Rockwood 122 hard side
We are going next weekend to look at a couple of 2014 Rockwood model 122 and 122S hard-sided pop-up campers and I have not found a lot of feedback online from owners. Does anyone here have any experience with these (any year, not just the 2014 model), or with Rockwood pop-ups in general?
Currently we have a vintage van camper now (40 years old next year, and still going strong!), but are looking for something that can go a greater distance, that is not self-powered (the high fructose corn syrup they put in the fuel these days in not vintage friendly), and can be pulled by one of our current vehicles (so something under 3000 lbs. total load) and these looked like they fit the bill nicely.
For reference: there are only two of us and we have been camping in a van or tent for years, so most everything seems large enough. We tend to spend most of our time outdoors when camping, so we don't need a lot of interior space unless the weather is unpleasant. Some of the attractions of this model for us were the hard sides (no canvas), small footprint (2 people don't need a lot or space), A/C and furnace built-in, and that we can mount a pair of bikes on the unit with factory hardware. These models have all the amenities that our vintage van has, while being light-weight enough to be towable without an upgraded tow vehicle. Our alternate consideration is modern tear-drop trailer, but we think that we are fairly certain that the 122 or 122S is the preferable option, all things considered.
If anyone has any thoughts on either this model or any alternative that is similar I'd love to hear them. Thanks in advance!
- Randy
Currently we have a vintage van camper now (40 years old next year, and still going strong!), but are looking for something that can go a greater distance, that is not self-powered (the high fructose corn syrup they put in the fuel these days in not vintage friendly), and can be pulled by one of our current vehicles (so something under 3000 lbs. total load) and these looked like they fit the bill nicely.
For reference: there are only two of us and we have been camping in a van or tent for years, so most everything seems large enough. We tend to spend most of our time outdoors when camping, so we don't need a lot of interior space unless the weather is unpleasant. Some of the attractions of this model for us were the hard sides (no canvas), small footprint (2 people don't need a lot or space), A/C and furnace built-in, and that we can mount a pair of bikes on the unit with factory hardware. These models have all the amenities that our vintage van has, while being light-weight enough to be towable without an upgraded tow vehicle. Our alternate consideration is modern tear-drop trailer, but we think that we are fairly certain that the 122 or 122S is the preferable option, all things considered.
If anyone has any thoughts on either this model or any alternative that is similar I'd love to hear them. Thanks in advance!
- Randy
