Paul,

I'm 71 and my wife is 69, we have a 2016 Scamp 13.  We stopped by the factory in August to get our gray water tank replaced.  By the time we left the factory, we had a 2023 13' Deluxe with a front dinette on order.  It will be ready for us a few months after our 50th wedding anniversary.  God willing, we will celebrate our anniversary and enjoy our new camper. Enjoy your new Scamp, it's worth the wait.

We now travel at a slower pace, no more than 400 miles a day.  We take less and less stuff with us.  We take more breaks.     If there is something that we want to stop and look at, we do.  We avoid unhitching and leveling the camper whenever it's practical.  We simply are trying to make our lives simpler and enjoy each others company.

BobH.    one of the Scamper Campers

First is fact, you will always need to own a reliable pick up for traveling. In some cases it will mean owning two vehicles. Also with todays newer high bed sided pick up's this can limit your choices of trucks for towing a S-19. I have owned two standard S-19's. With a bad knee getting into the front bed became an issue. I built and installed steps to get into upper bed. The trailer lives where it is unhitched. With standard trailers on concrete they can be moved around with a dolly. This is helpful if stored in a garage. Another storage issue is additional height of building is needed if your S-19 is stored inside. If you decide to sell your S-19 you are limited to interested buyers who own pick ups. Last point. The best suited tow vehicles are mid size pick ups, there are no factory available hitches so a custom hitch install is required (More $$ and issues.) 

We decided to down size our trailer and go with a 5K tow rated SUV. Full disclosure, I still have an older beater pick up that I can live without. No payments,cheaper liability insurance and low taxes on the pickup truck. This is what works for me, YMMV. 

Eddie