ruralcarrier1978
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My wife and I are fixing to buy a new travel trailer. We are looking at the hybrid campers I have some questions? Are they HOT or COLD in the winter and summer due to the canvas sleepers? Can they be ran off of a generator like most travel trailers? Last how soon do the holding tanks fill up? We will be traveling to the races alot and most of the campgrounds dont offer hookups. Like I said I really dont know nothing about these i'm going from sleeping in a pup tent to this so all the info you guys can give will help alot!!
Thanks Scott
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Fire Instructor
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1) Get a set of PopupGizmo's if you are worried about hot/cold weather. They work great!
2) No problem with a generator, except that it's easier to accidently get CO inside, because of the canvas areas.
Just put the generator a little further away.
3) How quick the tanks fill is dependant upon their size, and how much you use them! You mentioned race camping, and at the tracks I'm familiar with, there is usually "honey wagon" pump servie available.
4) Have fun!!!!
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bikendan
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ruralcarrier1978 wrote:My wife and I are fixing to buy a new travel trailer. We are looking at the hybrid campers I have some questions? Are they HOT or COLD in the winter and summer due to the canvas sleepers? Can they be ran off of a generator like most travel trailers? Last how soon do the holding tanks fill up? We will be traveling to the races alot and most of the campgrounds dont offer hookups. Like I said I really dont know nothing about these i'm going from sleeping in a pup tent to this so all the info you guys can give will help alot!!
Thanks Scott
first: what are you going to pull it with?
second: since you are going to the races with it, you'll be able to hear everything since you'll be under canvas. will this bother you?
third: using solar blankets or popupgizmos, you'll be able to control the inside temp a lot. you'll need a generator to use the a/c if there aren't hookups. you'll need a yamaha 2400 at the minimum.
fourth: holding tank size depends on brand and size of trailer. find the floorplan you like and most brands will have similar size tanks.
you can use a tote tank to empty your gray water. your black tank should be good for a week, unless it's a small hybrid.
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johny_maple
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Given your primary destination (racetracks), I'd go with a regular travel trailer. You'll be thankful for the solid walls which will not only block out noise but help keep inside temperatures pretty even if you have an air conditioner for the summers. We've camped for 10 years in a hybrid which is great for national, provincial/state parks dry camping and boondocking, but I wouldn't want to camp in one at races of any kind.
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fourcamping
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If you don't have any shade, I would not camp in a hybrid. The tent ends are hard to cool if in direct sunlight. It can also be drafty in the winter.
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Dick_B
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Be sure to look at TrailManor and HiLo's for the two high-end hybrids.
I personally don't like anything with canvas ends for several reasons but they are about the cheapest way to get started in RVing as compared to camping (in a tent).
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bikendan
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fourcamping wrote:If you don't have any shade, I would not camp in a hybrid. The tent ends are hard to cool if in direct sunlight. It can also be drafty in the winter.
this is not true. many hybrid owners camp in hot/sunny conditions and are fine. many camp in cold conditions and are fine.
you have use things like solar blankets or popup gizmos or reflectix.
they are a lot less drafty than a popup. and you have the option to "turtle" and be like a regular TT, if the weather is bad.
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johny_maple
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Dick_B wrote:Be sure to look at TrailManor and HiLo's for the two high-end hybrids.
I personally don't like anything with canvas ends for several reasons but they are about the cheapest way to get started in RVing as compared to camping (in a tent).
TrailManors and HiLos are NOT hybrids; they are nowhere close to being a combo of a regular TT and a pop-up with canvas bed ends. They are, however, another option.
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johny_maple
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bikendan wrote:fourcamping wrote:If you don't have any shade, I would not camp in a hybrid. The tent ends are hard to cool if in direct sunlight. It can also be drafty in the winter.
this is not true. many hybrid owners camp in hot/sunny conditions and are fine. many camp in cold conditions and are fine.
you have use things like solar blankets or popup gizmos or reflectix.
they are a lot less drafty than a popup. and you have the option to "turtle" and be like a regular TT, if the weather is bad.
Dead-on. We have camped in really hot weather without an AC and survived  As well, some springs and falls have been cold, wet, windy and just plain miserable, but the furnace handled it. Hardier folks have done some winter camping (turtled up) in Algonquin Provincial Park where outfitters set you up for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or dog-sledding, Yukon/Alaska style.
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bikendan
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johny_maple wrote:Dick_B wrote:Be sure to look at TrailManor and HiLo's for the two high-end hybrids.
I personally don't like anything with canvas ends for several reasons but they are about the cheapest way to get started in RVing as compared to camping (in a tent).
TrailManors and HiLos are NOT hybrids; they are nowhere close to being a combo of a regular TT and a pop-up with canvas bed ends. They are, however, another option.
j_m
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most of the time that Dick B. posts on the Hybrid forum is to suggest someone buy a Trailmanor or HiLo, instead of a hybrid.
methinks he might sell them.
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