by januaries » Sat Jul 30, 2022 3:01 pm
I'm in your position: trying to decide on a size.
My first considerations are my tow vehicle, gas mileage, and towing safety. Do your two options generate any differences in these areas?
My second considerations are where we expect to go. At this point, I'm looking at long-distance road trips and national parks. This entails a slightly different set of needs than just weekend get-away camping or glamping resort locations. What about you? How do you envision your space being used? Will you be driving much on dirt roads, or worse? Will your expected campsites do equally well with both sizes? Do you have a place to store either size trailer at home?
Now, if all else is still equal between the two options, I start looking at layouts and living space. I want to have a place for everything before I start building. Water? Batteries? Solar? Sleeping? Cooking? Rainy days? Cold days? Hot days? Sick days? If the first and second sets of considerations aren't any help, then most people prefer a little larger space to a smaller one, just because elbow room is pleasant.
ETA: I use the "Sweet Home 3D" free program to model different trailer sizes and layouts. The learning curve is a little less steep than sketch-up. I've used this program with designing additions & remodeling to our home, and find it can give me a pretty good feel for the 3D space in a room.