The little/light Camper Trailer Thread...

[interceptor4]

Wittrrider Thanks for the review. Hope to have one next year.

[katbeanz]

Originally Posted by ny-wolcott

Still trying, but unsuccessful.

Followed the instructions, but......

Mud, Check your PMs

one too many http's, nice rig!

[Jurgen]

Originally Posted by katbeanz

one too many http's, nice rig!

I removed an http and it still didn't work.

[Hotmamaandme]

We got a 7x16 a few months ago. LOVE IT. Look up "Bolt it on" for a bike tie down system.

Originally Posted by wittrrider

I got a call saying my VRV 614 sport is finally done
I am picking it up Monday.

[Hotmamaandme]

Yep that rack system rocks! I can put a Ural and a Dr350 in mine or three bikes. Love it!

Originally Posted by wittrrider

Yup, got one before I picked up the trailer!
I works great, I can uninstall/install it in seconds, great product.

[Rascus]

Originally Posted by Saltydog86

Got three bikes on the pop up today....

How do you like that thing? I"m debating between the rockwood and the palomino version of this. Great to see you have 3 full size bikes on there.

[Saltydog86]

Originally Posted by Rascus

How do you like that thing? I"m debating between the rockwood and the palomino version of this. Great to see you have 3 full size bikes on there.

I love it! The benchwarmers on this forum will tell you its to much tongue weight, but....

I have pulled it over 7000 miles this year with my Jeep and besides a few passes in the mountains it pulls great. Having a bathroom, shower, heated mattress, hot water heater, gas grill, ect... is awesome. I paid $9500 with air for this unit at a fall sale the rv dealer was having (tax and stuff added a bit more). The first hour of your trip and the last hour are a hassle due to setting up the pop up and loading/unloading bikes. I looked at the Palomino online but could not find a dealer with one near me, that is why I went with the Rockwood.
Here is another pic of it :)

[Rascus]

Originally Posted by Saltydog86

I love it! The benchwarmers on this forum will tell you its to much tongue weight, but....

I have pulled it over 7000 miles this year with my Jeep and besides a few passes in the mountains it pulls great. Having a bathroom, shower, heated mattress, hot water heater, gas grill, ect... is awesome. I paid $9500 with air for this unit at a fall sale the rv dealer was having (tax and stuff added a bit more). The first hour of your trip and the last hour are a hassle due to setting up the pop up and loading/unloading bikes. I looked at the Palomino online but could not find a dealer with one near me, that is why I went with the Rockwood.
Here is another pic of it :)

Thanks for the info! 9500 is a steal! The 2012 Palomino B-3 which has a slide out is going for 14K. We intend to use it to take up into the mountains to extend our time out dirt biking. The camping thing didn't work out as well as we hoped and think this would be a great alternative. thanks again

[Jurgen]

Originally Posted by Saltydog86

I love it! The benchwarmers on this forum will tell you its to much tongue weight, but....

I have pulled it over 7000 miles this year with my Jeep and besides a few passes in the mountains it pulls great. Having a bathroom, shower, heated mattress, hot water heater, gas grill, ect... is awesome. I paid $9500 with air for this unit at a fall sale the rv dealer was having (tax and stuff added a bit more). The first hour of your trip and the last hour are a hassle due to setting up the pop up and loading/unloading bikes. I looked at the Palomino online but could not find a dealer with one near me, that is why I went with the Rockwood.
Here is another pic of it :)

I like these, and understand your reasoning... even though my mid-sized pickup couldn't tow it. The highlighted is why I'd rule these out. My #1 thing against camping night after night isn't the sleeping on the ground. It is camp set up/tear down. These would work for if you are travelling to one spot and setting up. But if it is a multi-day/multi-camp trip.

[Saltydog86]

Originally Posted by Jurgen

I like these, and understand your reasoning... even though my mid-sized pickup couldn't tow it. The highlighted is why I'd rule these out. My #1 thing against camping night after night isn't the sleeping on the ground. It is camp set up/tear down. These would work for if you are travelling to one spot and setting up. But if it is a multi-day/multi-camp trip.

I won't hook it up unless I am staying someplace at least 3 nights. When we travel to Colorado we use a hotel on the way to avoid loosing so much time setting it up.

This does have the slide to compare to the Palomino....helps make the inside feel much larger.

[Rascus]

Originally Posted by Saltydog86

I won't hook it up unless I am staying someplace at least 3 nights. When we travel to Colorado we use a hotel on the way to avoid loosing so much time setting it up.

This does have the slide to compare to the Palomino....helps make the inside feel much larger.

Very nice, if all goes well I'll be bringing home the Palomino this weekend.

What are you using to pull it?

[Saltydog86]

I pull it with a Jeep Liberty diesel, I have a lift with stiffer springs/shocks and Airlift bags in the rear. Getting 18-20 mpg pulling it with this setup. If I was to buy a new truck I think a Tacoma would be a good match for it.

[tbonestone]

Originally Posted by Bodwick

I know I'm nuts, but I like this. I wonder how it'd tow behind a Honda Ruckus.

[discochris]

Hmm, now I'm following this thread. Got a seed planted in my brain this weekend to start looking for a smallish camper trailer for cheap.

We have a 2 bedroom cabin in Northern Wisconsin on 8 acres, which is great for my wife and I, but we have Disco Jr. on the way. Now, the second bedroom will become his room at the cabin, which will make it difficult to have friends up, or in the ensuing years, if he has friends up. We don't want to put a bunch of money into adding onto the cabin, because I'm not sure it's structurally stable enough to do so, and because eventually, we'll probably tear it down and rebuild on the lot. (cosmetically, it's nice, but there are some issues). Since we won't have that kind of money for a while, I'm considering picking up a cheap camper trailer to use as a de facto third bedroom. I could gut the thing and make it kind of retro cool inside, since we wouldn't be towing it much. Probably get rid of the kitchen too if there was one and make the whole thing a sleeping area. There are a number of cabins up there with the same set up. I don't want a popup, because of concerns with mildew (say it rained Saturday night, and we had to leave Sunday, I couldn't dry it out). At the same time, we might want to take it for the odd weekend somewhere.

Anything I should or shouldn't look for? There are some cheap old campers on Craigslist for $500-$1000 that are in rough shape. I don't mind a challenge, but I don't want something that's completely rotten...

[SgtDuster]

Originally Posted by discochris

We have a 2 bedroom cabin in Northern Wisconsin on 8 acres, which is great for my wife and I, but we have Disco Jr. on the way. Now, the second bedroom will become his room at the cabin, which will make it difficult to have friends up, or in the ensuing years, if he has friends up.

Let the friends bring their own trailer, really. You have enough room for your own family for now and like you said, you will probably build another cabin later.