A year with my pop up. Lessons learned
So, I bought my 2003 StarCraft 2406 about a year ago. With how much I was looking forward to finally getting a pop up, I am not really happy with it and will be selling it after my current trip. Here ...
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We solved that issue (cranking up before and after trips) by picking floor plan carefully. Our Coleman Sun Valley has a ton of interior space accessible with the top down. We leave permanent gear in the inaccessible storage spaces and just before the trip we load the fridge (accessible with top down), cooler, dry food box, linens, and duffle bags through the side door. Folks with front trunks like the Coleman Mesa and load even more.
We do still need to open to dry out if it's raining at teardown time, but that's fairly uncommon for us. Otherwise, we never have to crank up at home before or after a trip. I can even access the portipotti with the roof down so we can empty at home and skip the dump station line on Sundays.
Not all popups have such a load friendly floor plan. Our first 8 footer couldn't fit more than just a cooler and the dry food box. Nothing else.
We solved that issue (cranking up before and after trips) by picking floor plan carefully. Our Coleman Sun Valley has a ton of interior space accessible with the top down. We leave permanent gear in the inaccessible storage spaces and just before the trip we load the fridge (accessible with top down), cooler, dry food box, linens, and duffle bags through the side door. Folks with front trunks like the Coleman Mesa and load even more.
We do still need to open to dry out if it's raining at teardown time, but that's fairly uncommon for us. Otherwise, we never have to crank up at home before or after a trip. I can even access the portipotti with the roof down so we can empty at home and skip the dump station line on Sundays.
Not all popups have such a load friendly floor plan. Our first 8 footer couldn't fit more than just a cooler and the dry food box. Nothing else.
