10 THINGS I wish I knew before buying a POP UP CAMPER! (worth it?)

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I invested in an electric cooler. Best camping buy of my life. It can freeze and cool. Quiet. Amazing and roomy. If there isn’t an electric source, I can hook it up to my Jackery and it will run forever using my solar panels. Single female so I don’t have a lot of food.

The thing I like about my camper is it didn’t cost a fortune to buy or store. If I only use it a few weeks a year I don’t feel bad about it

two hours setting up camp with tents , matresses, sleeping bags ect ect .... so yeah i am gonna love 20 mins

We have a '97 Coleman Bay port and 5 kids. We got set up to a science. All the tent trailer stuff for day to day stays in the trailer are left in the trailer and have a home where they go. You know everything has a place, everything in it's place. Coolers for additional food stuff not for the inside fridge goes under the bed pull outs enclosed with a skirt. Clothes are carried in individual duffle bags which are stored at the foot or head of each person's sleeping area. Chairs and extra things are put in the trailer at break down or in car in designated crates. Break down and set up takes 15 minutes at most.

We had a basic pop up camper like yours, no shower no bathroom and worked perfect for us for many years but once we got older and mother nature calls once or twice in the middle of the night you really appreciate that full size camper.

Regardless of which kind of camper you get it will take you a long time to set up the first few times but you get fast at it, like 15 or 20 minutes fast.

you dont need a truck to pull a pop up like yours im pulling my coachman clipper 107 sport with my 2012 civic si coupe lol i was amazed how well it tows! saved me from buying a new suv or truck

Thanks, that's a helpful video. I had to laugh, though. The idea that some places won't allow a popup because they have bears in the area ... as a 35 year tent camper in Alaska, I just can't wrap my head around that. Those campgrounds should educate campers about clean camps and bear safety, not reject business over unnecessary fears.

I used a popup for 15 yrs, then went to a 6x10 cargo trailer for about 10 yrs,finally 3 yrs ago bought a 16 ft camper with bunks and a bathroom

We bought a fully loaded fancy popup in 2000. Had tons if problems, but learned we didn't need hot/cold running water or other fancy things. We downsized to a Jayco eagle 10ud and have camped with our children since their birth and through 21 years. We don't use on-board water at all. You can use the sink as storage during the trip, or just cover it with a tray.

We love our popup! It's a 97 Flagstaff that we've had about 15 years. We've taken it so many places. We did spend the money to buy the screen room that attaches to the awning and it was totally worth it. It gave us so much more space to spread out and also get away from the bugs in the evening. Over the years we have our setup down to about 20 minutes lol. I agree it's really important though to take only what you really use and have stuff specifically for the camper, makes it all much easier.

You should keep Damprid buckets in several areas of the camper when you close up for winter. We put them inside our boat center console where the wires and electronics are located so it doesn't get a lot of moisture in there during the winter, its sealed in a white plastic cover shrink wrapped.

Freeze a couple water bottles and put em in the fridge, helps maintain temp, also fill the fridge there more efficient that way.

We grew up using a camper shell that went in the pickup bed of the truck had a lot of memories in that camper as a kid the only state we didn't make it to was Maine Mom Dad and us three boys it definitely takes this science to make it work we all had our own jobs when we pulled into somewhere cooperation is definitely the key 2

Use a cordless drill. You'll set up like a pit crew.

Another quick tip is to have an easy place to wash your hands on the go. A laundry detergent bottle with some holes drilled in it will take care of that. Tie a string to the bottle and a foot treadle to the string to tip the bottle.

I put luggage rack and carrier on top of my popup, load up dog kennel, lawnchairs and Mother's upwalker. All light weight but bulky, then hitch rack. Really helpful

We had a basic popup . No heater. Icebox, not frig. We did many of the same things that the video points out. Some additional ideas. Got a small apartment frig. Moved the picnic table under the awning and put the frig on the table by the camper in order to plug in. Was able to place the frig inside the pop up, on the floor thru the half door for traveling. Used all plastic utensils, plastic cups, paper coffee cups and plates. Just threw everything away after use. Used bag chairs. Got astroturf carpet piece for under the awning. Easy to fold up and clean Did not bring perishable food (milk, eggs, bread, etc.) Just went shopping when we got there.

Another trick you could do with a pop up with coolers is if you stick them under your wings in the shade they'll actually stay cool also