how long is your tear down/setup time?
Looking for ways to improve our setup and take down time. It is roughly an hour for each. I feel like it could be cut down. The most time consuming is getting the inside in working order once we ar...
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I consider our "setup" as just parking, leveling, and chocking the trailer as that's when my wife is comfortable going inside the camper while I fiddle around outside. Although our trailer has a slide it doesn't impede interior access in any way so we don't even bother with it until later. Often she's in there preparing lunch so I'll unhitch and run cable out to the power post, maybe lay down the under awning ground mat and a couple of chairs so we can enjoy that lunch she's prepared. That's about it, I rarely connect to water even if it's available and sewer just isn't offered where we camp. Since anything else can be done later I'd guess maybe 20 minutes for initial setup?
When striking camp I usually do most of it in steps the evening before, store anything we're no longer going to use, will even pull in the slide if the forecast calls for rain the next day, so by the time we're near ready to leave I don't have to do much more than hitch up, store my chocks / levelers, and pull out. Another 20 minutes maybe?
As a few others also do I never waste time at the campground dump station as I have my own FloJet waste macerator based system for servicing my tanks at home. Love it! :B
When we're out walking our dog around the campground I'm endlessly amazed at all the "stuff" so many people seem to find necessary for a successful camping trip. :h To each his / her own but I long ago decided I much prefer the K.I.S.S. approach. :B
When striking camp I usually do most of it in steps the evening before, store anything we're no longer going to use, will even pull in the slide if the forecast calls for rain the next day, so by the time we're near ready to leave I don't have to do much more than hitch up, store my chocks / levelers, and pull out. Another 20 minutes maybe?
As a few others also do I never waste time at the campground dump station as I have my own FloJet waste macerator based system for servicing my tanks at home. Love it! :B
When we're out walking our dog around the campground I'm endlessly amazed at all the "stuff" so many people seem to find necessary for a successful camping trip. :h To each his / her own but I long ago decided I much prefer the K.I.S.S. approach. :B
