"rw" wrote in message
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Larry L wrote:
"rw" wrote


I've broken one rod tip, on my favorite rod. I lowered the top on my
popup camper onto it, at Kelly Creek. There were ROFF witnesses.




By "popup camper" do you mean one of the ones that fits into a truck bed
and cranks up with tent-like center sections into a cab-over unit, but
folds down to have little wind resistence?

Right. It's a sweet rig. The worst drawback w.r.t. a conventional camper
is lack of convenient storage.

I've been toying with the idea of getting one of same. There are times
when I'm too old, tired, and spoiled to tent camp and, yet, don't feel
like pulling the trailer. If that is what you have ... reviews?

It sleeps three people comfortably, as long as at least two of them are
intimate. :-)

On a short-bed pickup with load levelers you can drive on really ****ty
roads.

It has a two-burner stovetop, a furnace (indispensable), a water heater, a
refrigerator that works on AC, DC, or gas, and an outdoor shower. No
toilet.

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What brand? I have a Palomino RV Bronco-800 and we love it. Does not have
the water heater. The bigger model does have the water heater. Porta
pottie and I hang the rods from the ceiling. Queen bed. Weight is about
1200#. Queen size bed. Short bed where the table mounts if needed.
Double burner stove, but we cook outside under the awning (great addition)
to prevent smells in the camper. We do heat water inside. Decent storage
under the bed (3.5" tall) for extra food, plates, etc. We used it last year
to drive to Alaska and only used hotels 2 nights in 7 weeks. Nice thing
about the B-800 is it has a full size door. Like a dutch door. Most have a
short door. So in law has a Fourwheel popup and is lighter weight. He
likes it but his is the Tacoma size and would like bigger. Is on a short
bed Crew cab diesel. Takes about 5 minutes to setup and maybe 10 minutes to
fold up.