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Off-Road Pop Up Camper

Discussion in 'Outdoors' started by Sig45, Jun 22, 2020.

  1. Jul 5, 2020 at 7:42 AM
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    Also maybe check into the tent trailers.
     
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  2. Jul 5, 2020 at 7:43 AM
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    That’s how I found them, searched sharpest pencil in town.
     
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  3. Jul 5, 2020 at 7:44 AM
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    :rofl:

    I'm out of work...maybe a day trip is in order to stop by some places.
     
  4. Jul 5, 2020 at 8:02 AM
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    How many people in your family? I went from trailer to RTT and now have a four wheel camper. The fwc is by far the best of both worlds. Hardsided with waterproof/theft resistant storage, handles offroad well, leave all your camp gear in it so its always ready to go, popup/dropping the top takes 30secs, easy to unload to free your bed up, smaller hit to your mpg than a trailer. Only downsides for me is the lack on inside shower and limited space.
     
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    That is the only downfall but pack up is only about 5 minutes and setup is 2 so it’s not too bad.

    there’s a bunch of off road campers that would probably work well for you. I would definitely take a look at various models because some are built like a tank and others seem like they are built out of cardboard and glue.
     
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    Most of the time, just me.
     
  7. Jul 5, 2020 at 8:12 AM
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    Those are nice, but I also want the ability to put my canoe or kayak on my roof rack.

    I've considered all the options and an off-road pop up tent trailer is the best solution.
     
  8. Jul 5, 2020 at 8:54 AM
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    Hauled a 2004 Baja 8000 miles around the Country & Canada last summer with the Jeep, camping almost exclusively at boondocking sites. The lift & tires meant we could go damn near anywhere, and we did camp off a ton of forest service trails. Downside to that was that I did a lot of walking to explore the trails in advance in order to avoid running into an obstacle that would force me to have to back up with a trailer for a mile or so.AC8B4EDB-5A37-464F-8841-21E5DF4C58A7.jpg
     
  9. Jul 5, 2020 at 8:58 AM
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    Awesome!

    How did it hold up with all the travel on the forest roads/trails?

    That's my primary concern.
     
  10. Jul 5, 2020 at 2:50 PM
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    It held up great, we never had any problems, but like I said, I made sure to scout where I was about to drag it through. I also bought new MTs for it just prior to leaving.
     
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    People have been running double kayaks/canoes on them since they first started being made. I am not trying to talk you into one, just giving you more data to help your decision making.

    https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/9833-canoe-or-kayak-on-fwc/

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  12. Jul 6, 2020 at 8:59 PM
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    Just picked up a slide in myself. Waiting on the bags to arrive but works great so far

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  13. Jul 12, 2020 at 7:25 PM
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    This is an interesting thread I have enjoyed reading everybody's different perspectives on how they like to camp. We chose a small trailer capable of fire roads and trails. It's not one of the super heavy duty crawling trailers but gets us where we want to go. Very basic pretty much like a hard sided tent. We looked at RTT's but, for us, the idea of having to break camp to go anywhere just wasn't appealing. We typically stay in place for a couple of days at a time, for now, primarily in State or National parks. We are trying to get more into dispersed camping in free sites. I think sometimes we carry too much crap but we are comfortable when we are there and it all stores in the camper. Some of the "extra stuff makes my wife enjoy it more so it's worth the extra work but we are constantly going through what we carry and thinning it out. I enjoy seeing how everybody else likes to camp/ travel I get good ideas sometimes. As in most things, I guess it's figuring out what works best for you and makes it fun.
     
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    I also found this to be an interesting perspective. I'll play the unpopular opinion. I love my popup. Sure it rattles and every setup is a game of "find the home for that screw." But it's a versatile little trailer. It just completed it's fourth major >3000 mile road trip. Admittedly it's a pain on the interstate, it complains on washboard, throws me off balance in the mud, but it still goes. Its a surprisingly nimble little sucker if you're brave enough.

    And there's nothing like zipping open all the windows and getting an uninterrupted 360 degree view. Having that breeze run through the length of the trailer, it's the best sleep I've ever had. That alone makes it worth dragging that little bastard across 22 states (to date). Or if you're feeling not so tough today, zip them back up, fire the generator, and run the AC all night. :D

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  15. Sep 2, 2020 at 3:04 PM
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    We're looking for a pop up trailer with off road type suspension and a cargo deck on the front, Jayco Baja, Starcraft 11RT, Somerset e3, Forest River Sports Enthusiast etc.
    Any opinions on build quality, durability, weaknesses?
    It looks like the Somerset is all metal construction, no wood in the roof, but they are $$$
    It will usually only be 2 of us, planning on boondocking for about a week at a time.
    Looking for an inside toilet, inside or outside shower, would really like to be able to access the fridge without raising the roof.
     
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  16. Sep 2, 2020 at 3:12 PM
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    I've got a Rockwood 1640 ESP that I picked up about a month ago and already have about 800 miles and 12 nights in it. It's got plenty of clearance that I made it thru some stream crossings/washouts without dragging that my friends Explorer scraped pretty bad thru. The trailer just has a straight axle but it's surprisingly capable with plenty of clearance.

    It seems to be holding up really well even after some rough roads. I got it used from someone who definitely used it offroad too and he didn't have any problems with it either.
     
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  17. Sep 8, 2020 at 2:02 AM
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    I couldn't find anything I liked that was discrete enough (to sleep in the back of any parkinglot, field or FS road) and still kept the simple profile of a pickup truck. I built this off of an Undercover Tonneau and it's better than any of the foldout, pop up or hard case tents I've tried at a quarter of the price (minus the tonneau). Increased security because no one sees a giant camper, increased stealth and quickness of setup/takedown.



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  18. Sep 11, 2020 at 9:37 AM
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    That's pretty badass. I have a folding tonneau, and was thinking of doing something similar, but wasn't sure how to go about it. This is giving me some better ideas.
     

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