Storing Pop-Up TC in garage - Sloped driveway
Hi everyone, I've been away from the forums for a couple of years. I've been busy camping and working and raising teenage girls. Currently I have a 2012 Jayco 23J hybrid travel trailer and I have...
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Thanks everyone for the feedback. I'm glad to know that others have done this and that with some careful planning that this is a feasible operation. I did have some concerns that it's more of a pain than it's worth but it sounds like some of those things can be managed.
My thought for a dolly is probably completely over-engineered. I'm thinking about having a metal framed dolly made with a drop deck to get the TC as low as possible - perhaps 8" to 10" off of the ground. I'm planning 12" casters with air filled tires to manage getting up the slight rise of the gutter. I'll mount the casters at each of the four corners of about a 4' x 8' deck. With a tow bar attached at one end and a drop hitch on the truck it should be a simple matter of pushing it up into the garage and its flat surface. From there, unhook and then push it by hand on the flat surface into storage position. I'll start drawing up a plan before I commit, but I'm feeling better about this every day.
And I've wanted a truck camper ever since I stepped foot in one.
Mike
My thought for a dolly is probably completely over-engineered. I'm thinking about having a metal framed dolly made with a drop deck to get the TC as low as possible - perhaps 8" to 10" off of the ground. I'm planning 12" casters with air filled tires to manage getting up the slight rise of the gutter. I'll mount the casters at each of the four corners of about a 4' x 8' deck. With a tow bar attached at one end and a drop hitch on the truck it should be a simple matter of pushing it up into the garage and its flat surface. From there, unhook and then push it by hand on the flat surface into storage position. I'll start drawing up a plan before I commit, but I'm feeling better about this every day.
And I've wanted a truck camper ever since I stepped foot in one.
Mike
