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A couple? As in for sale, a business?“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier -
IMScotty wrote:
A couple? As in for sale, a business?
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
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Rasty wrote:
Astro wrote:
What kind of mpg do you get?
"Dazed and Confused"
Recycle, re-use, re-purpose
Plant a tree
Take a kid hiking
Make a difference -
I see a need for this type of work/service. I’ve been looking at lightweight campers and Leisure Vans and they are so, so expensive.
My issue is that I want something light enough to pull behind a Subaru (or small enough to easily drive on mountain roads) yet it needs to be more than just a bed. I also want a small cooking area and a shower/toilet room.
I really like the Oliver trailers made in TN. olivertraveltrailers.com/travel-trailers/
Good luck Rasty.Lost in the right direction.The post was edited 1 time, last by Traffic Jam ().
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Traffic Jam wrote:
I see a need for this type of work/service. I’ve been looking at lightweight campers and Leisure Vans and they are so, so expensive.
My issue is that I want something light enough to pull behind a Subaru (or small enough to easily drive on mountain roads) yet it needs to be more than just a bed. I also want a small cooking area and a shower/toilet room.
I really like the Oliver trailers made in TN. olivertraveltrailers.com/travel-trailers/
Good luck Rasty.
That's the way I'd go if I was in the market for a small light weight camping trailer -
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jimmyjam wrote:
Rasty wrote:
Astro wrote:
What kind of mpg do you get?
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
Astro wrote:
Curious, what are the features and rough target price?
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
in the video the guy sez "you can tow it with a subaru"
outsideonline.com/2183526/test…-8-deluxe-camping-trailer2,000 miler -
Rasty wrote:
Astro wrote:
Curious, what are the features and rough target price?
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
Astro wrote:
Rasty wrote:
Astro wrote:
Curious, what are the features and rough target price?
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
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LIhikers wrote:
I've thought of using a flat utility trailer as a rolling tent platform.
or, maybe having a top like a classic covered wagon that could be put up and taken down
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
LIhikers wrote:
I've thought of using a flat utility trailer as a rolling tent platform.
or, maybe having a top like a classic covered wagon that could be put up and taken down
Eventually my trailer was hit from behind (right after dropping off the motorcycle, fortunately) by a distracted driver. I built another, but I never used it much after that. Between the janky handling, sometimes loosening ratchet straps, low rated speed limit (45 - though I've seen one being pulled at 70-75), it just felt like a solution in search of a (real) problem. But (quasi-)indoor plumbing, as Traffic Jam alludes to, would be no small consolation when needed, even if it was the size of an airplane restroom. -
We have had a pop up for car camping for 20 years. But we just use it for a bed and storage. There is a three burner stove that hooks up to the outside under the awning. Would maybe like to get a hard side trailer to save the hassle of setting it, and now that the kids are gone, we don't need sleeping for 5. But all trailers have many bells and whistles I don't need. All the utilities would be more trouble than they are worth for me.
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Time Zone wrote:
LIhikers wrote:
I've thought of using a flat utility trailer as a rolling tent platform.
or, maybe having a top like a classic covered wagon that could be put up and taken down
Simple, cheap, problem solved.
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For toilets we have one of these in our trailer. It is extremely practical. Waste is sealed in the air right water tight odor proof chamber. Pour water in the storage tank and push the pump to "flush". To dump, snap off the base and carry it to a toilet. Then just hose it down to clean.
thetford.com/product/porta-potti-335/ -
odd man out wrote:
scamptrailers.com/showroom/13-…-trailers-layout-1.htmlWe have had a pop up for car camping for 20 years. But we just use it for a bed and storage. There is a three burner stove that hooks up to the outside under the awning. Would maybe like to get a hard side trailer to save the hassle of setting it, and now that the kids are gone, we don't need sleeping for 5. But all trailers have many bells and whistles I don't need. All the utilities would be more trouble than they are worth for me.
"Dazed and Confused"
Recycle, re-use, re-purpose
Plant a tree
Take a kid hiking
Make a difference -
odd man out wrote:
For toilets we have one of these in our trailer. It is extremely practical. Waste is sealed in the air right water tight odor proof chamber. Pour water in the storage tank and push the pump to "flush". To dump, snap off the base and carry it to a toilet. Then just hose it down to clean.
thetford.com/product/porta-potti-335/
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jimmyjam wrote:
odd man out wrote:
scamptrailers.com/showroom/13-…-trailers-layout-1.htmlWe have had a pop up for car camping for 20 years. But we just use it for a bed and storage. There is a three burner stove that hooks up to the outside under the awning. Would maybe like to get a hard side trailer to save the hassle of setting it, and now that the kids are gone, we don't need sleeping for 5. But all trailers have many bells and whistles I don't need. All the utilities would be more trouble than they are worth for me.
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LIhikers wrote:
odd man out wrote:
For toilets we have one of these in our trailer. It is extremely practical. Waste is sealed in the air right water tight odor proof chamber. Pour water in the storage tank and push the pump to "flush". To dump, snap off the base and carry it to a toilet. Then just hose it down to clean.
thetford.com/product/porta-potti-335/
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
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There has been one of these conversion vans in a neighbor's driveway all week. Went over to see it today. It believe belongs to a visiting niece. She bought the cargo van from a plumber and got a conversion kit. There are insulating panels on the ceiling and walls. An elevated double bed on the back. Next to the bed are bench seats on the side walls. A table slides out from under the bed so you can sit on the benches at the table. There is a kitchen cabinet with a sink. There are plastic jugs under the sink for fresh and grey water. She use canister camp stoves for cooking. There is an awning outside. Tons of storage under the bed for bikes and golf clubs. She has a lithium battery block about the size of a small microwave. It charges from the 12v outlet while she drives. It has outlets for 110v plugs, 12v, USB. She uses it to power a 12v ice chest type refrigerator. I especially like that none of the utilities are built in. The biggest down side is no windows. I'd like to see something like this in trailer.
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odd man out wrote:
There has been one of these conversion vans in a neighbor's driveway all week. Went over to see it today. It believe belongs to a visiting niece. She bought the cargo van from a plumber and got a conversion kit. There are insulating panels on the ceiling and walls. An elevated double bed on the back. Next to the bed are bench seats on the side walls. A table slides out from under the bed so you can sit on the benches at the table. There is a kitchen cabinet with a sink. There are plastic jugs under the sink for fresh and grey water. She use canister camp stoves for cooking. There is an awning outside. Tons of storage under the bed for bikes and golf clubs. She has a lithium battery block about the size of a small microwave. It charges from the 12v outlet while she drives. It has outlets for 110v plugs, 12v, USB. She uses it to power a 12v ice chest type refrigerator. I especially like that none of the utilities are built in. The biggest down side is no windows. I'd like to see something like this in trailer.
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
for what it's worth this has been my thought process.
i don't want to tow anything, so i've been looking off and on at vehicles similar to what rasty has mentioned. pricing is somewhat less than 100k.
but then i think about how i lived out of a backpack for close to 6 months. so do i really need a built in stove, refrigerator, shower, toilet, etc etc etc? my element has a flat floor and i can sleep on that. or i can leave the seats in and the passenger side seats folded down to make a bed. and there is more room in the car than for just a backpack. i can haul a whole lot of stuff in the car. i can use my y membership for showers, some people get a $15 monthly membership to a gym for that purpose, there are truck stops on the interstates, state parks have facilities, and just like hiking -- the occasional motel/hostel.
so would something built on a ford transit, mercedes sprinter, or dodge be more comfortable? absolutely. but not 80K-90K more comfortable. at least not yet.
but i still keep lookin at em.2,000 miler -
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She also had a 12 v refrigerator. Don't recall the brand, but I know it had digital temp control for both fridge and freezer compartments and was a top loading chest style
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