So, I have narrowed down the choice for a fiberglass TT (unless I see something else that turns my head) between the Scamp and the EggCamper. Our son will have to sleep on the 2nd bed, the side or hitch-end with the Scamp and I know that the bathroom also plays into this since the side bath is smaller than the end bath. I just wondered if anyone had an opinion as to whether given they had to sleep on the 2nd bed, if it would be better in one area than the other. Andrew is 5'4" and about 140 lbs.
I am trying to end up with the most storage areas also and it sure looks like from the photos that the Scamp Deluxe has the potential with options to have a lot of storage. The EggCamper has the advantage of being wider and the storage looks relatively good.
I am thinking used Scamp but probably new EggCamper. We bought the 2007 Dodge Durango and got the hitch installed and the brake controller and it has a tow/haul button which I haven't read about yet. I was glad to find something capable of towing without ever having actually towed since so many people tow over the limit and it is SO hard on the tow vehicle. I know the Durango seems overkill but if you ever went through the mountains and wondered if you would ever make it and also went through the Ozarks with a van loaded with stuff and it huffed and it puffed. Looking for less stress across the board!
The Scamp 13 front bunks are only 24" wide and I believe the 16 is the same. I'm not sure the width of the side dinette bunk layout but I would imagine it is the same or similar. That was ok for us when the kids were toddlers, but one of the main reasons we went to the "dark side (SOB)" for two years and why we have what we have now is the front bunks are 31" wide.
We did tour the perfect trailer for you at Quartzsite.
The new Escape 5.0ta 5th wheel. An NBA player could use that trailer with the headroom, and space galore. The u-dinette was really a nice setup and the front to rear queen bed was nice. Price is a tough one, but it is about the closest match. Of course, with the Durango, that's out now too.
I don't know what the bed width is on the Egg Camper, I have sent them an email asking what the width is on that side dinette/bed. Egg Camper is also all electric. I don't know if he will put propane on any longer, but another question to ask when checking into it.
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Thanks, Greg. We just gave up on the idea of a 5th wheel because of the dynamics of matching it with a truck and then, with 3 adults and 2 large dogs and a cranky old guinea pig, the trucks would have been "tight" on the road. All the pets are seniors and no plans for replacements. Frankly, I couldn't spend what they want for the 5.0 TA and I was observing photos of it and they sit "funny" in the photos that I saw. I was looking at one for sale online, a 2014, and in my new RV Buyer's Guide and I have an obsession with symmetry and front to back at the bottom of the trailer should sit exactly equal in my mind whether that is correct or not, I don't know but all of them seemed to look the same, cock-eyed.
The EggCamper bed is short, I have heard 23" x 68" but the saving grace there is that it is even with the rear bed so feet could hang over and the aisle is wider so you might be able to extend it into the aisle a few inches but then you are dealing with the A/C in making sure that you don't cover it but am thinking that could be handled but the gvwr is only 2,500 lbs and I recently saw a "loaded light" weight of over 2,300 lbs.
We have a large tent, a backpacking tent and a box of straws. Drawing straws? If I fill 2 of the straws with food, meat or cheese, the dogs will end up in the tent for sure.
One thing that I noticed is that you really have to shake the bushes to get info on sizes of anything and weights on the molded fiberglass which has been frustrating and delayed our decision. "Googling" has proved more useful than contacting the manufacturers.
So, I do realize that I may need to steer away from molded fiberglass, at least for a few years. When we started planning, the plan did not include our son because there were supposed to be all of these great programs...................... But, flexiblity is the key to survival.
Cathy
Before deciding on the Scamp 16 I considered the 5'r. The drawback was in having to sacrifice the space for the fifth wheel that otherwise would be used for storage/passengers. Giving up my new Toyota 4Runner for a pickup truck would be a big inconvenience as well.. I've found the forums for fiberglass TT's to be indispensible in making the decision to buy a Scamp. The Scamp website could use some updating. It would be helpful to have dimensions added to the floorplans .
Good luck, Gypsy
Bill Sellen
I've been in one forum for molded fiberglass TTs for about 8 years now and this one almost a year, we've been Good Sam members since about 1990 so I am more than obsessed with RVs. We are also Escapees members. The first RVs that caught my eye were the early cheese box looking Winnebagos that I saw when stationed at Elemendorf AFB, AK in the mid-70s, you know, "Winnebago lets the good times roll." Always loved that motto. And, Aliner had a motto "No boundaries". I don't think Scamp has a motto that I have heard or the others. They really need a motto.
Well, I will figure something out. If it can be done, I will do it! Thanks for all comments.
Cathy