Alaskan brand truck campers--Pros and cons??
Seems to me the ideal Pop up TC would be the hard sided Alaskan. I've never been in one, not even seen one, although I lived 50 miles from one of their factories at one time. Looking for any comments ...
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They (Alaskan Campers) are heavier than most POP-UPs, because they have all solid sides, not plastic canvas and plastic folding windows in the gap between the roof and the base....
This is huge. The hard sides eliminate mold, mildew, wet fabric/canvas or plastic windows, wind beating aginst the fabric, etc. One other thing not mentioned is that the top goes up and down hydraulically. Simple, efficient, and it works perfectly even with a boat on the boat rack on the roof.
Alaskan campers are not for everybody. They are not especially at home in RV parks; rather they are much more in their element in the wild, boondocking, end of the dirt road at the meadow at 9000 feet, etc. Or camping on the beach or in the ski parking lot in winter. We used ours to support motocross as a place to get out of the weather and have camping amenities. It worked perfectly. And even with the 10 foot model it is not that difficult to tow something behind with an additional minimal stinger length.
