Coming to the decision about weather or not to purchase pop up trailers may seem daunting, but I’ll go into detail about the advantages and the everyday use of one so hopefully you can make the decision easier. For those of you doing any kind of exploring of the outdoors, seekers of adventure, you have a couple options. Your first option is to go stick with tents and your car. Your second option is an RV and your third option is a pop up trailer camper.

There are advantages and disadvantages of each. When traveling with just tents you have the advantage of not having to haul a trailer around. This can be hugely advantageous depending on what you’re doing because sometimes parks won’t allow even vehicles inside or won’t allow vehicles with trailers inside. Having just tents will bypass this problem because you’ll be flying solo! While tents can be easy and compact, sometimes they’re also burdensome and a pain. If you’re going on loner jaunts across the country or world, you’re always stuck sleeping on the ground. This can become quite tiresome after a couple times and leave you yearning for the bed that pop up trailers can provide. If you’re only going for a short overnight camp, then maybe a tent would be best.

Another option you have is an RV. An RV gives you all the conveniences of home and is on the complete other end of the spectrum from tents. With an RV you are living inside a small palace with all the amenities you’re used too, such as showers, stoves, beds, bathrooms and living rooms. All these amenities however can come at a huge cost. An RV is not only a huge investment, but is very gas heavy and cumbersome. You must always be looking for RV parking, have to tow a car behind it if you want any semblance of mobility and then storage is always an issue. Another factor with RV’s is that unless you’re traveling a good amount of time per year, you won’t get your money out of it and recoup your initial investment.

Pop up trailers are a medium between constantly roughing it in tents and driving around in your home. With trailers you can pull them behind your car and drop them off with great ease. The advantages here are that you’re still getting shelter and protection from the elements without having a cumbersome burden of a RV. Pop up trailers will bless you with the critical amenities you need such as shelter, bed and kitchen, while leaving out all the frivolous additions an RV sustains. With a camper trailer you have the versatility you don’t have with an RV. Many parks don’t allow RV’s and you will be left camping either way. You also will have a way to get off the ground and out of a hot, sticky and potentially wet tent.

Whichever vehicle you choose, be it pop up trailers, tents or an RV, there is one for your particular adventure or situation. Weigh the positives and negatives of each then make your decision. Do you want to be constantly roughing it? Traveling in excessive luxury or a nice median between the two?