We are quite happy with our Rockwood 1640. We are into it less than $3k It is a base model and weighs in at approx. 1100# empty. No AC ( we thought this would be a problem here in NC, but so far so good... embrace the heat of summer...) No stove, no toilet (a;thought he wife is pushing me on this) We pack light and we have no issues pulling behind the LJ.
We love the fact that it sits there, packed, ready to go and I can call Ann from work on a Friday morning and say, "'let's go" and shoot a few hours down the road. We like to camp in the NC and Virginia mountains and like being able to open all the way up and enjoy air... as compared to a hard sided trailer. We do use it as a base camp, eastern USA style, so that means, a place to sleep and come back to after we mountain bike, hike, jeep the trails, etc....
It is decidedly not an offroad beast. So be it. Someday, maybe, but cannot see the point right now. Works for us.
As someone said elsewhere in this thread, this is A) what makes momma happy and B) I have slept on the ground my whole life and damn it is good to be in the bed...
I have plans to build a swingout for the rear bumper to mount a camp kitchen. Supposed to happen over the winter...
John