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