My wife and I picked up our new Scamp 13 no bath / toilet, at the factory in May. We love it!

We typically camp in state parks and use their bathroom facilities.

That being said, it is a bit tight when we have our 70 Lb dog with us.

A 16 would probably be better for a couple with one or two pre-teen children.

In my opinion having the appropriate tow vehicle for a 16 would be the biggest factor to be considered. And that opens up a whole other can of worms of varying opinions on what is a good tow vehicle.

I think it is important to think about what is perfect for you when deciding to buy a Scamp or any other trailer, what one of us thinks is a must-have, others will say is an absolutely not option. The good things on Scamps is that first, most options are pretty cheap to add, at least the "small" ones like vinyl instead of carpet, backsplash behind the stove, an extra cabinet/lights/outlet. Those I think personally it's good to load up on. Then you have to just think on the big ones if it makes a real difference or not - awning, bathroom, size of Scamp, etc. And we are all different.

For us - I didn't want to buy a travel trailer for $7K - $15K (my budget) and then have to pay $1,000 a year to store it somewhere outside, and pay that every year as within several years I have more paid for storage than paid for the trailer. So I started there and found all the varieties - popups, teardrops, etc. that fit in my garage. The Scamp 13 was one of those.

Then I thought about what I wanted. We are a tent camping family so moving to anything with a dry indoors and a couple amenities was like staying at the Ritz Carlton instead of Motel 6!!!! So all I wanted was something small with a couple basic options. I have 3 daughters (ages 4, 4, and 7). I ended up buying a 13' Scamp with the bunk beds in the front. Almost everywhere we go there is a toilet or vault toilet and that's good enough, I can save the hassle of having one in my trailer. I don't have a shower but don't care - I can find a shower if I really need it, and a lot of the campgrounds we are at now have shower facilities. We have the front bunk in the Scamp and the Big Bed. Is it tight when we are all in there - heck yeah!!!! But it's WAY better than being in a tent, if it's raining we fire up the stove and cook our dinner there - if it's not we cook it on the campfire. And yes we all cramp in to sleep in it, again, it's not like being in a house, but we can put 2 on the big bed, 2 on the bunks and one throws a little mattress on the floor. Tight, but as I said - WAY better than being in a tent. I have a water system, pump, and hot water heater but have never used any of them - added them just for re-sale.

So I guess just trying to give an alternate viewpoint here. Many of the folks who are talking trailers on this site have been owners of trailers for years and years so the standard has become comparing a trailer vs another trailer, and you'll always find a trailer that is better than the one you have. For us tent campers the change from tent to super basic travel trailer is immense. I can tell you this - every where I go - I have people follow me to look at the Scamp or come over to see it in the campground, and they aren't doing that to the folks who have 30 foot fifth wheels!!! You can make anything work so you just have to decide what you are going to do - do you want to go to a campground and then sit in the trailer and watch TV? If so, then your choice is different than someone like us - we like to go to a campground, then do a lot of hiking, playing outside, driving around to see and explore the area, cook on the fire when we can, etc., and the trailer is there when we sleep or when it's raining!