anyone have a popup pickup camper?

[vash]

i was thinking of searching out a used one. missed one recently, cheap. anyone have something like this? i guess the downside (obvious downside) is that cargo space disappears. but it would make camping cool!

[porsche4life]

How much room is inside that thing. Its what 6ft long? Is your truck a long bed cliff?

[vash]

na, i have a 6 footer.

[Hugh R]

I think it would be pretty tight in there. But if you're just sleeping in it, probably tolerable. I have a pop-up trailer with a two queen sized beds, a toilet, kitchen and shower. You can get a nice one for a couple of grand at the end of the season and still have the truck bed for other stuff.

[vash]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

I think it would be pretty tight in there. But if you're just sleeping in it, probably tolerable. I have a pop-up trailer with a two queen sized beds, a toilet, kitchen and shower. You can get a nice one for a couple of grand at the end of the season and still have the truck bed for other stuff.

my brother has an offroad, FLEETWOOD pop-up trailer..that thing is a beast. heavy. he pulls it with a duramax diesel, and he thinks it is heavier than his bassboat.

what model do you have?

[porsche4life]

It better be heavier than his bassboat. The boat shouldnt weigh 3k and the trailer is probably in excess of 5k.

[Hugh R]

I have a Jayco. It's 1995 vintage, my 3.3 Liter Highlander pulls it just fine. Wait, let me go out and look at the weight tag.............. getting flashlight, going outside.

It's 2,210 empty and 2,450 max loaded. A few lawn chairs, a cooler, and all the cooking pots and pans, and 15 gallons of water in the tank and I'm loaded. I can pull it up to Shaver Lake with my Highlander without the temperature gauge moving in August. The key with pop ups is to hose down the fabric/vinyl soft sides when you get home. Whether you're at the Beach or in the woods, you want to close it up clean and dry. I put a $90 5,000 BTU A/C in from Home Depot (some come with the hookups and reinforcement for a $700 roof unit, mine didn't. In 100 degree weather with the sun beating down on it, I get low 70s inside, but it never shuts off.

[aigel]

I'd get a regular camper shell. More versatile and you can still sleep in the back.

George

[jyl]

If off roading you should lose the jacks before one gets torn off on a large rock and takes a corner of the camper with it.

[Seahawk]

I like the look of that pop-up...what model?

My son will get my old Tacoma and we're looking at a shell...like the guys on this link:

Bill's Tacoma built for remote surfing trips

Originally Posted by aigel

I'd get a regular camper shell. More versatile and you can still sleep in the back.

George

[vash]

Paul, that is a Four Wheeler Camper...the eagle model. they apparently have a cult following, and are next to impossible to find used. expensive.

the cult calls them FWC's.

[Seahawk]

[QUOTE=vash;4919416 they apparently have a cult following, and are next to impossible to find used. expensive.[/QUOTE]

Just like the Quigly I owned for two weeks

The link I posted has some really good ideas. Nice thing is you can still tow a camper behind you but then let out for more remote spots with the same vehicle if it has a shell on it.

I have come to prefer cold and dry to cold and wet.

[porsche4life]

My folks had a leer top on their Tacoma. Very nice build quality and one piece glass so it looked great. It had the carpet lining on the inside of top. Definitely nicer

[vash]

i wiped that quigley van from my databanks. i had it stored in my brain file named: "best outdoor vehicle DEAL EVER!"

i have a nice ARE truck cap. i fit inside, and with a cot, i would be super comfortable. i need to spend LESS money, not more...so i should just leave well enough alone.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by vash

i wiped that quigley van from my databanks. i had it stored in my brain file named: "best outdoor vehicle DEAL EVER!"

I know...I just glad you don't have me on ignore.

[rfuerst911sc]

I think the advantage of the pop top truck campers is they are lightweight,better than a tent, have most amenities needed and still allow a light truck ( 1/2 ton ) to still tow something like a boat or car trailer. I'm considering one also.

[aigel]

Another advantage is that they can have a HEATER. It is nice to not have to thaw out your water when you wake up on a very cold morning hunting. I'd love to have a heated camp. Getting out of the sleeping back stinks when it is under 30F.

George

[billybek]

I have a Starcraft pop up that was built for a Tacoma style pickup.
It is a great little camper FOR ONE PERSON. If you have an extended cab truck, it makes for a bit more storage room.
It has been a great camper and I have used it extensively on the west coast and down to the tip of the Baja.
It is 1000 lbs wet with propane and was constructed out of plywood, not OSB (heavy).
Not using it anymore (family, too small) and considering getting rid of it.

[Eric 951]

Used to have an 'Alaskan" pop-up camper on the C-20. It was old and bog, but very roomy when raised--slept (3), had a two-burner stove, and propane heat.

[emcon5]

Here is my pop up camper: