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We have been tent camping for years, with most of the conveniences in our new RockWood Popup. It has a porta potty, shower and inside outside cooking, plus of course beds and seating. We used to carry 20 lb propane bottles to cook and heat the tent with, air mattresses to sleep on, porta potty, for those cold late night walks etc., so we had most of the creature comforts of this popup, only on the ground/tent. My question is, what THINGS are indispensable for popup camping, that I might need to get before we go for a week long trip? Obviously food, clothes, and beer are on the list of things to take, but is there anything specific to popup camping, which I might not already have, or need to take from my tent camping trips? > We have been tent camping for years, with most of the conveniences in our > new RockWood Popup. It has a porta potty, shower and inside outside [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > camping, which I might not already have, or need to take from my tent > camping trips? Here is an incomplete list that I have in my popup (what I am thinking of now that is): First Aid kit A tool kit - you never know what you might need to fix. mine has a variety of tools such as screwdrivers (big and small), adjustable wrench, vice grips, folding saw, extra sheet metal screws, other stuff that I collected over time... A big azz tarp to set up over the camper - this keeps the sun off and keeps it _so_ much cooler and dryer. Lots of tent poles and stakes for the tarp. Rope - plenty of that The type of food that you can just leave in the camper forever - like canned stuff or other non-perishable. Watch out for stuff that an animal can smell so you do not get break-in when it is closed up. Toiletries that you can just leave in the camper. Drinking grade water hose to connect popup to water supply Electrical adapter to plug into a regular outlet (my personal bane as they get lost easily) and a heavy duty outdoor extension cord Towels that you can just leave in the camper Get narrow rugs for the floor that can go into the washer machine Games, pencils and pens & paper that you can just leave in the camper A folding table and lawn chairs for outside EZ Up instant shelter or the like - we actually have the old kind where we assemble a bunch of poles. This is for over the table. It also holds up one end of the big azz tarp so we end up with a giant shaded porch. Stackable drawers - for clothes. They stack up nicely on the lower counter and each person gets one. This keeps it neat and keeps people from bringing the whole closet. Umbrellas that you can just leave in the camper Blocks of wood for leveling and for under the feet and left wheel, and for blocking the rolling wheels - for under the feet I have 1 foot square outside rated 3/8 plywood; for the rest I have a bunch of 2x4 and 2x6 scraps. They come in handy for leveling the tables too. There is a theme here - stuff that you can just leave in the camper. We generally just pack clothes, music stuff and food and go, knowing that everything else we need is already in there. This makes it very easy to go. Hope this helps and if I think of more stuff I can follow up here. Tomes Exactly the kind of info I was looking for. Thanks! >> We have been tent camping for years, with most of the conveniences in our >> new RockWood Popup. It has a porta potty, shower and inside outside [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > Hope this helps and if I think of more stuff I can follow up here. > Tomes > "Tomes" <askme@here.net> wrote in message >> Get narrow rugs for the floor that can go into the washer machine One extra tip on rugs. If you plan to leave them in the camper, DON'T get the rubber-backed ones. The rubber will deteriorate and stick to your floor and make a real mess. Don't ask me how I know this. ;) Rich C. >> "Tomes" <askme@here.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Rich C. Yep, we store ours folded up, not on the floor. Don't remember if they are rubber backed, I don't think so because they are not afraid of the dryer. They are a perfect fit so they do not slide around on the floor anyways. Tomes Picked some up today. No rubber backing. Thanks! >> "Tomes" <askme@here.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Rich C. don't for get a hose if you end up at a area that you can use on it,s handy to was stuff off with.john > Picked some up today. No rubber backing. Thanks! >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Rich C. These are some things that I take that tenters might not think of. Heavy duty extension cord and adapter plugs (15Amp to 30A and 30A to 15A), water hose, WHEEL CHOCKS, 1" and 2" boards for under the wheels to level the trailer side to side. A well stocked tool kit, spare trailer fuses, lug wrench (or substitute) that will fit the trailer wheels. If your stabilizers don’t have sand pads then you will need four 6" by 6" blocks for soft ground.. A container to catch your gray water and a short piece of hose to get it there. I suggest that you take most every thing but the tent and duplicates of what is in the trailer that you usually take . i.e. stakes, ropes, tarp’s, poles, hammer, water jug, chairs, etc. If you are like us and continue to live outdoors (cook, eat etc.) and use the trailer to sleep in and as a refuge in bad weather you will use most of it.  Signature[Dale] & Betty ‘02 Coleman/Fleetwood 25SL Caravan ‘01 GMC Sierra > We have been tent camping for years, with most of the conveniences in our > new RockWood Popup. It has a porta potty, shower and inside outside [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > list of things to take, but is there anything specific to popup camping, > which I might not already have, or need to take from my tent camping trips? > ......If your stabilizers don’t have sand pads > then you will need four 6" by 6" blocks for soft ground...... You want these to use all the time, even on pavement. On a hot day the feet might very well sink into the asphalt. One place we go to (Ives Run on Hammond Lake in upper PA) requires them on their pads and they actually come around and check. Even on hard ground, I use them as a why not. It eliminates the possibility of sinking in. I figure if I have them I might as well use them. All the rest said is good stuff. Tomes This one has sand pads! >> ......If your stabilizers don't have sand pads >> then you will need four 6" by 6" blocks for soft ground...... [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > All the rest said is good stuff. > Tomes That's our idea pretty much. Use the Pop-Up for relief from the heat/weather. We'll still be taking a screen tent for outdoor cooking/eating, plus the usual camp chairs etc. One question though, the bit about the water hose for grey water, won't the trailer most likely have a container to catch it built in, or does it just drain to the ground on most trailers? > These are some things that I take that tenters might not think > of. Heavy duty extension cord and adapter plugs (15Amp to 30A and [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> which I might not already have, or need to take from my tent > camping trips? > the water hose for grey water, won't the trailer most likely have > a container to catch it built in No. > or does it just drain to the ground on most trailers? Yes. In many popups, the gray water outlet is high enough off the ground that some sort of hose is virtually required to DIRECT the flow away from the camper. Many folks use a short length of hose to direct the water into a 5-gallon pail for collection. If you really want to be "fancy", you can collect the water using a blue tote-tank. The 10 gallon size is just about ideal for a popup camper. <http://www.barkermfg.com/product_pages/tote_alongs.html> Draining gray water on the ground is debatable as to its propriety. Some have concerns about aesthetics and sanitation. I do it wherever possible and/or practical - and allowed. Many high-traffic campgrounds (i.e. private, federal, etc) DO NOT allow the practice. If the only gray water comes from your sink, I don't see the difference between that and what we used to dump on the bushes after washing dishes when tent camping. Signature:) JR "Jim Redelfs" <jim.redelfs@NOSPAMredelfs.com> wrote in message news:jim.redelfs-> . . > Yes. In many popups, the gray water outlet is high enough off the ground that > some sort of hose is virtually required to DIRECT the flow away from the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > your sink, I don't see the difference between that and what we used to dump on > the bushes after washing dishes when tent camping. Yes Jim there-in lies the tale. You have your used water in a pan (a limited amount) you move away from the camper spread it out nice and thin it soaks in or evaporates rapidly. Where as the water hogs fill their sink, scrub their dishes, start the rinse water running and only stop when the last dish is done. Draining the water in one pool right on the camper pad in the same area that the previous camper and the next camper do it too. If the weather has been dry we will water specific nearby plants and shrubs rather than waste the waste water. Our problem with the Cheyenne was that the drain was through the floor. Which didn’t allow for a container of any depth or volume. We used a collapsible jug for years and fought the air locks continually. Then they came out with the thin 15 gal. Blue tank and our troubles ended. Signature[Dale] & Betty ‘02 Coleman/Fleetwood 25SL Caravan ‘01 GMC Sierra You could probably skip the food and clothes as long as you have beer. Andy > We have been tent camping for years, with most of the conveniences in our > new RockWood Popup. It has a porta potty, shower and inside outside [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > camping, which I might not already have, or need to take from my tent > camping trips? > You could probably skip the food and clothes as long as you have beer. That or Captain Morgan and Coke (I like this guy's type of camping.) Signature:) JR No problem there. Took a 30 pack for the weekend. The wife took something else for her to drink. > You could probably skip the food and clothes as long as you have beer. > Andy [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> popup camping, which I might not already have, or need to take from my >> tent camping trips? If I could give some advice here, pay attention to the various posts. We learned ALOT from others. But we are still learning ourselves. wow great suggestions. We just sold our rockwood after 11 years of faithful survice and now have a chalet One thing I added to my camp inventory was a "power box" from Canadian Tire and a small solar cell to charge it. If you go where there is no poser it will give you all your trailer lites. and in a pinch allow you to use a furnace to take off the chill. Happy Camping Steve > One thing I added to my camp inventory was a "power box" from Canadian > Tire and a small solar cell to charge it. If you go where there is no > poser it will give you all your trailer lites. and in a pinch allow > you to use a furnace to take off the chill. So you want to go to a location with no "poser". Is this a place where everyone is a true camping fanatic with no pretenders? Is a trailer lite anything like a Bud Lite?
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