Ahh, the age old RV v. Trailer dilemma. I come from an RVing family and have gone round and round with this myself. What my SO and I have decided is to go with a small motorhome when the time is right. Neither of us wants to tow a trailer and deal with having to back it up our very steep and narrow driveway.

The key seems to be in buying a quality rig and not succumbing to cheaper (lesser quality) rigs. My mom is dealing with their cheaper quality rig right now, it's seven years old and in terrible shape, it just didn't hold up well to the rigors of long interstate travel.

One big suggestion...read a LOT on RV.Net, there is decades worth of experience there you can glean info from.