Bought a pop-up trailer and took it out for the first time. (Roosevelt Lake)

Here you'll notice the black metal "frame" just under the tire. That's the BAL leveler which levels the camper from side to side.
And, also, the BAL chock which, along with the leveler, will keep your camper locked in place. Once leveled, use your stabilizers to stabilize the camper. NEVER use the stabilizers to level the camper.

 

Can't drink all day unless you start in the morning.

Nice write up, been contemplating stealing my dad's pop-up that's seen little use lately

 

Dose your trick have a tow package? Iv been eyeing one of these for a while and i have a off road with 3 leaf pack. Im curious how the truck would do with the dirtbike in the truck and the trailer hooked up.

 

Looks like a great setup. I've been looking at getting one for awhile.

 

I have had a couple of pop-ups (the first was stolen). My wife really appreciated the upgrade from a tent. I second the recommendation for an awning.

We intended to use ours for more remote locations, so I moved the springs to the top of the axle on both trailers. That made them ride level with the truck without using a lower hitch and gave a bit more ground clearance. That also meant we had to carry spacers for use under the jacks, tho.

 

Your pooch is living the life!

 

Thanks. You should totally take advantage of it in my opinion.

I like the idea of the turf outside. I dragged at a lot of sand in getting in and out. I had to sweep daily.
Are the awnings pretty much universal?

Yeas it does. I wouldnt hesitate to throw the bike in there as well. And I plan to take it on some trips.

I highly recommend it.

How hard is that to do? I don't think I can take it to one of my favorite spots due to clearance. There are also some shallow water crossings and I don't want to get the thing flooded.

Yes he is. He's been on a lot of fun trips. Something about the outdoors. All the smells and trees to pee on lol. Wears him out even if we don't hike.

 

from the pictures you're camper appears to have an awning rail attached to the door side of the roof, this is good, measure this length and the diameter of the rail slot, and size your awning to this. in this aspect, yes awnings are reasonably universal. some can be found on ebay for a very good price, maybe Amazon as well, ( I haven't looked, haven't need to replace ours yet )

Walmart has a folding mat for $40ish that is probably as large or larger square footage of your camper ( not a bad thing )shake it out as you fold up and tuck it away.

the spring over on the axle isn't tough, might have to get spring perches depending on the axle, just make sure you keep the axle crown to the top ( axle beam has a slight bow in the middle, this allows the beam to flatten as it's loaded so the tires ride better. ) IF you have brakes on the axle, you'll probably have to lengthen the wires to that as well.

My camper has a torsion axle, I have to space the axle from the frame to gain lift, it's a to do that I haven't done yet.

 

Thanks! Unfortunately that was the last lake trip of the season. But I will be up in the pines in about a week

 

I welded some spring mounts onto the top of the axle, then mounted the axle below the springs. Some folks just flip the axle, but I was concerned that there might be some issues with tire geometry, so I left the axle in the same orientation.