Tent Trailers: Pop-up Camping

Top 908. Oct 11, 2000 9:12 PM

» NanseyB - Mice

You keep them away from your popup the same way you keep them out of your house - try a mousetrap, still works great! Nancy

-- posted by NanseyB

Top 909. Oct 15, 2000 5:30 AM

» RAMMER - Winter Storage

Newpop, I just purchased a new Coleman popup this week. The dealer recommended putting moth balls at various locations in the inside and on the ground around the outside of the camper. He said mice hate them and will not bother the popup.
In the spring before using the popup he suggested opening it up for a few days to get the moth ball odor out. He also recommended a product called Febreeze to get rid of all odors including moth balls.
On another camping site,someone mentioned that charcoal also worked for mice prevention.They said to take a bag and put it on the floor in the middle. Next, cut a slit down the middle of the bag and pull open it on. The person said that a dealer recommended this and it worked. It(charcoal) is also supposed to absorb any moisture that may occur in the popup. I'm going to do both. My dealer said he has heard of owners taking all of the cushions and mattresses out before winter storage just in case of a mouse attack and storing them in their home. Hope this helps and good luck.

-- posted by RAMMER

Top 910. Oct 18, 2000 6:28 PM

» b__greene - Another Newbie

Hello.
I am new to two things:
1.)The suite101 pages, but the set up seems easy enough. I already like this camping site.
2.) Camping. Actually I am not new to camping. It has just been many years since I camped. Now that my kids are getting to the right age, I would like to start making camping a part of my family. So I have been reading some of the posts in this discussion (not all 900+ yet) trying to get caught up on "pop ups". I think a pop up tent will be right for us. The boys and I probably could live with weekends in a tent, but the wife would never do it. So a pop-up seems like the right thing. MY QUESTION- I do not want to bother everybody with a ton of questions (yet), but if you could list some good brands and possibly company web sites that I could review I would appriecate it. I know of Coleman and saw somebody else post a link for them. (thanks civil_war_buff). Many thanks in advance.

-- posted by b__greene

Top 911. Oct 19, 2000 10:55 PM

» Abbanat - Abbanat

b_greene,

Try these for a start:

www.foldingtrailers.com (Coleman)
www.starcraftrv.com (Starcraft)
www.palominorv.com (Palomino)
www.trackerrvdirect.com (Tracker)
www.jayco.com (Jayco)
www.vikingrv.com (Viking)
www.aerocoachinc.com (Dutchmen, Skamper)
www.chaletrv.com (Chalet A-frame)
www.aliner.com (A-liner A-frame)

That should give you a little something to chew on! I think I only missed Damon and Coachmen. But other than that, this is it. Hope it helps!

-- posted by Abbanat

Top 912. Oct 19, 2000 10:57 PM

» Abbanat - b greene

I forgot one more:

www.forestriverinc.com (Rockwood, Flagstaff)

-- posted by Abbanat

Top 913. Oct 23, 2000 1:45 AM

» Bill_n_Laura - We're Back and We Love our Rockwood

What a summer :-) We haven’t had the chance to keep up with the posting here for some time, but we’re back and ready to post some more.

I’ve noticed a few questions concerning Rockwood Pop-Ups and would like to throw in my two cents worth. In the immortal words of Tony the Tiger… “They’re Greeaat!!” We bought our 1999 Rockwood Freedom model 1620 in March of 2000 (see post 583) and have been doing our best to run the wheels off of it. We have camped in wind, rain, cold and heat and it has performed superbly through everything. It is towed behind a ’96 Dodge Caravan SE with no problems what so ever (it does cause the gas mileage to drop a bit).

One thing I have noticed is that pop-up owners are loyal to the brand of camper they own and will fight to the death to defend it (well, maybe to a bruise or two), so I’m not wanting to ruffle any feathers, but…… when comparing prices and features, we’re convinced that the Rockwoods are the best “camp for the buck” out there.

One other thing…. Tom, what kind of solar cells are you using to recharge your batteries, where’d you get ‘em and about what do they cost??? In the 8 excursions we’ve made out on this summer, we’ve always camped with hookups (I’m a wimp and want my a/c) but now fall is here and it’d be nice to check out some “out of the way” areas, so we’re looking at dry camping a couple of time in the next few months and the solar panels sound like a good idea.

Clear Skys and Happy Camping Y'all

Bill, Laura, Anny and Sarah
Camperz@Happy-Camperz.com
www.happy-camperz.com

-- posted by Bill_n_Laura

Top 914. Oct 24, 2000 12:17 PM

» DwTw - Re: Toilets and Showers in Tent Trailers

Hello Ringtail, My wife and I just purchased our first popup this year,( Have been tenting it for 6 years) Its a 12' camplight with a shower and toilet. We would not do with out this because we have found that many private or state campgrounds although nice in scenery can have treble shower and toilets. Waiting in lines at times etc. Some of the nicer camping grounds don't have any. So buy having these items it just allows us to go more places with less worries .Remember ,only you can really answer the question , ( is it worth it to you and your family)But for us it is.

-- posted by DwTw

Top 915. Oct 28, 2000 5:31 AM

» sue_rick - Re: New Coleman purchase

In response to message posted by RAMMER:

The refrigerator recall is a quick fix that any dealer can do. I think the refrigerator brand is Norcold or something close to that.(Put our camper away for the winter last weekend so can't be sure on that). This only effects the refrigerator when running it in the gas mode so you may not have to hurry to get it fixed if you always camp with electrical hook-ups. Have fun.

-- posted by sue_rick

Top 916. Oct 29, 2000 6:01 PM

» mvl4323 - New to Pop-up's

My wife and I are considering the purchase of a Coleman trailer. We have 3 children and another on the way. We are looking at the Cheyenne and Sea Pine. Our dealer suggested because of the larger family to step up to the Mesa. Is this worth the extra expense? We have only camped a few times but thought this would be a great thing to do with our kids. We all love the outdoors. Our oldest daughter is 9. Do others find that as your kids grow older do they lose interest in camping with the family? It is a large expense and we want to get many years out of our purchase. Thanks. Fantastic site, very helpful

Marcel and Cindy

-- posted by mvl4323