98dango
Expedition Leader
My wife and I have come to the conclusion nothing we can buy fits us perfect.
We have tried Rtt ,full size tow behind and traditional slide in campers.
All had draw backs and up sides. We live in a 5th wheel. So we are some what minimalist. We don't need tons of space. How ever our trips keep getting longer. Her first camping trip 2 years ago was over night. Now 15 days she still is not ready to go home. I am not old by any means but at 32 I'm over sleeping on the ground. So we tried the Rtt deal its nice but as the truck grows its less useful.
So on our last few trips I have been asking what we want need to make time a little more enjoyable. To stand up and sit inside out of the weather. Those are the most common. So we where looking at slide in campers. I hate not seeing behind me I have a topper now and that bugs me. So we went trailer. Well we live in one but who want to in hook and rehook just to pass out before work. So get a small one that's cool but often we go for a night or weekend. During this time we do what I call roving camp. Well drive all day spend a night drive more sleep get up drive and end up at home. For most of this I can tow a small trailer. Then you introduce quads dirt bikes and let's toss a jeep in there.
So we have an issue. For one we don't have the space to store more than one camp item and out toys. So we need a do it all camp pod. I want to be able to mount it to the truck and explore or tow a jeep. Then drop it on a trailer and haul quads or bikes. Roving camp base camp all in one contained unit.
We looked at premade pop UPS some of the floor plans and sizes would work but non where ideal for us. Door in a bad spot wasted extra bed ect. The frames if you can call them that make a Cherokee look amazing. So I would have to build a frame and extend it to haul quads and dirt bikes. Then I would have to make the interior work for its multiple mounting location. Well thats just basically rebuilding the whole thing. Why not just build our own.
Hear is what we have come up with.
We have tried Rtt ,full size tow behind and traditional slide in campers.
All had draw backs and up sides. We live in a 5th wheel. So we are some what minimalist. We don't need tons of space. How ever our trips keep getting longer. Her first camping trip 2 years ago was over night. Now 15 days she still is not ready to go home. I am not old by any means but at 32 I'm over sleeping on the ground. So we tried the Rtt deal its nice but as the truck grows its less useful.
So on our last few trips I have been asking what we want need to make time a little more enjoyable. To stand up and sit inside out of the weather. Those are the most common. So we where looking at slide in campers. I hate not seeing behind me I have a topper now and that bugs me. So we went trailer. Well we live in one but who want to in hook and rehook just to pass out before work. So get a small one that's cool but often we go for a night or weekend. During this time we do what I call roving camp. Well drive all day spend a night drive more sleep get up drive and end up at home. For most of this I can tow a small trailer. Then you introduce quads dirt bikes and let's toss a jeep in there.
So we have an issue. For one we don't have the space to store more than one camp item and out toys. So we need a do it all camp pod. I want to be able to mount it to the truck and explore or tow a jeep. Then drop it on a trailer and haul quads or bikes. Roving camp base camp all in one contained unit.
We looked at premade pop UPS some of the floor plans and sizes would work but non where ideal for us. Door in a bad spot wasted extra bed ect. The frames if you can call them that make a Cherokee look amazing. So I would have to build a frame and extend it to haul quads and dirt bikes. Then I would have to make the interior work for its multiple mounting location. Well thats just basically rebuilding the whole thing. Why not just build our own.
Hear is what we have come up with.
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