Customized Kamparoo Offroad Popup Camper!

I love Kamparoo's, they are the best designed lightweight camper around IMO. I have to say yours is by far the best looking I have seen. That lift is insane, and I love the slideout Engel.

Very well done!

phillyd2 said:

Great write up and even better camper!

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I agree. Nice to see the thought process and details

Very well done. I like the location of the water tank - good thinking. Great job on documenting the decision making process as well. Thanks!

There are some very nice improvements here. Enlarging the kitchen box and adding louvres to accomodate the fridge is great. Beveling the storage well was good too. I like that the water tank is out of the way in front providing more ground clearance although I really like the storage space in mine.

What are you doing with the space between the fridge box and the camper body?

mmuthart said:

Very cool. NICE LIFT! I love Kamparoo's. Here's mine: what I started with and how it ended up.

Couple of questions for you: I'm very interested in the custom aluminum fridge box you have...what did that option cost you? And do you have any dimensions for it?

Also, x2 on what the white tubes are used for?

Thanks!

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Wow! I saw your trailer in California many years ago is nice to see the finish product!

kevint said:

I like that the water tank is out of the way in front providing more ground clearance although I really like the storage space in mine.

What are you doing with the space between the fridge box and the camper body?

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Yeah, I sacrificed the storage space in the well for some additional clearance / protection / balance over the axles. Honestly though, after seeing how tall the lift actually turned out to be I probably wouldn' have had an issue with keeping the tank in front of the storage well. That interior storage is nice...

The space between the fridge box and camper was sized and intended for a couple of items, primarily for my Jerry cans but also for a 2ft aluminum stepladder as well as camp chairs. It's a nice space to just toss items in without a tie down and not worry about them falling out. All it required was moving the fridge box forward approx 9-10 inches and adding the aluminum plate floor and sides - pretty simple.

But this brings up a point that I don't think I followed through enough with in regards to tongue weight (and relates to moving that fridge box forward towards the tongue). I had asked Glen to make the tongue weight approx 7-8% which was a recommendation for offroad trailers, he did this by moving the axle forward prior to welding it to the frame. But I think with the movement of the fridge box forward and the weight of that box / fridge that my tongue weight is over that percentage. Just another consideration if someone else goes down this route, keep an eye on the tongue weight as it will help when offroad.

Good idea on the step ladder. It will come in handy when you want to zip on the awning. I carry one too.

I think mine is a little tongue heavy too with the water and 20 lb propane tanks full and the kitchen box fully loaded inside and on top where I carry my batteries.

I also like the lift. I don't know why I didn't think to ask about that.

You've put amazing thought into yours, I must say.

Thanks, much appreciated! I look forward to testing it out further in the future...

i believe 'step ladders' are being referred to as 'tactical ladders' these days.

loren85022 said:

i believe 'step ladders' are being referred to as 'tactical ladders' these days.

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I've also heard that drug dealers are now referred to as 'unlicensed pharmacists'. It's all about the branding...