How much space do you need? Hotel costs in many places are expensive. Canada in particular is very expensive for hotels compared to the most places in the US. Being able to bring your own home with you, sleep in your own bed, keep your dogs with you at all times, and have everything you want at your fingertips, is just a fantastic combination as far as I'm concerned. I have just the right amount of space for me, a lady friend, and my two dogs. The dinette makes up into a bed for people under 6' tall. I've slept in it and I didn't fit well at 6'3" tall.
Pickup Campers: Pick up campers or short but not much longer than the pickup it's. My camper loaded is 28" longer than my extended cab pickup truck is unloaded. It is just over 24' long and that means I can park in a normal parking spots.
Four Wheel Drive: Loaded on a four-wheel-drive pick up like mine, I can drive off road and camp in secluded pretty spots that a normal trailer could never make it too or back out of. It is not as handy as a regular cab pickup with a shorter or pop-up camper, but this is the truck I have and it suits my needs. I don't intend to take it up the Rubicon trail. I can drive on gravel roads, in rain, snow, and mud and get through if the road is passable, and tree branches are not too low. My camper is high, probably close to 12' high off the road, so low branches are a concern.
Not Obtrusive: Truck campers is fly a little bit lower on the radar. I can get away with parking on the street, camping on the street in the city and industrial areas, in a casino parking lot, or in a rest area. It is much more difficult to camp in these places with the trailer--you are tied to campgrounds with a tag along trailer, motor-home, or fifth wheel trailer.
Boondocking: Some of the places I like to go, Canada for example, work better with a truck camper. I can drive down narrow little double truck lanes in the bush. I can camp alongside boat launch ramps. I can order a meal at a nice restaurant and ask if I can park in their lot overnight and get a favorable response. Well many places in Canada don't allow camping it is not uncommon for the police to recommend places after telling you can't do it. Since I like boondocking, I'll save another post to expand on that topic.
Exploring: Having a truck camper means you can drive until you're tired pullover find a place to camp overnight. That means you can cover more distance in a day, or stop and relax and see whatever sites you choose to along the way. Many them of the more remote places in the world don't have hotels. I don't like tent camping. I'd rather be warm and dry and have refrigerator pack full of food with me.
Other options:
Vans: Some people choose vans. I think vans are great option for camping--perhaps a little bit too small for me. They are better for stealth camping in cities and residential areas where I have little interest in going.
Trailers: Trailers are too big. I don't want to have to store trailer somewhere and have it take up a tremendous amount of space. They are harder to park, set up, and prep for the road. Trailers tie you to campgrounds. Many camp grounds are as expensive as hotel rooms. Trailers are heavier and require more fuel to move around. My truck camper size right for me one other person and a couple of dogs. I can stay I camp grounds when I wish and boondock when I wish.
Trailers: Trailers are too big. I don't want to have to store trailer somewhere and have it take up a tremendous amount of space. They are harder to park, set up, and prep for the road. Trailers tie you to campgrounds. Many camp grounds are as expensive as hotel rooms. Trailers are heavier and require more fuel to move around. My truck camper size right for me one other person and a couple of dogs. I can stay I camp grounds when I wish and boondock when I wish.
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