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Originally Posted by Silver.Sanctuary
Of course there is the possibility that if the solution you pick is so small you have nothing but frustration, is that going to predetermine that you won't like it a few years down the road? Could a more costly solution with more space mean you will love it instead?
If you like tenting, then you will probably like the BC or any other unit you choose... but I am not sure I can read that into your wife's comment!
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If I may expand on this topic a bit.
One of the pleasures of having an Airstream that works for your family's needs is that it makes camping easier/less work.
A big part of the "work" of tent camping is moving all of the stuff around, packing, remembering, cleaning up, and storing away all of the stuff.
For us, we chose a 22 over the 16 for several reasons. The biggest reason aside from the size of the bed was the markedly different amount of storage.
My vision of a satisfying trailering experience meant for us, that anything used inside the trailer would have a place to be stored properly in the trailer. What I mean is that we don't keep anything in the vehicle that is used in the trailer.
We have storage space in our bathroom for all of the items used there. All toiletries in the bathroom, full set of towels, hair dryer, first aid kit, cleaning supplies, makeup set, trash can.
In the galley space and dinette we have room for all of our dishes, utensils, cooking equipment, hot pads, towels, dish pans, pots and pans, dish soap, foil, baggies, some coffee equipment, and bar ware.
In the overhead bins we have space for 2 lantern flashlights, DVDs, CDs, cups, thermos, spices and more coffee equipment, and portable radio and speaker.
The bed is fully made at all times. With fabulous pillows, nice comforter, soft sheets.
Under the bed we have room to store extra food and beverages for a 10 day trip, and extra paper towels, tp, tool kit, and owners manuals.
On our counter we have room for 2 stacked pic nic baskets with crackers, chips, fruit, etc.
In the closet all of our clothes for a 10 day trip fit. Inside the closet door we have a hanging rack that holds trash bags, table cloth, sunscreen, bug spray, matches, doggie bags.
A softside cooler fits under the dinette (even when it's down made up as a bed, which we do for lounging during the day or when our adult daughter comes with us).
We can have the trailer clean and dry and put away, but the bed is made, the spices are in the cabinet, there is TP in the bathroom.
So on Friday afternoon we load up our clothes in the closet. Bring the pic nic baskets (we also use a larger cooler which we keep outside or in the truck), and our outside gear and we are ready to go.
On Sunday when we get back, we have a large bag with dirty towels to bring home to clean, and our worn clothes, and the cooler and pic nic baskets. That's pretty much all of the clean up after a trip.
In the vehicle we have all of the gear used outside. Zero gravity chairs, small weber grill, charcoal, fire wood, and the large cooler.
This has worked well for us and helps minimize the work of moving things around a lot.
jon
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