Reading all the posts on the new campers I'm getting envious
I told my wife I wouldnt buy another thing until we paid the house of in two years...........
Anyway anybody towing a popup? I know the tundra will drag one around like its not behind us I'm really looking for a good site that talks about them.
We have been tent campers for years and getting older with a young boy I thought a pop up might be a nice step up as they now have A/C, heat etc.
I like the travel trailers but parking space at the house would be difficult we have a pretty steep driveway with limited space on the side of the house and I dont want to pay a storage facility.
I've considered a pop-up for the same reason. I've camped in pop-ups and travel trailers, and the difference is night and day, the travel trailers are considerably better.
I'd suggest renting one of each for a weekend.
If the weather turns bad, you'll really appreciate the TT.
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Mama's don't let your babies grow up to be Woodrow!
I recently got one from father in law and it's nice to be able to park it in the garage because here they will ticket you even if it's in your driveway. I wouldn't want to have to pay storage fees. It's definitely in between a travel trailer and a tent on the ground, has heat and shower, but everything is a bit 'cheesy'. But hey, it works and I like the simplicity.
/Mike
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2001 2WD Silver Tundra: 4x4 TRD springs, Daystar 1", Carson AAL, red/blue Bilsteins, 265/75 Revo's, IS kit(minus bumper) and rims(hand polished), RF851X amp, Alpine HU, JL 6.5"XR comps, Qlogic with JL 8W3V2 subs. 185k miles and counting......
2005 Silver Sienna LE with 12" Overhead DVD
Just keep in mind that once you camp in a pop-up, the next step in the evolutionary chain will be a travel trailer. I guarantee you'll be in a TT within two years. The final thing that convinced me to get a TT was the set up and breakdown of a pop-up.... it's a pain in the butt. Even if you're good at it, it takes at least 20 minutes to do it right. If you're doing it at night, you get bitten by a thousand mosquitoes. If you set-up or fold down in the day you sweat your @$$ off. If you do it in the rain you get drenched. Pop-ups are great in ideal weather conditions, but if it's cold you're gonna freeze. If it's hot you're gonna sweat. Canvas is NOT very good at insulation, so forget about the heater and AC in a pop-up, because their affect will be minimal, at best.
If you only have one child, you might want to check out smaller, light-weight fiberglass trailers like a Scamp, Casita or Boler. These trailers will sleep a small family quite easily and they're small and light. All of them have heat and many have air conditioning, too. If not, you can install a cheap room air-conditioner and you're good to go. Most fiberglass trailers are only 13 or 17 feet and they're so light that you can pick up the tongue and move them around by hand or with a cheap trailer dolly.
The below site is a great resouce for info about fiberglass trailers...
I've also owned a U-Haul 13ft fiberglass camper, too. I think a small, fiberglass TT might be a good compromise between a pop-up and something like a 27 foot travel trailer. You can find 'em cheap if you don't mind buying a used trailer. Oh BTW, I've also been a regular poster at all the sites I mentioned and there's wonderful, helpful folks at all three of those sites.
towing a pop up with my tundra. have to keep checking to see that it is back there. Width of the two matches up nicely too (the pop up was wider than my Mountaineer). the sites other posters referenced are great resources.
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2009 Tundra CrewCab 4x4
Maybe an A-frame Chalet type pop-up for your storage solution. They have heaters, but I didn't see one with an A/C. Fresh water for cooking too.
We shopped for the last couple of years. Rented several types. I did not like the canvas at all. Cold, noisy, hot, has to be dried completely when stored. Too many negatives for us.
Casitas (13 ft fiberglass) were an easy pull, even in the mountains, but cramped with the family inside. We did not like having to reconfigure the table and couch every night and morning.
We ended up with a 23 ft travel trailer. Home away from home. Downside, gas mileage sucks when pulling, but so much better with all the room in the truck (all the "stuff" is in the camper). And we take the bathroom with us. No more wife complaints about the gas stations facilities.
I've had a pop up for 15 years. Even though we're in a 5th wheel now, we still have the Coleman that I use for boon docking. The pop up is alot more work than a TT but still way better than tent camping. Ours doesn't have air but we have a fridge, hot water, shower and of course a stove. I installed a heavy duty roof rack which allows me to carry bikes, firewood and BBQ on top. The best thing is the ability to pick up the tongue and move it around to fit your campsite and my wife liked the ability to stay cleaner and dryer and more organized compared to tent camping.
Well we decided against a pop up and went with the Jayco I had been looking at for some time.
Its a 2007 Jayco feather sport 218, we bought it used from a rv dealership about 3 hours away they treated us great and we feel happy with the deal. I dont think it was ever used or if it was only a couple of times it looks showroom new.
I had the dealer give me his bottom price including WDH + Brake controller before we drove to look at it.
what popups have been used as we pull a boat and or snowmobiles, had a tent trailer and talk about a pain, you couldm't store anything...a tent was easier for us. we have a 2010 v8 4.7 and are looking at a northstar tc650, any and all feed back would be wonderful.
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