Rimgem
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The DW and I have been looking into buying a camper for about 4 months. A friend of our's bought a 32' TT. We have camped a few times with him and our two kids and have had a blast. Another friend of our's bought a PU and we have also camped with them. While out friends TT is to big for our needs, the PU seemed a little to small for the DW. Now we both like the open feeling of the PU, but the fuller size bathroom of the TT. So after months of looking we have finally agreed that an HTT would suit us the best. We are in no hurry to buy. Probably not interested in it till the beginning of next year. So with that being said I have a few questions that I have not see posted on this site.
How does the PU, TT, and Hybrid do in heavy rain and wind while camping? We live in Oklahoma and most every storm that rolls thru seems to have a good wind gust with it. Also the storms seem to bring lots of heavy rain.
On the HTT and PU do you need to cover anything or fold anything up for a torrential downpour?
Thanks in Advance!
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Chuck_S
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Your best bet is to use the search function for Rain and for Wind. Will save us retyping all our old messages. 
You'll get over 600 hits for Rain here (over 12,000 in all the forums). Much of this isn't real useful, but a couple of cups of coffee and sitting in front of your computer will get you a good feel for Rain (and for Wind).
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We just recently went through THE WORST rain ever in our ROO - 4"+ in 5 hours - and not a drop. Have also been through strong winds and, while it's a bit unsettling, no problem. I would try NOT to camp in very wooded areas when you know that high winds are expected or at least "turtle" at those times. Falling limbs can create a big problem in any TT and tent ends would be more dangerous, IMO. We love our ROO and recommend HTT to anyone looking for the ourdoor feeling with the luxury of indoor amenities. Enjoy your search!
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rockhillmanor
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The one thing I found inconvenient is when it rains and you are scheduled to leave the following day. Makes for a mess and smell rolling in the tent part. After that happening 2 times I traded it in for a TT, and then ultimately to a MH.
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My wife and I weathered one of the most severe thunderstorms ever one year in Bar Harbor - 5 hours straight, red lightning, gusts to 50 mph that blew away the Johnny on the Spot (I bet you all can guess the CG with that clue). Anyway, that was in our pop-up! Wouldn't think twice about weathering similiar in our HTT! Besides, if it gets to wicked for the family to stomach, you can turtle it and be within the confines of the hardsides.
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rockhillmanor wrote:The one thing I found inconvenient is when it rains and you are scheduled to leave the following day. Makes for a mess and smell rolling in the tent part. After that happening 2 times I traded it in for a TT, and then ultimately to a MH.
This is probably more true of a pop-up than an HTT. I having owned both. In modern pop-ups, you get tenting made of hi-tech fabrics like Sunbrella, older ones were canvas. These fabrics MUST air-dry and it's a real pain since your tenting lays on you mattresses. With most HTTs (not all though) you get vinyl bunk tents. You dry it with a towel, it's dry because it's not fabric. In addition, you can always pull your mattresses off the bunks and stow them in the middle of the HTT if you're forced to pack wet.
Since, you like the feel of openness when camping, HTT might be just right!
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bikendan
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Rimgem wrote:
How does the PU, TT, and Hybrid do in heavy rain and wind while camping? We live in Oklahoma and most every storm that rolls thru seems to have a good wind gust with it. Also the storms seem to bring lots of heavy rain.
On the HTT and PU do you need to cover anything or fold anything up for a torrential downpour?Thanks in Advance!
the beauty of the HTT is its ability to be a popup or a conventional TT. if the weather is bad and you don't want the hassle of setting up or taking down in the rain, you just turtle and sleep on the sofa or dinette. if the weather is good, then you have the openness of a popup when you set up the bunks.
we've used solar blankets(popup gizmos) to help with rain. but you really don't need them since the fabric is vinyl. it is mainly to keep debris/stains off the bunk end fabric.
we've been some heavy storms on the north coast of california and the coast of washington and haven't had any problems.
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rockhillmanor wrote:The one thing I found inconvenient is when it rains and you are scheduled to leave the following day. Makes for a mess and smell rolling in the tent part. After that happening 2 times I traded it in for a TT, and then ultimately to a MH.
For some reason, it seems to rain on the last day of our trips. I towel dry it a bit if it's just a mist, but if it's pouring I admit defeat and just pack it in soaking. Either way, when we get home I open the HTT up and let it air dry. I have NEVER had any kind of smell.
As far as the OP goes, our HTT is as watertight as a frog's *** and we've been in some real strong rain storms.
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The only time we have had trouble with wind was in the desert and we did have sand blow under the snaps. Ours is a 02 and newer models have a extra fabric cover to better insulate. Though the tent ends are vinyl our window flaps are canvas and you do have to be very careful to dry out the ends at the end of a trip. This is very easy though just open up ends and let dry you don't have to snap them or anything. Fold up and good to go for next time. High wind will cause shaking of the beds while sleeping but we have never been kept awake. We have thousands of miles on our trailer and have camped from San Diego to the midwest and into Canada. We love ours.
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VolFamily
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If wind and rain are your only concerns about buying an HTT, then its time to make the purchase!
Never had a leak! And have camped in wind that I was sure would lift us away! LOL Just last weekend we camped in a severe thunderstorm (not our first) and we were safe, cozy, and dry!
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