| If you are a part-time RVer, the travel | | | | buying what is essentially a sleeping |
| trailer may be an option worth taking a | | | | space and somewhere to get out of bad |
| look at. It gives you some of the | | | | weather. |
| freedom of a full blown RV without the | | | | Moving up a step, trailers priced from |
| price. | | | | $35,000 on down are tailored more |
| A travel trailer is not quite a | | | | towards the traditional RV travel |
| traditional RV. The obvious difference | | | | experience. These trailers tend to come |
| is you pull a travel trailer. At their | | | | in two forms. The first is a shorter |
| core, travel trailers are essentially a | | | | unit with lots of amenities. The second |
| form of a mobile home on wheels. Of | | | | is a bigger, longer unit with fewer |
| course, they are designed to be hauled | | | | amenities, but a ton of living space for |
| to and fro and can take a beating with | | | | the price. Which should you choose? It |
| the best of them. | | | | depends on whether you need space or |
| Travel trailers come in a wide variety | | | | not. If not, go with the amenities |
| of forms. Some are tiny with next to no | | | | version. |
| amenities - basically a place to sleep. | | | | High-end trailers tend to be a luxury |
| Others are really big and basically | | | | item. Whether to buy one is a matter of |
| serve the purpose of a full blown home | | | | personal preference between preferring |
| you can haul all over the place for | | | | to haul the trailer or buy and drive a |
| extended trips limited only by your | | | | traditional RV. Why? Well, the prices |
| budget. Let's take a closer look. | | | | are comparable. You can spend up to |
| The bottom of the market is the trailer | | | | $100,000 or more on a high-end trailer. |
| that retails from about $12,000 or less. | | | | As a result, you need to ask yourself |
| These trailers are the roughing it | | | | whether an RV would be preferable. There |
| version of the market. You are going to | | | | is no right answer, just your personal |
| get cheap fabrics and appliances, to the | | | | choice. |
| extent you get them. These appliances | | | | The quality and cost of travel trailers |
| may be limited solely to a small propane | | | | tend to be very brand specific. When |
| stove. If there is any type of a | | | | shopping for them, make sure to research |
| bathroom facility, it will be laughably | | | | the different units and then canvas as |
| tiny. When considering this type of | | | | many dealers as possible. You will be |
| trailer, you need to be comfortable | | | | surprised how prices differ. |