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Campers unite!

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krunchykrome

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My wife and I are pretty avid campers. We do the traditional tent camping with no electricity (some camp sites provide outlets). Has anyone camped in a pop-up camper? Which did you prefer, camping in a tent or a camper? I've been looking into pop-up campers lately......does anyone know how much they typically sell for new?

I'm thinking that camping in a pop-up wouldn't be quite the same as a tent, and it would take away from many of the joys of traditional camping. What have your experiences been with pop-ups?
 
Which of the many joys do you think it would take away from? Pitching the tent? Sleeping on the hard ground or inflating the air mattress?
 
Only been "camping" once in an RV and prefer the tent camping much more. I also stayed at a KOA once in a tent and prefer to just go out into BLM land and make my own campsite. That's probably not practical for you in Maryland, but I still think the point of camping is to get away from civilization, both it's amenities and stresses.
 
i much prefer camping in a tent, but the wife of yours may prefer a camper.

It also depends on where you are camping. I go backpacking mostly and obviously a camper won't do that.

Also depends on what you like to do. Do you want a refridgerator or are you ok with dried foods? Do you want to bring a bbq or are you ok with a small stove? This is like two different worlds...
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Which of the many joys do you think it would take away from? Pitching the tent? Sleeping on the hard ground or inflating the air mattress?
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one of the appeals of traditional camping is being outdoors and going "rugged" for a weekend. The idea of sleeping in what is essentially a bedroom kind of takes away from that appeal.
 
If it's a luxury camper make sure it's not more than 10 year old. Can't be pimping a 10 year old luxury camper right? 😛
 
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: bleeb
Don't do it. They are expen$ive.
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what do they typically go for (on the cheaper end)?
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We paid $1k a few years ago for our '82 Coleman. It's only 12' long folded up and super light so we can pull it anywhere. Had to redo the fabric and get the canvas patched, but other than that it's been great. It's not luxury by any means, the main reason we got it was the heater, which works great when camping 5-6000' up in the Cascades.

I don't miss freezing my butt off in a tent one bit, thanks.
 
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Which of the many joys do you think it would take away from? Pitching the tent? Sleeping on the hard ground or inflating the air mattress?
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one of the appeals of traditional camping is being outdoors and going "rugged" for a weekend. The idea of sleeping in what is essentially a bedroom kind of takes away from that appeal.
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Oh, but you'll use a tent? I bet you have a sleeping bag too, right? You giant pansy!
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I absolutely would not buy a pop-up camper brand new. But it sounds like you've already sort of made up your mind.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Which of the many joys do you think it would take away from? Pitching the tent? Sleeping on the hard ground or inflating the air mattress?
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one of the appeals of traditional camping is being outdoors and going "rugged" for a weekend. The idea of sleeping in what is essentially a bedroom kind of takes away from that appeal.
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Oh, but you'll use a tent? I bet you have a sleeping bag too, right? You giant pansy!
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I absolutely would not buy a pop-up camper brand new. But it sounds like you've already sort of made up your mind.
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We also sleep on a air mattress. My wife brings linens and "makes the bed"; she pakcs the linens and pillows in one of those air-lock bags "as seen on tv". We also have a ceiling fan that we hang in our tent. 🙂 A lot of this stuff is my wifes idea. I'm always telling her we bring too much stuff camping with us, and all we need is the essentials.
 
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
We also sleep on a air mattress. My wife brings linens and "makes the bed"; she pakcs the linens and pillows in one of those air-lock bags "as seen on tv". We also have a ceiling fan that we hang in our tent. 🙂 A lot of this stuff is my wifes idea. I'm always telling her we bring too much stuff camping with us, and all we need is the essentials.
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The ceiling fan really gets me. I'm pretty sure I've seen the ones you're talking about. Mine was insistent that we needed a tent heater... in May. So, of course we have a tent heater now 😉
Obviously you're more limited in regard to camp sites when you're using a pop-up, but nothing says you always have to use it. I'd probably just defer to the wife since I don't care that much.
 
LOL. I have done under the stars camping before, in the desert, and we only had a couple gallons of water, a 24 oz. bottle of Corona, some blankets, very minute amounts of food. Damn good time.

When I go up to Truchas or the like I do bring quite a bit of stuff with me, but no air mattress or stove. I just have a grate that I place over a fire pit I make with rocks. I have to take the Jeep too, as the "roads" cannot be traveled by any vehicle with less than 9 inches of ground clearance, and you naturally have to pull off the logging trails just to make sure you have a good spot...
 
Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
LOL. I have done under the stars camping before, in the desert, and we only had a couple gallons of water, a 24 oz. bottle of Corona, some blankets, very minute amounts of food. Damn good time.

When I go up to Truchas or the like I do bring quite a bit of stuff with me, but no air mattress or stove. I just have a grate that I place over a fire pit I make with rocks. I have to take the Jeep too, as the "roads" cannot be traveled by any vehicle with less than 9 inches of ground clearance, and you naturally have to pull off the logging trails just to make sure you have a good spot...
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that sounds like a lot of fun; I take it that my Honda CRV wouldn't make it out there 😀

 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Obviously you're more limited in regard to camp sites when you're using a pop-up, but nothing says you always have to use it. I'd probably just defer to the wife since I don't care that much.
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This is a good point. You can still go tent camping, but a popup would be useful as a cheap hotel replacement for longer, nicer trips. If you went to a campground with showers, you could use the popup as your base, then go out at night for more upscale activities.
 
Originally posted by: princess ida
Rent or borrow one. There's no way you can tell if you like it or not until you try one.
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I agree... rent one and try it.

I've also been told (as mentioned before) not to buy one new as you can typically find used ones that are in good shape and are 1/2 the price of a new one.

Personally, I've never been camping, tent, RV, or otherwise.... but I figured I'd pass along what I've heard/been told over the years. 🙂
 
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