Tent Trailers: Pop-up Camping

Top 808. Aug 3, 2000 7:41 PM

» ChuckGoldsmith - Palimino

I,m new to this site so I,m still trying to figure things out. I rented a Starecraft Venture Pop up before I bought and we decided to buy. We have owned a truck camper (El Dorado) and liked it and owned three different trailers ( Nomad, Monitor, Concord ). We've enjoyed them all. And we have always had a tent. Our latest is a 1995 Palimino Filly Pop up . 6 sleeper, ice box, no furnace,(we will get ceramic heater,) used twice by retiree. Had to peel the film off the stove. $2800. We love it! My advice to anybody , is to rent before buying,( if possible,) buy a good used unit(one owner if possible) it has been debugged and somebody else has ate the depreciation.We pull it with a 90 Astro van 4.3 liter , don't know it's there. sorry for rambling on, but we love to camp and now that the kids are grown we can golf and camp at the sme time.

-- posted by ChuckGoldsmith

Top 809. Aug 3, 2000 7:52 PM

» ChuckGoldsmith - porta potty

Thetford is good brand I'm from MI and they are made locally so there are lots of them around d sales etc P.S. Our Palimino also came with brand new Care free awning and add-a-room, works great camped last weekend had a downpour for 2 days and everything was dry.Great!

-- posted by ChuckGoldsmith

Top 810. Aug 4, 2000 9:45 PM

» Tom_Stephens - Welcome to the family!

Hi Chuck,
Welcome to the group. Good to have you aboard and appreciate your post. Yep, I must agree that buying a good used unit can save you lots of money.
Yours,

-- posted by Tom_Stephens

Top 811. Aug 6, 2000 11:34 AM

» suzzeyq - Question regarding towing weights

We just bought a 1974 Lionel pop-up tent trailer. It is very lightweight, but I do have a question. Does anyone know the meanings of the abbreviations as follows:

TNBV
PVWR - 950 lbs.

PNBE
GFWR - 806 lbs.

GTW - 950 lbs.
(gross towable weight???? - when full??)

any input very much appreciated.

Thanks
Susan

-- posted by suzzeyq

Top 812. Aug 7, 2000 10:56 PM

» Tom_Stephens - GTW

Susan,
I know that the GTW stands for Gross Trailer Weight. This means the weight of the trailer with the equipment that came with it, NOT anything you may put in or on the trailer. The other two I don't know--sorry. You might find out by going to a manufacturer of pop-ups Web site and emailing them with your question. Most are very helpful along those lines.
Yours,

-- posted by Tom_Stephens

Top 813. Aug 9, 2000 1:05 PM

» Ninerfan - What amenities should I be looking for?

My wife and I are interested in buying a pop-up trailer. I've read through a lot of the postings and understand that we should not be rushing into anything without first differentiating between what we want and what we need. But, I am lazy and was wondering what everyone else thinks is important. So far we've only seen the Colemans, and are interested in the Bayside. We like the size since we usually camp in large groups. Are we in the ballpark, or should we be heading another direction. Also, what other brands should we be looking at?

-- posted by Ninerfan

Top 814. Aug 9, 2000 7:18 PM

» bennybinga - Used Coleman Price

We just bought our first Pop-Up today and will pick it up Monday.

We bought a used 2000 Coleman Sea Pine with 3-way Fridge, A/C and awning for $6895. Immaculate condition, and then talked the dealer into installing a class II receiver hitch and throwing in the new add-a-room for another 400.00. Total cost was 7295.00. Good deal? Any thoughts. Yeah,I'm looking for the old expenditure validation. Oh well, can't wait to join you ranks of pop-uppers. First trip will be fairly close-Lake of the Ozarks state park.

-- posted by bennybinga

Top 815. Aug 9, 2000 8:47 PM

» newcamper - used pop-up

After a very rainy vacation in a tent last week, we decided to buy a used pop-up. I found a 1995 Starcraft Starflyer in the paper. It is in great condition and it's selling for $2100. Is this a good deal?

-- posted by newcamper

Top 816. Aug 10, 2000 9:23 PM

» Tom_Stephens - good deals?

From what both of you have said, it sounds to me like you did indeed get a very good deal. Buying brand new, you are going to pay lots more. Hope you have a great camping time--both of you. Please stay with us and pass on some of your camping experiences!

Yours,

-- posted by Tom_Stephens