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Re: where to replace popup trailer tires?
I buy mine at Discount tire. The first set of tires they replaced on my pup were underrated for the weight of our pup (3300 lbs loaded). I didn't notice the discrepancy until the first trip towing the camper. They did NOT handle well (understatement!). Discount tire happily put on different tires rated for the camper weight. Plus, I bought the incorrect ones for a different trailer- at a discount.617Views0likes0CommentsRe: can you winter camp in a pop up?
We frequently winter camp, and love it- usually. There is one not so great time, and it was in a blizzard warning. The weather forecast changed quickly once we were already camping. The main complaint was the walk to the vault toilet. We have camped regularly down into the single digits, and once it got below zero- with wind. We run 3 electric space heaters. Two off of camper 30 amp plug in, and an extra off of another outlet from the power pole via an extension cord. We all sleep with electric blankets in the bunks with lots of blankets. I am very good with electrical, so know how to load balance everything so as to not pop breakers or overload anything. The propane heater supplements the electric when it gets below about 10-15 degrees. It is dicey though, as a camper heating/propane system is not designed for cold weather use, and therefore the heater output is a lot less. The canvass and windows on our pup do just fine in the cold, other than making it more difficult to break down because everything is stiffer. Meaning it is harder to get the roof down and latched. I've ended up on top of the roof to get it squished down to latch. You learn to leave the heat cranked up until it is time to actually lower the roof. As for snowstorms, yes they can be a problem. I bent one shepherd pole in a heavy snow storm, as it snowed heavily while we were sleeping. You have to be diligent about knocking the snow off of the bunk ends during heavy snow. PUP gizmos help because the snow comes off easier. Bring a shovel with you for around the campsite. We usually camp in state park CG's in the winter. Many are open in MN year around, and have good electrical.501Views0likes0CommentsRe: XC Trip with Tent Trailer?
I skimmed the posts, but; We did a 3 week trip in 2010 that covers the southwest US part of our map. 10,000 miles in those 3 weeks. We hit every "tourist" place we wanted to go to on the trip. I think you would do fine with the schedule you are looking at. Pick your campgrounds carefully. We mostly went with KOA's, but used rvparkreviews to check them all. *just noticed our map is gone. Will fix that later...385Views0likes0CommentsRe: Somerset - worst camper ever
dadsgoodlife, I'll stick with you after this thread. Honestly, I would have sided with the original responses after your original post. But, If this had happened to me, I would be right there in your spot. I would have found any way to educate/bash (but bash is harsh) people about the product that screwed me over. Kudos to you for giving good responses about your situation. Hope it works out for you!!995Views0likes0CommentsRe: URGENT! Rockwood 2318G doesn't have any signal lights on
I really have to compliment all of you in this thread. This is one of the best threads I have EVER seen for (1) the person asking gave a very good description of the problem, AND followed up after repeatedly- instead of disappearing after initial post. (2) everyone gave some awesome advice on how to trace through to find the problem. It's almost enough to bring a tear to the eye... ;)464Views0likes0CommentsRe: Breakfast Ideas For RV?
Since no one mentioned this yet... Get out a zip-lock baggie (a brand name/freezer bag is better here..). Pour in some egg. Doesn't matter if it is real egg, or beaters. Add whatever you like in an omelette. Onions, green peppers, ham, bacon, cheese, jalapenos, etc.. (no potatoes- although haven't tried that). Put it in a pot of boiling water, and cook until the egg is done. Open bag and put on a plate, and you have a campfire omelette. It may be watery from the veggies, but you can pour that off of the plate. We use this in the Boundary Waters canoe area on our yearly trip, and they are awesome. If you are cooking for more than one person, label the baggie with a sharpie. We usually make up names for each other for fun.195Views0likes0CommentsRe: GFCI. Suddenly trippimg
OK.. I'll hesitantly venture into this one. Does the unit have a 3 prong plug? If it does, there is probably something "amiss" inside the coffee maker that is causing the GFCI to trip. Not necessarily life threatening, as heater elements frequently (with wear) have a slight trickle current to ground that could cause a GFCI to fault. If the unit only has a 2 prong plug, and is tripping a GFCI, that is a whole different story. Don't have a good explanation for that, but would hesitate to use it until the reason is sorted out. Good luck!177Views0likes0CommentsRe: Oldest PUP still being used?
Ours isn't old, but worth mentioning. We have a '99 Coleman/Fleetwood pup. When we bought it in 2005, the salesman said "this one has seen a lot of camping!". Then we took over. Second weekend owning it we said "South Dakota!". 600 miles to Rapid City on Memorial day weekend with no reservations. Ended up in Walmart's parking lot on a night with 50 MPH winds trying to sleep. It got better from there. Since then, we camped the heck out of state parks leading up to "the trip". Three weeks covering the entire southwestern US. 10,000 miles in that three weeks. Best trip of our lives. Through all of this, we discovered fall/winter camping. In Minnesota. We have now camped down to -10F in a blizzard; that wasn't predicted in the weather forecast! We have frequented around 0 temps overnight. We love fall/winter because there aren't many people camping then. But, we just finished our first "summer" camping trip in three years last weekend. We celebrated running water, non-bundled walks to the NOT freezing cold pit bathrooms. We finally had a camp fire. All of this in an all original canvassed '99 pup. Not bad.339Views0likes0CommentsRe: Looking for mattress replacement for Flagstaff pop up
We tried many options of; air mattresses', foam toppers, etc in ours before we finally had a custom mattress built for our end of the camper (kids worked with other options) by "the original mattress factory" which made a regular mattress built to size for the measurements of the bunk. It was around $400 and worth every penny to us. Good luck!!613Views0likes0Comments
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