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MuddaFadda
Explorer
Feb 16, 2017

Time to downsize, Time to simplify

History of my RV's:

Truck camper (basic)-> small pop-up -> bigger pop-up -> 1994 27' travel trailer (no slides) -> 2001 30' travel trailer (1 slide) 2012 35' 5th wheel (3 slides) -> 2017 Rockwood 1970ESP pop-up on order!
(All bought new except the truck camper)

Time to get back to basics and enjoy camping for what camping is!

Still have the 5th wheel it is permanent on the property as the "ManCave"!

Best
Bill

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  • What are they going for, if you don't mind me asking. I can't find one anywhere. I did find one that was gutted. I have to have a gas furnace and AC.
  • jspringator wrote:
    I would like to find a post 2000 smaller A-liner with AC and furnace to pull behind my Lexus hardtop convertible. They weigh around 1,000 pounds dry. Still looking.

    My 2004 Aliner DL, I sold just a couple of months ago, had a sticker weight of 995 lbs. Not sure exactly what year they went from aluminum skin to fiberglass, but the fiberglass ones are heavier. Prior to that I had an Aliner-Alite that weighed 400 lbs.
  • I would like to find a post 2000 smaller A-liner with AC and furnace to pull behind my Lexus hardtop convertible. They weigh around 1,000 pounds dry. Still looking.
  • MuddaFadda wrote:
    2017 Rockwood 1970ESP pop-up on order!


    Congrats! I love those. I'm looking at that same model except in the larger size.
  • To each his own....whatever works.

    Wet tent ends and western Washington just were not a great combination and the set up and take down to load and unload started to limit our enthusiasm.

    But, we did make many good memories in our pop up. We just camp more now in our TT.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    I agree -

    I am very interested in getting one of these OREGON TERRA Extreme OFF-ROAD trailers to supplement my 2008 Starcraft 14RT trailer...

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    This trailer will go anywhere my 4WD truck will pull it and will me to use the enclosed area for my Emergency Radio operations.

    Then I would deploy the above trailer tent setup which would be my sleeping quarters...

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    With the awning deployed would give me alot of outside work room under the shade of the awning...

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    The only drawback is my current 2008 Starcraft 14R/T trailer has the large front deck area and between this deck and the bed of my truck I can carry some serious supplies and other items on the off-road trips...

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    Camping OFF-GRID is about 90% of my camping...

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