Anyone have experience with High Wall popups?
I didn't care for the Starcraft 23rbs because I didn't enjoy towing anything that big. The 2001 Cole Niagara is ok, but I'd like some of the amenities that I lost in the Starcraft. A High Wall pop u...
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aftermath wrote:
I also went from a pop up, although not high walled, to a 21SSO. I question your statement about weight. Even if a tricked out high walled PU weighed a little more than the hybrid I would think that pulling the PU would be a lot easier. You will not have a big white box behind you. When it comes to towing, wind resistance is a much larger factor than weight alone.
My first popup was a small Coleman Roanoke weighing 1200 lbs loaded. I pulled it with ease using 1st a tiny 1988 Suzuki Samurai and later a 4 door 1991 Suzuki Sidekick. Our 2nd popup was a Coleman Shenandoah weighing 1800 lbs fully loaded. Pulled with the Sidekick and later a 1993 Nissan pickup.
While wind drag is the larger factor, moving to a high walled would require a larger vehicle than the Suzuki's or Nissan. I felt if I was gonna buy a new tow vehicle I might was well move away from the popups. I bought a 1/2 ton truck which pulled the 5,000lb hybrid easily.
Simply put, standard popups can be towed with rather small vehicles while most high walled require something a bit stronger.
