Trailer Sizes

[Byron Kinnaman]

A few years ago there was a poll about trailer sizes. I'm wonder if the sizes people have has changed much. So here's today's poll.

[JOE DRISSEL]

Since 2005 we still have the same 1987 13ft. Scamp

[Raz]

We're pretty happy with what we've got. The bed's a little small, especially when the golden retriever decides she's had enough of the floor. Next time maybe we'll get a Shih tzu. I've had my eye out for a 15' as a project trailer because my project list is down to less than 5 years ..... Raz

[Radar1]

We have a 16 Scamp. I like the size of the 13 because you can haul it with a lighter and more efficient tow vehicle, but then I also like the Scamp 19 because of the extra room. Guess the 16 is a good compromise.

[stevebaz]

Mines a 13 foot Scamp no bathroom, currently we camp 3 to 7 days at a stretch and works extremely well for us. 2 adults and the dog that runs the place.

[Gilda]

13' Scamp, purchased new in 2011. Just the basics; icebox, heater, porta pottie. Simple to care for, simple to tow, cute as a button! Perfect for 2 to enjoy "elevated camping"!

[FTTRV]

We are trailer junkies. For rough road rock hunting we use our 94 Vanabond, for short weekends we use our Bigfoot 21RB, for long trips where we stay a week we use our 25ft HR Alumscape, for overnighters we use our 13ft ECO with bathroom, our 13ft Boler is guest quarters.
Chuck

[Sandy Christie]

Scamp 13 with front bunks suits just fine. We usually go for 1 to 3 weeks at a time. The 2 of us and the 2 dogs. Life couldn't get much better.

Sandy C

[floyd]

Our Scamp 13D front bath is named "Eggy-Sue" (the pull-it surprize).
Perhaps we should have named her "Mary Poppins" since she is "practically perfect in everyway"....

Practically Perfect - Mary Poppins (The Broadway Musical) - YouTube

I can often hear the trailing echo of this song as I pull "Eggy-Sue" along the road.

If it it were not for this trailer we would not own a travel trailer!

[jwcolby54]

Scamp 16, about to trade up to a Scamp 19. Deeply conflicted whether to go for the deluxe for the front bath, huge refri and all the cabinets, or the standard for the front bunk for kids.

[deryk]

Im happy with my ParkLiner15, and could live in the space...but I think in the way future when I retire and drive off into the sunset I want an Escape 5.0 for the separate bedroom area...and I hear 5th wheels are real easy to tow!

[Mikmay]

I use both 13 boler and 15 trillium both tow behind my ridgeline with little difference . The main difference to me is not the length but the width a couple extra inches wider makes a big difference to someone over 6 feet tall plus my wife always tells me it's not the length that matters its the width lol

[Doug Mager]

Eye'll show ya myne iffin eye kan see yours, LOL!!!!

...AGE doesn't make these gems grow any larger. They only seem to grow larger in our imagination.

[Byron Kinnaman]

Originally Posted by floyd

Our Scamp 13D front bath is named "Eggy-Sue" (the pull-it surprize).
Perhaps we should have named her "Mary Poppins" since she is "practically perfect in everyway"....

I can often hear the trailing echo of this song as I pull "Eggy-Sue" along the road.

If it it were not for this trailer we would not own a travel trailer!

With a trailer name like "eggy-sue" I thought you'd be a Buddy Holly fan.

[floyd]

Originally Posted by Byron Kinnaman

With a trailer name like "eggy-sue" I thought you'd be a Buddy Holly fan.

"Oh Boy"... "That'll Be the Day"
Wait...I'll "Think it Over"...
"Well,all right", when camping we sometimes fall asleep to the rockin' sound of the "crickets".
"Listen to Me"..."Early in the Morning" even if "It's Raining in My Heart" I'll still "Rave On" cause there ain't no "Maybe Baby", "Eggy-Sue" will "Not Fade Away".
"Everyday" these "Words of Love" come from a "Soft Place in My Heart"
We've even been to Clear Lake.... twice!

Think Eggy.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMCCHVYV1BA

[ruscal]

Keep in mind, after you pass the 16 foot mark they're not cute anymore. So if you have a big family you'll have to tow a train of 13's or 16's to be cool.
Russ

[kb1flr]

We have a 1995 16 ft Casita. I have been in 17 ft Casitas and they seem much larger. 19 FT Escapes are amazingly roomy.

I really like the 16 and see no reason to go larger, but Jessica has her eye on the 21 ft Escape. I fear the inevitable contribution to Canada's GDP that is surely in my future

Rick and Jessica

[Bob Miller]

Question about Poll

If you have more than 1 rig does one vote Chicago style?
(i.e. "Vote early & Vote Often")

[Donna D.]

I have owned a 16 foot Scamp for nearly a dozen years. Love it! However, I am moving up in size. A new Escape 5.0TA on order. I'm not buying because it's bigger, nor because it's a tandem axle. I'm ordering because I want to camp in the winter (dual pane windows, extra insulation) on the Oregon Coast when the winds are blowing and the Pacific is boiling. I'm looking to improve my longer-term camping comfort level.

[Pam Garlow]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

I have owned a 16 foot Scamp for nearly a dozen years. Love it! However, I am moving up in size. A new Escape 5.0TA on order. I'm not buying because it's bigger, nor because it's a tandem axle. I'm ordering because I want to camp in the winter (dual pane windows, extra insulation) on the Oregon Coast when the winds are blowing and the Pacific is boiling. I'm looking to improve my longer-term camping comfort level.

Wow, Donna!! Next step, retirement and full timing.

As far as trailer sizes, I love my UH-13r and it's perfect for weekend camping. But if I was retiring and taking longer trips, I think I'd move up to a 16 of some type. Maybe EggCamper