I have a caravan and used to holiday with friends who had a trailer tent, from memory the pros are
Easy to tow, even with a small ish car
Easy to store, you can fit one in your garage (if you have one)
You can save money against a caravan
Cons
Your limited with space for personal items so the majority has to go in the car.
A little more exposed to the elements, harder to keep warmer etc
But the biggest pain was drying the thing out, if you pack up wet it has to be allowed to dry at the earliest opportunity, this meant they regularly were using my garden to put the trailer tent back up for a day, so you come back off your holiday having to do this and at times if the weather is really bad it could take a few weeks before you get chance, if stored wet they quickly go down hill.
Personally I would look out for a cheap caravan, see if you like it then move on, my first caravan cost me £250 and needed a bit of tlc but it was worth knowing it suited us before we invested in a brand new one.
Easy to tow, even with a small ish car
Easy to store, you can fit one in your garage (if you have one)
You can save money against a caravan
Cons
Your limited with space for personal items so the majority has to go in the car.
A little more exposed to the elements, harder to keep warmer etc
But the biggest pain was drying the thing out, if you pack up wet it has to be allowed to dry at the earliest opportunity, this meant they regularly were using my garden to put the trailer tent back up for a day, so you come back off your holiday having to do this and at times if the weather is really bad it could take a few weeks before you get chance, if stored wet they quickly go down hill.
Personally I would look out for a cheap caravan, see if you like it then move on, my first caravan cost me £250 and needed a bit of tlc but it was worth knowing it suited us before we invested in a brand new one.