r/traveltrailers

I towed my trailer and another very aerodynamic one on the exact same route and compared how many mi/kWh I got with each.

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Genuine question for experienced owners.

I bought a used 2016 StarCraft 17SB hybrid travel trailer about 3 weeks ago for $8500, and I feel like I've spent more time fixing and worrying than actually enjoying it put into $4000 into it to make sure it was good to go water intrusion wise.

So far I've dealt with:

- Rebuilt bunk door and a full exterior reseal before I even picked it up.

- New tires and bearing service.

- Learning how to winterize/dewinterize without messing something up.

- Plumbing confusion with low-point drains.

- Grey tank sensor doesn't work.

- Grey tank filled up way faster than I expected and backed up into the kitchen sink.

- Shower barely drains, even when the grey tank isn't obviously full.

- Toilet started leaking around the base after adding a little water back into the black tank.

- Constant worry about black tanks, grey tanks, dumping, sanitizing, flushing, etc.

I rented trailers for years before buying one and honestly... it felt so much less stressful. Pick it up, enjoy the weekend, return it.

Financially it almost seems cheaper too once you factor in repairs, maintenance, storage, insurance, and all the little things you end up buying.

I'm not trying to complain—I genuinely want to know if this is just the steep learning curve for first-time owners, or if some trailers are just constant projects.

Does it eventually become second nature where you just hook up and go camping? Or are you always fixing something?

Starting to wonder if ownership just isn't for me.

I heard that units that were built during Covid were poorly built. Is there any truth to that?

Appears there is a balance issue with my trailer. Came out of now where while towing 4 hours away from our home. Do you take the tires off and take them to a tire specific shop or do you take your trailer in to a RV shop to address? Also, appears to not be an issue with bearings.

Hello camping friends. We are currently without a trailer - but anxious to have one again. We're shopping - and we have very specific things we want in a trailer, like most of you. One "disagreement" my wife and I have is that I'd be willing to do a Wet Bath, but it's a hard-no for my wife. The issue is that the trailers we're looking at are smallish, so one particular trailer we both like for the layout and specs - has a Wet Bath. I cannot get her to even consider it. The issue is "where do I put my clothes, or even a dry towel". So I'm curious, can some of you share your best practices for how you make the most of it? For example, if the bed is in the back (as it is in this particular trailer), I can imagine hanging a curtain in the front of the bathroom door, then hanging towels or clothes OUTSIDE The door to grab. So let me know your thoughts, and also, if any of you REGRET having one and wish you didn't, I'd like to know. Thank you!