Noob with some questions about pop ups
All this is my first post here and I am looking for a short bed pop up camper. In my area I am seeing two pop ups both between 1500 and 2000 dollars. There is a 1996 eagle light and a 2005 bronco po...
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IIRC the Bronco has an external cable lift mechanism(??)... if either have the internal scissor lift system the the following is my canned reply with respect to pop-up campers:
The one thing that I would keep a close eye on pop- ups with the crank- up mechanism on the inside is the mounting plates at the rear of the top portion of the pop- up roof. The easiest way to see what I will describe is to look at it with the roof about 1/2 way raised. Have someone inside to keep it in this position while you inspect so that it does not fall on your head.... Look at it from the outside at the rear. Use a step ladder and push in the fabric from behind and look at the underside where the metal plates attach to the ceiling portion that raises. You will see what looks like plates that are attached to the top roof. There are screws that fasten the metal plates to the wood. Keep an eye on these. If the screws loosen over time they can allow the metal plates to rotate and push up through the metal roof.
I have repaired these as the plates rotated and pushed through the roof. Not all that easy of a fix even though it may look simple- even for an adept DIY'er!
The one thing that I would keep a close eye on pop- ups with the crank- up mechanism on the inside is the mounting plates at the rear of the top portion of the pop- up roof. The easiest way to see what I will describe is to look at it with the roof about 1/2 way raised. Have someone inside to keep it in this position while you inspect so that it does not fall on your head.... Look at it from the outside at the rear. Use a step ladder and push in the fabric from behind and look at the underside where the metal plates attach to the ceiling portion that raises. You will see what looks like plates that are attached to the top roof. There are screws that fasten the metal plates to the wood. Keep an eye on these. If the screws loosen over time they can allow the metal plates to rotate and push up through the metal roof.
I have repaired these as the plates rotated and pushed through the roof. Not all that easy of a fix even though it may look simple- even for an adept DIY'er!
