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It's been my experience that people living out of their campers live in rvs, not pull-behind campers (including myself). Why is this? What's the benefit? I'm starting to think about my near future, probably the next decade, and thinking of the lifestyle I'll want, and it might involve quite a bit of having to live real cheap, so a camper is great. But my Chinook is just too small for me to make a true lifestyle out of this. I've started figuring, over the past couple years, that an 18' Sunrader would be perfect. But the more I think, and actually seriously look, the 21' models seem more common, AND less expensive. And I'll tell you, though I really don't like the idea of driving and owning such a large rv, the space would be really, really nice. I mean I'd be living out of it for stretches of time, not camping in it, so much. I've come close...I mean I'm actually calling and emailing people with them for sale, checking my back account, etc., looking to make it happen. Then the thought hits me...why not a 4x4 Toyota truck and a pull-behind? That way when I do end up in a town, possibly working, with a place to stay (especially in the winter), I have a 4wd vehicle. Rather than a 2wd rv being my only vehicle. And suddenly it all just makes so much more sense. What I'm afraid of is that there's some giant blind spot in my head of "THIS is why that wouldn't work for you". But I can't come up with anything. I mean I love rvs, and Sunraders and Chinooks. But for a guy who will be moving around a bit, not wanting to pay rent, but sometimes having housing and needing to get around to get groceries and all that stuff (especially in the winter), doesn't that make much more sense? There's no road, down in the desert where I love spending so much time, which I wouldn't be able to get down in a 4wd Toyota with a small pull-behind, but that I could get down with the Chinook. So I could get to all the same places. It makes sneaky urban camping a bit more tough, but probably not really...because again, everyone seems to understand that the guy living out of his camper down the street is in an RV, not a pull behind. So I actually think I'd attract less attention...maybe (?) Any thoughts? I think if the right 18' Sunrader at the right price came along I'd still get it, but I'm leaning more towards a truck and trailer....Crazy