I was looking at buying a small RV to tow behind my 4Runner, but the ones I could afford were of dubious quality, and the ones that had a big enough bathroom for my 6'2" and 300lb body to fit into were too heavy to tow. Plus, I wanted to be able to bring my UTV with me.
My girlfriend had concerns about sleeping on the ground, so I got the idea to buy one of those pickup bed tents and put it in my utility trailer that I use to haul the UTV.
It worked out pretty well, with plenty of room for a queen-sized air mattress.
But having a tent and not an RV meant I had to pack everything to create a kitchen, a bathroom, and a shower. Driving 18 miles on dirt roads to get to our spot meant everything in the trailer was coated with dirt when we got there, so had to use the shower to hose off everything, then let stuff dry, then set it all up. Took about 2.5 hours before we were ready to sit and enjoy the woods.
Then another 2 hours to break everything down, then head back to civilization, and unpack everything and clean and repair as necessary.
I imagine having a small RV and keeping everything in it ready to go except food would be much faster and easier.
Any experienced RVers that can confirm that? Or is there a bunch of other things that take time to set up that make it a pain in the rear?
My set up at the camp site ready to go...
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I think if I want to be able to haul the UTV into the woods and tow at least a 21' RV, I'll have to get a pickup with an 8' bed, preferably a 3/4-ton. But I would have to get rid of my 4Runner, which I love as a daily driver. Unless I just buy a used pickup, but those are expensive around here if they are in decent shape. I looked at toy haulers, but to get one that my UTV will fit inside means going up to at least 26' and crazy money.
I like remote camping and you are really restricted as to where you can go with those huge RVs.