Hey Boondockers; what TT do you have?

Is that a PUP in that picture?? It looks like maybe a tall hard sided pup?

Anyway, I have a very small TT that we use for offroad boondocking. (Not really offroad -- off pavement, rocky dirt roads). It's a 12 foot Fun Finder, modified for rough travel. See links in my signature for more details.

But honestly, if you want maximum off road capability, a truck camper is the king. We decided that a TC is a little too cramped for us. So we use the TT as a remote base camp. During the day, we take the truck to really rough areas. Sometimes there is a TC at the trailhead. Sometimes the road is too rough even for a TC -- low branches, narrow trails, etc.

Anyone interested in using a TT for rough roading must be aware that a TT will slow you down. You can't go fast over big rocks or you will damage the frame, even if the TT is lifted.

profdant139 wrote:
Is that a PUP in that picture?? It looks like maybe a tall hard sided pup?

The picture is not of my PUP, it is just one I searched to show someone with a TT on a modestly rocky road... Trying to paint a picture I guess...

When talking trailers, I think toy haulers make the best boondocking rigs.

Large water tanks, built in generator, stronger frames, more cargo capacity.

We no longer haul toys but have no plans to get rid of our toy hauler.

We have a toyhauler TT that I've taken down some pretty rough roads, of course we are going very slow while doing so. We prefer to boondock and with over 100 gallons freshwater and over 40 gallons of fuel onboard we can easily go a couple of weeks. Blackwater tank is our limiting factor. Our solar panels significantly reduces our genny runtime for recharging our pair of 6 volt GC2 batteries. Obviously we can't go everywhere a truck/tent camper can go, but our 4wd Chevy HD and/or our ATVs can get us to spots we want to hike.

If you're planing on doing what they're doing in the photo, you might as well take all your supplies and cooking stuff and throw it on the floor before you start, because that's where it will be when you get to your campsite. ;)

Outdoors would be a first choice, but I'm biased!! They have put a lot of new upgrades on all of the lines they make. Kinda mixed up the way they named them in the past, but if you spend time checking all the brochures, you'll see how they differ and what each line has or doesn't have. The Black Rock has been mucho upgraded, and is aimed at off road use as a selling feature. There are some options now that used to be standard, but the base package is much improved as far as suspension and boondocking capabilities.

Northwoods (Artic Fox & Nash) have many of the same features as ORV has, but has not (at this time anyway) moved toward what ORV has done with its builds. They are very off road capable, but, in my opinion (again!!), at this time ORV has many advantages to Northwood. Yes they are "sister" companies, but built separately and at different locations in La Grande.

We tow our Timber Ridge into the boonies most of the time. Sometimes over roads in WA & OR forests that look just as bad and worse than your stock photo. We have not suffered any problems doing this in 2 yrs of camping. I do wish we would have bought a year later, to get the many upgrades that came right after we wrote the check!!! But some upgrades are already in the works!!!

webwrangler wrote:
If you're planing on doing what they're doing in the photo, you might as well take all your supplies and cooking stuff and throw it on the floor before you start, because that's where it will be when you get to your campsite. ;)

Maybe the way you pack. I'm not a rookie webwrangler... :R

We have the 2014 Eclipse Evolution T225 TT. Been boondocking in it numerous times here in AZ. What I can say about it is when the dirt roads start to get rocky and rough, we go no further. It just tears up the tt too much.

beemerphile1 wrote:
When talking trailers, I think toy haulers make the best boondocking rigs.

Large water tanks, built in generator, stronger frames, more cargo capacity.

We no longer haul toys but have no plans to get rid of our toy hauler.

You know, I have considered that and it would resolve the issue of my 12' aluminum boat. I did not like them "as" much in features as a regular TT, but you can't deny all the points you brought up. I will definitely look at them closer.

What did you put inside yours? You have any issues with gas smell, rubber marks/damage or other environmental issues in having a toy hauler?

Also a big fan of Outdoors RV. I have Creek Side 20fq. Basically a 20 ft box. 24 total length. 66 gal of water 300w of solar, 2-6v batteries. Generally able to go 5-7 days out in the 20-30 degree climate. Many models in the Outdoors RV line up and the Northwoods co.