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Re: Narrowing it down...would love experiences/opinions
We own a 233s and are also from MN. Typically four of us are camping: Dad, Mom, Daughter 11, Daughter 3. A couple times a year our Son 17 will come with and on the week long trips. We also have camped with an adult friend of ours. The third bed is very helpful when its more than four of us. Otherwise, the bed is opened up and used for storage, fresh air, and light. The camper actually "feels" bigger with all three bunks open. We almost exclusively cook outside. Have always done it that way when tenting, popup and now with the hybrid. We have used the oven and will do so this summer. Its a nice feature to have available. We heated some soup inside a couple of times and that was the extent of using the inside stove. Having both the dinette and the couch are nice to have when inside the camper. We primarily spend our time outside though. Our inside time really is limited. That said its nice to have that big space with the large dinette slide. We all have a bag we bring along with our gear/clothes and that floor space comes in handy at night when we hop into bed and need to put our bags somewhere. As far as the width of the trailer we have never had a problem getting it into a site. We have camped at MN state parks, National Forests, MN State Forests, privates, and boondocked. The pictures and specs that are provided with most websites when reserving comes in real handy when finding a site that works. Like I said no problems so far. We've setup with poles and trees in between the side bed and slideout. Thats about as close as we've come to not finding a site that works. We have popup gizmos and they work great however setup/teardown does add some additional time and with one extra bunk that adds a few more minutes on each end. I know some say its just a few seconds but that has not been the case for us. Its actually significant effort. We also bring a ladder along now to help with that. What does help ease the pain of all that extra work is that they actually do help a lot!469Views0likes0CommentsRe: Hybrid camping in Yellowstone....which is your fav CG?
Not sure what you are used to but the sites in the three campgrounds we stayed at (Canyon, Madison, Bridge Bay) were all very short on space. They sure pile everybody in tight. Next time we go we will be staying at National Forest campgrounds near the NE or W entrances. We stayed in a popup w/o heat in July and woke to snow, frost and temps below freezing most nights in 2010. You can do it w/o heat as we did but we went to sleep clenching our sleeping bags hoping the nights went super fast. If you have never been to Yellowstone be prepared to do lots of driving. Budget lots of time to get around and keep that daily list on the short side. Time flies. The roads are narrow and the speed limit is 45 and you will be driving slower than that most of the time too.307Views0likes0CommentsRe: Need Mattress measurements 2003 Star Craft 21rb
I would be interested in hearing what your actual quote is on those mattresses. I checked into different places to get replacements for mine. I have a never been taken camping 2013 Roo 233s and would prefer the unheated mattresses. I liked my foam popup mattress that I slept on. I looked into purchasing hybrid matresses from Surveyor and Jayco as well as having them custom built and I was quoted prices of $500 - $600 each. I am going to continue my search and may post mine online to sell or swap.500Views0likes0Comments
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