a relatively inexpensive popup, we got our monies worth, and more, out of it. Anyone who has traveled to national parks, and stayed in hotels close to these parks, knows how expensive rooms are. We would camp for $30+ a night, when rooms went for $200+ a night, thereabouts. As another poster said, it's 'lifestyle'.
I know, probably most people do not consider a popup an 'rv'. But, we were happy with it. A lot of good memories. But, you need to travel as we did to actually get the money out of it. But again, it's lifestyle to most people and the expense doesn't really matter.