Thoughts on pop up trailers

Hey guys so I am starting to look into getting a travel trailer for myself to go on fishing trips with. I have never towed before and I know that my 01 prerunner v6 can only tow like 5k GVWR. I was wondering about tent trailers. Any personal opinions about pop ups? I am looking to spend under 10k. I was also looking into the KZ sportsmen classic trailer. Honestly, I don't have any knowledge about trailers and am trying to decide what would be best for my situation. I do need a bathroom and shower, but nothing really fancy, just a well built rig.

 

Consider a A-Frame. Water tight, insulated walls and roof. No canvas. We've got a 2009 Chalet Arrowhead. Empty weight 1300 or so; we travel all over the western US woth it at about 2300 LBS.

 

I never thought of an a frame, but those look really nice and I like the fact that they have the hard walls instead of tent canvas material

 

X2 on A liner. I don’t know your camping area. But, many parks don’t allow canvas sided trailers due to predators.

 

I also saw some good reviews on the trail Manors anybody have experience with those?

 

Pop ups are kind of a pain. Ive never tried a hard side though, only canvas. They may be smaller but the setup time is actually pretty long. They don't store much for towing either. They're cold and drafty... I've had a couple, don't miss them.

 

I found that if you breathe at night the moisture from your breath will gather on the inside of the tent material and drip on you starting around 3am. You have been warned.

 

Sounds uncomfortable

 

IMO with an '01 there are travel trailer limitations. I'm guessing you don't have a 7-pin or a trailer brake controller. How is the '01 equipped? A Class III hitch and 4-pin?

 

Yeah that's what I have

 

With a Class III and 4-pin there are still plenty of options. I believe you can wire in a trailer brake controller, don't absolutely need a 7-pin.

A-frame. Looked into them but went with larger trailers. A-frames have the amenities in a compact package, good enough for 1-2 people.

Just try to avoid canvas.

 

I tow a 13 ft boler with my 2.7 4 banger. 4 pin plug. Not many bolers around but check out Scamps