Pop up camper thoughts

Camping with a dog would be much simpler than with 3 human females.........

Had to cut 1 trip short because the overnight temp dropped to 19F. Once I got them pried out of bed (electric blanket under sleeping bag), it didn't take long for them to get dressed. O....the gripping and complaints and moanin' and bitchin' lasted way too long.........

 

this is what im worried about wish i could afford a project m or similar

 

so has anybody done this before and have any experience they can share........ i cant be the only one

 

It looks like that camper is even overhanging the 6ft bed. mid it’s off his truck see if you can test fit it.

While it’s a nice camper and good price I would probably pass...

3k probably turns into 4.5k with suspension and tires.

 

trucks already built with rtt rack and all that stuff so hoping an add a leaf is all i need. test fit would be nice but he is over an hour away so possible but not easy

 

man, you do not want to do this. It'd be such a sweet camper and the price is awesome! but you're truck is just the wrong tool for the job. it'd drive like crap and be dangerous to boot. either grab the camper and get a 6+' bed truck, or pay hella dough for a fwc swift. my advice is just don't do it (with this truck.) kinda surprised more folks are drawing this line for ya... anyway, Good luck!

 

i have just seen so many pictures on the internet with short bed Tacoma's and pop ups and tailgates down that it has been done. i am currently asking the seller to get me the COG of the camper to see if it could work with my truck. and using https://www.truckcampermagazine.com...GyeMCEOujqdBWTTuCkb64S9IJKZSR8KlFDcWI0WZiGeeo to figure this out with numbers and not guesses. i just want this to work so bad as i dont want a bigger truck just a camper that fits and does not cost me as much as the truck. these truck are the perfect size to explore with

 

It's not impossible for sure! and couldn't agree more, the best size trucks for exploring. Good luck with it! Keep us posted on what you decide and figure out.

 

gut tells me im gonna have to pass, but will do

 

It always baffled me at how damn pricey a bed camper is. Some of those lance campers go for north of 40k. I walked by one of those when I was shopping for my popup trailer, I almost told the dealer that he typo'd an extra zero onto that price tag. I sure as hell wouldnt want to pay a 5th wheel price for a space thats too narrow to take a step without tripping over my own feet. Can't ever let out a fart since your ass will always be within six inches of someone else's face. I still cant believe that so many people are willing to pay that much for them.

 

Pop up?

paid $300 . The guy just bought a new travel trailer. He wasn’t even looking to sell it . Sleeps 4 easy!

Right now is a buyers market. People don’t want to pay winter storage fees.

 

camper bets a trailer for what i want to do but i feel you there. i need both honesty a way to explore the BC and true 4x4 roads and move everyday type trips and then a basecamp for mountain biking and hiking adventures but i also work to much also that time is getting limited.......................so who knows

 

If it were me, I would pass. Some food for thought:
We are headed into winter, so camping season is dwindling. I went through the same thought process and ended up settling on an OVRLND camper. I put my deposit in this time last year, and picked up the camper at the end of April! It cost about $7500, but I got a brand new camper with a warranty that weighs about 260 ish pounds. I paid half in the fall, and the other half in the spring. And this thing is so sweet:

 

this is exactly what i want but twice as much actually more. I would want to make a 6 foot flat bed with tool box walls with that topper on top. got it all planned in my head now just how to do it. that's why i got excited for this as i can swing that price tag

 

Yeah it's a tough choice. Camping is an exercise in compromise- and what I'm willing to give up isn't necessarily the same as anyone else. Love my trailer, but even though it has twice the ground clearance of my truck it still somewhat limits me on the trails I can take.

 

yes it is....... i need a car camping trailer basecamp set up, i need a 4x4 bad ass backcountry rig, backpacking set up for all season, and now life is getting busy

 

Yeah I get that. I was able to do it since I split the price into 2 payments. For my use it made sense, buy once cry once.

 

i should do what you did.

 

Do it! I spend enough time wrenching on my mountain bike. I wanted a camper that required no work, no upkeep, just adventure time.

 

That’s pretty cool! Do you have any more pictures?
That’s the AT ovrlnd?