What would your perfect Pop Up be?

[gladecreekwy]

Our little Forest River is our perfect pup. We wanted the smallest lightest simplest camper that would sleep 4. Heater, hand pump sink , no bathroom and a single overhead light bulb. Under 2000 lbs fully loaded we can move it by hand if needed. Flipped the axel long ago so it goes anywhere my truck can which is almost anywhere

 

[Susan Premo]

It's so basic. ANYONE can afford that build. I think one could build it on a flatbed utility trailer. Yeah, I'll build it once kids are all moved out. The problem with coming up with the perfect pop up is that EVERYONE in the party has to like it. You have one perfect set up for one and someone else doesn't like the seating or doesn't like the layout of the galley. This thing is so basic...there is no galley. There is no seating...well you can sit on your bed. LOL You gotta do most of that outside. Folks have gotten away from the way camping used to be. It's not for everyone. But I want to be outdoors and just go into the pop up to sleep. I'm not gonna worry if I have to take an army bath to get clean. That unit doesn't need running water or tanks. I'll cook outside and drag the cooler along. There are many toilet options...depending on where we go or what we lug with us. I'm really tired of kids needing wifi and trying to get them off their phones. I don't want to have all kinds of lights running that I miss the starry night. I just want to focus on how beautiful it is out there...I want to wake up and throw a line in the water and catch breakfast. I want to camp like we used to camp when I was a kid. The pup is nice for sleeping and refuge from the rain. But man, I just want to get out there without all the electronic crap we have to take out EVERY single time we go out. It's like we're not even really camping.

 

[Susan Premo]

We just use our lights and a fridge, but now we're getting great help from some folks, Patrick is one on here, and another woman from camping with aliners about a apicool fridge and what we need for it. So far so good, need lots of help, do not want a generator. So getting renogy solar and everything we need for that. Looking forward to us figuring it out!

 

[Sherronlee]

I know. I was researching patents and came across its patent and I was like...this is exactly what I want. Light weight, screens to let air flow through and the idea that if you wanted to, you could unhook the canvas and pull it back for sky views. No electricity. No complicated water tanks. But mine would have a light aluminum skin painted the color of my tahoe (hunter green) and I would have copper screens. My this is sounding like a clash of colors...maybe will look like a circus wagon. LOL

I love your color choices. My house is done in various shades of green ~ mostly brighter ~ and copper.

 

[campfire Joe]

We kind of like ours the way it is well except maybe the color. Kind of wish it was in blue instead of brown.

 

[Susan Premo]

We kind of like ours the way it is View attachment 89595 well except maybe the color. Kind of wish it was in blue instead of brown.

 

[Susan Premo]

Browns nice, our family cabin was always different shades of green, my choice was brown like a cabin should be, in my opinion!

 

[Canoe2fish]

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I thought the same thing since I bought my tandem axle high wall Avalon, which was my dream popup. Then, taking inspiration from other trailers and combining them, I modified and built my dream trailer.

custom 24”x80” diamond plate storage box, 36” diamond plate deck with side storage boxes and 30”x5’ under belly storage. These mods were my vision and gave been enjoying them since 2016.

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How can you post a pic like that without any inside photos???

Killing us!!

 

[Hilldweller]

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How can you post a pic like that without any inside photos???

Killing us!!

It doesn't open; that's why.

 

[DanLee]

When our two kids were still at home, our 1991 Coleman Columbia was perfect for us. Now that they've got their own families and it's just the two of us, our 2016 Aliner Ranger is perfect for us.

 

[Susan Premo]

When our two kids were still at home, our 1991 Coleman Columbia was perfect for us. Now that they've got their own families and it's just the two of us, our 2016 Aliner Ranger is perfect for us.

We have a 2011 aliner, it's fun, it's at a friend's place under the snow, hope it looks good when we get up there!

 

[Patrick w]

It's so basic. ANYONE can afford that build. I think one could build it on a flatbed utility trailer. Yeah, I'll build it once kids are all moved out. The problem with coming up with the perfect pop up is that EVERYONE in the party has to like it. You have one perfect set up for one and someone else doesn't like the seating or doesn't like the layout of the galley. This thing is so basic...there is no galley. There is no seating...well you can sit on your bed. LOL You gotta do most of that outside. Folks have gotten away from the way camping used to be. It's not for everyone. But I want to be outdoors and just go into the pop up to sleep. I'm not gonna worry if I have to take an army bath to get clean. That unit doesn't need running water or tanks. I'll cook outside and drag the cooler along. There are many toilet options...depending on where we go or what we lug with us. I'm really tired of kids needing wifi and trying to get them off their phones. I don't want to have all kinds of lights running that I miss the starry night. I just want to focus on how beautiful it is out there...I want to wake up and throw a line in the water and catch breakfast. I want to camp like we used to camp when I was a kid. The pup is nice for sleeping and refuge from the rain. But man, I just want to get out there without all the electronic crap we have to take out EVERY single time we go out. It's like we're not even really camping.

I dont think anyone has built anything like that for a decade now. The current name of the game is "amenities" and "luxury camping".

 

[BillOh]

Question! Does a dual axle PUP back in easier than a single axle? Someone once told me that a single axle trailer is one of the hardest to back in. When we bought our recent Rockwood HW, it was between two models. The only thing one had that the one we ended up with was a dual axle.

 

[Patrick w]

Question! Does a dual axle PUP back in easier than a single axle? Someone once told me that a single axle trailer is one of the hardest to back in. When we bought our recent Rockwood HW, it was between two models. The only thing one had that the one we ended up with was a dual axle.

Eh.. I dont necessarily agree with that statement. Most dual axle things however do have the axles aft of the center of the camper, which makes steering inputs more direct, and towing a bit easier. Single axle units tend to be right in the middle. When you backup you have like 4-6 feet of overhang, so your trying to steer for the overhang and not the axle location. If you look at a 18 wheeler, its kinda gives you perspective. Imagine if the wheels were located in the middle of the trailer instead of at the end. Imagine how hard it would be (and how much space they would need) to back in that trailer into a loading dock.

 

[Hilldweller]

Question! Does a dual axle PUP back in easier than a single axle? Someone once told me that a single axle trailer is one of the hardest to back in. When we bought our recent Rockwood HW, it was between two models. The only thing one had that the one we ended up with was a dual axle.

Length of trailer matters too. I had a short trailer that was harder to back up than my Aliner.

This was my most difficult trailer to back:

 

[Katskamper]

I thought the same thing since I bought my tandem axle high wall Avalon, which was my dream popup. Then, taking inspiration from other trailers and combining them, I modified and built my dream trailer.

custom 24”x80” diamond plate storage box, 36” diamond plate deck with side storage boxes and 30”x5’ under belly storage. These mods were my vision and gave been enjoying them since 2016.

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i need to meet you.

 

[Katskamper]

ive worked hard to make mine close to perfect, but next one will be a boxcar, no slide out beds. just lift roof.

toy hauler deck, entry door center front, from deck.
hi-wall for std counter height.
cook & eat facing, up front.
sofa & dresser facing, in center.
secret cabinet /closet for toilet.
q bed in back


my king-bed tried to kill me new years eve. shattered my arm.

new more perfect: motorized king bed. ( lippert system)

 

[jeepster04]

Maybe another slideout for a shoilet.