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