Livin Lite Camplite owner - review/comments
A couple of questions about Camplite aluminum travel trailers came up in another thread, and rather than hijack that thread, I'll start a new one & try to answer any/all questions. I recently purc...
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fordsooperdooty wrote:
If you are moving up from Tent Camping, this likely IS like a palace. But for some who have been used to all the ammenities...it is functional but only a Monk would feel like he was in the lap of luxury! That trailer is SOLID tho'!
As far as amenities, the Camplite is roughly equivalent to its peers (7' x 16' square boxes with no slides) in all areas except the residential look and feel. And yes, compared to the monk-like experience of a two-week, 5000 mile tent camping road trip with 3 adults and one Subaru wagon, this is luxury. :)
Lowsuv wrote:
Are towing this thing at 65 or more ?
I have way too much tow vehicle for this trailer, so yes, my speed often drifts over 65. I don't have WD or anti-sway (yet), and so far it's been OK towing. I'm hoping that I can get by without either.
Lowsuv wrote:
I imagine you will be adding some block foam underneath the floor before too long.
I'm thinking about it. When I bought it, I did not expect to winter camp at all, but because this winter is so mild, and because the state parks are basically empty, it's turning out to be fun. Warming up the floor will help. Right now, I have to wear warm footwear inside the trailer.
Don't tell my DW - but as of yesterday, she now has a pair of snow shoes. Next problem - convincing her that it's safe to go outside in MN winters. ;)
Lowsuv wrote:
Very cool idea for a trailer. I'm a boater and of course welded aluminum boats are the cats meow for the rough water fishing guys.
Agreed. I bounced it down 80 miles of frost heaved state road in northern MN - I think it left the ground at least once - and observed no ill effect other than my new Corel bowls were all upside down. No idea how that happened. ;)
Francesca Knowles wrote:
The day when folks will settle for shoddy, short-life construction is becoming a thing of the past, though I s'pose there will always be some market for the particle board and 1/8 in. plywood-based rig one has to begin weathersealing the minute it comes off the lot...
Even though the roof is a single sheet of aluminum, the Camplite still has conventional caulking around vents and plumbing, so it will require routine roof maintenance, but I'd expect that the aluminum roof will last a long time.
pasusan wrote:
...I think I would add instruments and controls (for the look) and hang out in the desert. :C
That would be cool. :)
