I do look at the Scout and the Kimbo campers with a little envy… Truck is for work, and then toss it in and it is for play. But the slide in aspect of the camper is great. If you’re anywhere dry or with several days of no rain, a pop up is great. People find out the hard way for sure.īottom line: they are great if your use case lines up with its features. As an aside, anytime I hear of someone wanting to do a rooftop tent in the PNW I tell them about the water issues. I’m planning to rip the top off and convert it into a hard side because of the water issues. The fridge is a three way and generally runs off of propane when stopped and is tied into the DC truck battery when driving, and AC when parked and off the truck.Ī hard side would be better for me. I’m planning on putting a LiFeP04 battery in place of the auto parts store deep cycle to have more amp hours for the heater fan and lights. I installed a 300 watt solar panel and it would be rad in a sunny state. It really helps to plant the rear of the truck so sometimes if feels better in the winter but then again there’s a lot more mass to stop on icy roads. I’ve taken it through stuff I shouldn’t have. Off-road is quite good with the camper especially if you get a light one like a Four Wheel Hawk. I think most folks are using diesel heaters these days. So yeah, it’s toasty inside on 0F days because of the heater and the insulation is okay. The pull behind pop ups are bigger and tend to fit a small family. The tossing and turning thing is pretty minimal for us but that might be a couple thing. Just grab a couple 2.5 gallon jugs and go. I have a 30gal freshwater tank that I don’t really use. No wet shower in mine, would be nice but again would be mainly for her. It’s great! Mainly for her comfort and does it’s job. So I have a cassette toilet that just kinda sits on the floor in the corner. There is a picture of mine in my previous posts. I’m kind of addressing LetsGoOkay’s comments here but I think he had one of those pull behind pop up style campers. Clearing out off the random gear from around the camper to drop the top takes way longer than actually dropping it. The negative pressure pulls the fabric inward and the total time it takes me to drop the top is about 30 seconds. Close all doors and windows, set to exhaust and slowly lower the top. I have a vent fan in mine that I use to pull in the fabric when shutting the pop up section. The propane heater is super powerful and does a good job of keeping us warm while we overnight at a ski hill. My camper has the cold weather package so there is insulation in the vinyl walls and does a good job. But alas, it lives outside and has begun to succumb to the elements. If I had garage with a high overhead door and space to store it: zero problems. The sheer amount of water out here makes it really difficult to dry and close in the winter. Closing it while wet is bad and an easy way to get mold growth, which has happened several times. Moved to Washington and starting having water issues. Bought it in Colorado where it was perfect. That said there are some things to think about. I like it and it just saw a 2000 mile road trip and did great. I have a Hallmark UTE LX 8’ in a ‘13 Toyota Tundra.
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