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Didn't use the camper at all this year.

mkirsch
Nomad II
Nomad II
Just wasn't in the cards this year. I didn't get the camper loaded until the July 4th weekend, never dewinterized it until mid-August, and unloaded it last Saturday morning.

Every weekend I could use it was raining. Every weekend I wanted to use it I was on call for work and chained to my desk waiting for the next disaster.

Putting 10-ply tires on half ton trucks since aught-four.
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deserteagle56
Explorer II
Explorer II
mkirsch wrote:
Just wasn't in the cards this year. I didn't get the camper loaded until the July 4th weekend, never dewinterized it until mid-August, and unloaded it last Saturday morning.

Every weekend I could use it was raining. Every weekend I wanted to use it I was on call for work and chained to my desk waiting for the
next disaster.


I understand about the rain...got a good friend who lives just south of Binghamton and he told me a couple weeks ago that they've had 40" of rain so far this year and he can't mow some sections of his lawn because the lawn mower sinks into the lawn. I told him the area where I live is way above average for the years also - we've received 6.9" this year.......

Not only is camping not fun when it's raining, but its way too easy to sink the truck if you get off pavement.
1996 Bigfoot 2500 9.5 on a 2004 Dodge/Cummins dually

csh_2088
Explorer II
Explorer II
Agree with the poster above. Out in Colorado the kids are all back in school, traffic dies down on I-70, leaves start to change color and the weather starts to cool down. My favorite time of year out here.

jimh406
Explorer III
Explorer III
The best part of camping season hasn't started yet. ๐Ÿ™‚ Seriously though, after Labor Day is some of the best times.

I made it to Yellowstone for one trip. Otherwise, I've been camping at the ranch in MT where my TC has been sitting off truck for a few months. I expect I will use it a few more times until the house is a little more remodeled.

For sure, less individual drives with truck camper for us compared to last year!

'10 Ford F-450, 6.4, 4.30, 4x4, 14,500 GVWR, '06 Host Rainer 950 DS, Torklift Talon tiedowns, Glow Steps, and Fastguns. Bilstein 4600s, Firestone Bags, Toyo M655 Gs, Curt front hitch, Energy Suspension bump stops.

NRA Life Member, CCA Life Member

mike_kellie
Explorer II
Explorer II
I totally get it. My F-I-L just passed away 2 weeks ago and my wife had 24 hr. care for him the last 2 years at home. We're neighbors and it meant that our trips had to be close by and within cell phone service. I went to the Lassen Park area over the 4th of July and that's it.
There will be opportunities to come and hopefully you can commit. Just over the weekend, we synced our calendars (pretty techy for being in our late 50's) for some outings at the coast this winter and a 9 day trip up US 395 through our eastern Sierras at the end of Sept. Hope you have some plans made as well!
2015 Host Mammoth triple slide w/ TorkLift Fastguns
2015 Ram 5500 SLT cab & chassis with Douglass 9' utility body

SideHillSoup
Explorer
Explorer
We have been dodging Forrest fires all summer up here in BC , but like the weather that never stopped us.
Off today to pick up our new 2018 Northern Lite 8-11 EX dry bath, and then start the fall and winter camping trips.....
Soup.
2018 Northern Lite 8-11 EX Dry Bath
2017 Sierra SLE, 3500 HD / 4x4 / Duramax with a 6 speed Allison Trans
Torklift Super Hitch 20K, 48" Super Truss, front and rear frame mounted tie downs
Fast Gun Long Range SS Turnbuckles, Fast Gun locks

Farmerjon
Explorer
Explorer
I understand completely.
We bought a new truck in September 2014. We set it up for the camper and are ready to go, but haven't been able to get loose. The camper has been waiting in the barn for us to load it up.
Hopefully we will load it on in a couple of weeks.
2015 F350 Lariat CC LB 4x4 DRW 6.7, 6sp auto, 3.73
2000 F350 lariat SC LB 4x4 DRW 7.3, 6sp manual 3.73
1987 F250 Lariat SC/LB 4x4 SRW 460 4sp stick 4.10
1995 Jeep wrangler
99 Star Craft 953

d3500ram
Explorer III
Explorer III
Yep... same boat here. Since I bought a fixer-upper house, my weekends are spent doing other things. Never de-winterized, never on the truck this year (need the truck bed for the trips to the home and building center)... thinking of putting a sign on it... it has become a white elephant.
Sold the TC, previous owner of 2 NorthStar pop-ups & 2 Northstar Arrows...still have the truck:

2005 Dodge 3500 SRW, Qcab long bed, NV-6500, diesel, 4WD, Helwig, 9000XL,
Nitto 285/70/17 Terra Grapplers, Honda eu3000Is, custom overload spring perch spacers.

joerg68
Nomad III
Nomad III
You have my sympathy... Maybe next year will be better for you!
I sort of know how it feels. No camping for us in 2016. Between health issues and building a new home we had sold our camper in spring of 2016. We got a new one this June, after all the dust had settled. So much better....
2014 Ford F350 XLT 6.2 SCLB + 2017 Northstar Arrow