And in your opinion, why buy a wall tent instead of a trailer or cab-over camper for camping at the truck scenarios?
Not this guy, but I have a similar viewpoint. After using campers twice this past season I'm not doing it again. Once was my parents, and the other time was deer hunting in Montana with my buddies.
1. Fuel economy sucks. Buddy had a 5th wheel and we used his 6.7 power stroke to pull it. Only a 26'. Averaged 11-12 mpg. I averaged 9-10mpg pulling my parents. With my bed loaded up with camping gear I still get 20mpg so fuel costs are doubled wherever I go. Not so bad if I'm driving an hour, but it turns what would be a $400 trip into an $800 trip.
2. Added stress of finding a place for the damn thing sucks. I like the freedom I have with a tent - if I can drive in I can camp there.
3. Maintenance, storage, tags, insurance. Self explanatory. On top of spending 20k-40k on a RV, now you got 2/4 wheel ends to maintain, lights, 2/4 tires to wear out and replace, leaks to tend to, need a place to store it, need to insure and tag it, need to keep rodents out of it. The wall tent costs 1-2k and that's the end. Not to mention the generator you need if you're camping off grid.
The ONLY advantage I felt with the trailer was that everything was "set up". Making "camp" became easier. The sleeping arrangements could be considered nicer, but honestly I've got a couple of bomb thermarest mondokings.
Don't get me wrong, in my experience there are
some advantages... but they're not worth the hassle or the money. When you factor in fuel costs, the cost of the camper, and all the other shit you need(generator, fuel for that, etc) I'm pretty sure most people would be money ahead to just get a motel/hotel. I know on our deer hunt - even staying in a primitive campground without amenities - we would've been money ahead to stay at a motel... hell honestly it would've been nice to come back to a hot bed. I would've preferred my wall tent and wood stove... oh well there's always next year.