POP UP CAMPER VS TRAVEL TRAILER! (PROs and CONs)

Here are the main reason why we chose a POP UP Camper vs a Travel Trailer! We love our Jayco Pop Up camper but we debated a lot about a Travel Trailer. Here are main concerns PRO and CONS!

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Been camping for 50+ years started in tent to a truck with a shell to a camper on a truck to a travel trailer. The older you get you find the more comfort you are willing to pay for. As long as you are enjoying your self it doesn't matter what you have.

[aprilburkhalter]

Loved our pop up, until there was a bear blocking the camp bathroom at 2:00 am. Momma has a fifth wheel now, ha

[geneeddleman]

Really enjoyed this video! took me back to all the good times we've had RVing over the years. Been married since "72, been camping since '72.
Don;t have a camper right now. We started camping in 1972 with a retired Army tent with no floor. Since then we've had better tents, 2 different pop-ups, then went to a travel trailer because of one con you missed: we were camping every weekend with our 2 kids, and my bride got tired of loading and unloading the popup in preparation for the weekend. So we bought the "hard side" so we could leave it fully stocked all the time - from catsup in the fridge to clothes in the closet! Wonderful! (Although I always did miss the open, fresh air feeling of a pop-up) We had a couple of those, later lived in a fifth wheel for a while - easiest way ever to move a long distance while still looking for a house! Then we had a business that required us to be on the road, so 2 different motor homes. Finally full timed in a 5th wheel for a few years down in TX. Looking for our next big RV adventure now.

[dekeg.]

I'll never sleep in a tent on the ground again. I love my popup camper.

[purselmer]

We bought a pop-up about five years ago and we absolutely LOVE it. It was used, but taken care of like a baby! One side is a queen and the other is a king-sized bed. Both hubby and are very tall and don't even have a king in our home! Love camping in it always, but during the fall you can open all the windows so just screens are in and it feels like you're in a tree house!

[deanw]

Where I live pop ups are called "Grizzly Lunchbox"

[danielfoster]

I started in a tent went to a pop up then went to a travel trailer. As time goes on comfort takes over

[surfandstreamfisher]

A-Framed popup (Aliner) the best of both worlds. Literally sets up in 2 minutes, and you can leave it attached to your truck

[MKimble]

As a former tenter I really appreciate that we can sit in the pop up with all the windows unzipped and "feel" the outdoors (without the bugs). Obviously once you have a routine set up is pretty easy.

[pottercounty]

We’ve had three conventional pop up campers. Too much work..period. We have had conventional travel trailers- hated messing with the sewage & water stuff. We are retired and happy with our new Aliner Scout Park camper. It is low profile like a conventional pop up and fits in our garage but the best part is, it pops up in less than one minute & you’re done.

[bmiller]

Thanks, I love what y'all did to your camper. Another con though is it's not fun packing it up in the rain all wet.

[mimaroo]

My husband and I just went from a tent to a travel trailer. We travelled out West last summer and after the third night of camping, I threw out my back. That was the end of tenting camping for us. We're getting older, so comfort is a big thing for us, but we don't want to spend $100 a night, plus an extra $25 a night for the dog. The travel trailer is going to fit our needs quite nicely😊.

[RandallsLittleAdventures]

I now consider myself a seasoned RV person having owned 8 campers over the years. My Wife and I currently have 3 all at the same time....another story. Anyway we have a 38 foot fifth wheel for us with just about every bell and whisle, but when a buddy and I just want to go fishing for a few days we take the popup. It is just an overall awesome experience and you are actually camping but with air conditioning. My fishing partner always ask if we can take the popup because he likes it too.

[scubajeeper]

Yeah Jack I hear ya. You said the magic word: intro. When I was your age, I sounded exactly like you, I bought a used pop up. Later a bumper pull, now, I'm on my second motorhome. You gotta be careful when you make snowballs, one little push down that hill

[TheTnstick]

WE GOT RID OF OUR POPUP BECAUSE HAVING TO SET IT UP EVERYTIME WE CAME HOME FROM WHEN IT WAS RAINING. ALWAYS HAD DOUBLE WORK TO GO CAMPING .THATS WHY WE WENT TO A 17FT CAMPER .

[cazgerald]

The con of "just being a piece of canvas" is also a pro sometimes, less claustrophobic and you've got those three big windows when the weather is right.

[edgrigsby]

I camp in the National Forest, not usually at a designated campground. It is in bear country, travel trailers offer more protection.

[davekimbler]

We started in a tent then went to the pop up then the bumper pull now we have a 5th wheel and I think our next one will be a class A only because of comfort and setup time . They all have the pluses and minuses it’s an age group thing, we are 60 and 57 . You’ll see your needs change.

[McScott]

We've had a pop-up for 5 years and love it. It's really convenient being able to store it in our garage and avoid the cost of a storage facility. We've been all over Ohio and as far south as your neck of the woods (Big Lagoon State Park and St. Andrews State Park). The biggest drawback for us is the set-up and tear-down time. You really can't just pull into a rest stop or Walmart parking lot for a quick overnight stay. So when we travel on an extended trip (like from Ohio to FL), we have to book a motel/hotel room to break up the drive. That tacks on an extra $200-300 to our overall cost. If you do that a couple times a year, you'd pay for the cost of storing a travel trailer someplace. Plus, it takes us about 90 minutes to completely set up or tear down the camper. For a 2-night camping trip, that's a lot of work. This is one of the reasons we're looking to upgrade to a travel trailer.

[beckymoran]

I could never back my pop up in a spot....so I would unhook and just push it in (yes, by myself).