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#Cold weather pop up camper full

There are many advantages to adding a rooftop air conditioner to your pop-up camper. Is it better to cover your camper or not?.

How do you prepare a pop up camper for the winter?.

How much does it cost to add an AC to a pop up camper?.

How do you keep a pop up camper from sweating?.

There are a few members here with outstanding teardrop rigs who may weigh in if you ask about them. This will likely cost in the same range as my aframe but if built right will be much more capable off road (less moving structural parts). You might also want to look into if an offroad tear drop will meet your needs. Washboard roads will over time rattle them apart. These trailers are made from pine 2x2's held together by spit, staples and a prayer. It's Damn near 7' wide, way to long for any thing but a mild break over. That does not make it a capable off roader. It rides level with my 2.5" lifted 4runner. Mine is modded : Lifted with a spring over configuration and Truck tires. IIRC depending on features these are around 1000 lbs and should still make the 2k limit ready to roll out.

They are smaller and lighter than my Chalet. Wrangler / Renegade, tow capacity max 2,000lbs. Sticks of Pipe insulation or Fun noodles can be used to fix this. But stock the wind blows through the seams like a tent. Surprise inch of snow over night in the Sierra. She's got a propane furnace Set the temp you want and sleep comfortably.

(and entertain any onlookers at my use of colorful adjectives while doing so. I tend to look for a pull through spot but given enough time I can get her backed into a spot. Camped all over Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and the Eastern Sierra so far not a problem.īoondocking, just find a spot that is roughly level left to right, Adjust the leveling legs and set the trailer jack for Front to back level. Time to drop+pop vs flatten & hook up is about the same. Once parked I can have it unhitched, Leveled, and popped up in 15 mins alone and not in a hurry.

No crapper (easily fixed for ~$75-$120 at Cabellas/MalWart etc).

The 4.7L V8 4Runner tows it like it's not even there.)

It's kinda heavy (~3200 lbs dry but ready to camp can't push her around like can be done with a teardrop)Ĭan be towed by my 3.4L v6 Tacoma But with over 300k on the clock she does not like doing so in the the Colorado Mountains.

Don't need to figure out a zipper and ladder 1/2 asleep when ya gotta Shake hands with a spruce in the middle of the night.

Fridge, Furnace, water and power, on board.

#Cold weather pop up camper full

Sleeps 2 adult couples comfortablely (1 full size+ bed and 1 Queen).

Headroom (There is something to be said for beaing able to standup and strech in the aframe that a RTT or teardrop just can't match.).

Thanks for any went to a hard side A frame popup (< - see Avatar).

Budget I don't want to drop $10k+ on a small trailer if a $3k-ish RTT set-up can solve my problems well. Other concerns: Rigs to use this equipment are a Wrangler and a Renegade, so tow capacity is maxed out at 2,000lbs. Many pop-ups have heaters do these get reasonably warm? Is there a strategy to keep an RTT warmish (like, 40+ degrees)? I won't do the buddy heater thing-not sold on running propane in a tent. Now we have a 1 year old and won't go below 32 degrees. I've gotten my wife to tent camp down to 18 degrees (f) but it wasn't pleasant. For near-highway stops, is it easier to deploy a RTT, a pop-up, or about the same? Which sets up easier/faster and which is more inconspicuous?Ģ. On a recent trip in my wife's Renegade we tried taking a nap at a rest stop. Speed of set-up/ease of finding camp spots. I have been an avid tent camper for years, but some new needs have arisen and I'm looking for some input.ġ.