Tent Trailers: Pop-up Camping

Top 965. Apr 26, 2001 3:55 AM

» gldnlover - Re: buying used camper

In response to message posted by boulderdave:

Hi Dave,

We bought our first popup last year in August. It is a 2000 Coleman Sun Valley. We paid 6,000 for it. It was brand new,but it was a floor model. It does not have brakes,and we were towing it with a 97 Blazer. We had no problems with it at all. Just wanted to let you know that 5,000 sounds a little high for a '96. Hope this helps,

John & Linda

-- posted by gldnlover

Top 966. Apr 26, 2001 4:02 AM

» gldnlover - Re: Re: Bike transport?? Help.

In response to message posted by Lablover:

Could you please tell me what state you live in? We live in PA and I have checked with all the Wal-Marts around us and none seem to have this hitch. I have seen other people say that they have also bought 1 there,but I can't seem to find one!
Thanks,
Linda

-- posted by gldnlover

Top 967. Apr 26, 2001 8:56 AM

» NanseyB - Re: Re: Re: Bike transport?? Help.

In response to message posted by gldnlover:

FYI, Wal-Mart is online (walmart.com). I have bought several things online that I could not find in the store. Nancy

-- posted by NanseyB

Top 968. Apr 26, 2001 1:32 PM

» NJCAMPR - Re: buying used camper

In response to message posted by boulderdave:

Dave, we just bought a 97 Coleman with Heat, Hot H2O, brackes, Potty/shower inside with outside shower for $ 3200. Brakes are nice to have, all newer Coleman Models come with them..Be aware that some Coleman models have defective roofs. I did purchase one within that date range of defective roofs(Years with possible bad roofs 1996-2000 particularly the bigger models) and am keeping my fingers crossed that I don't have problems.. Thats my 2 cents...I'm a first time pop-up owner so I don't have much more to share.

-- posted by NJCAMPR

Top 969. Apr 27, 2001 7:38 AM

» Darren_Debby - First Timers

Hello to all of you!

Although I have reviewed every posting made by this group, I haven't posted anything myself as I haven't had anything to add until now. Being a complete research junkie, I want to thank each and every one of you for so much valuable information. After much research and comparison we are on our way this afternoon to pick up our new 2001 Coleman Taos popup. From what I've seen most of you have much larger more advanced models than this, but after several seasons of tenting believe me this is a big step for us.

We look forward to taking our first trip with our new toy and to continue to communicate with such a friendly and knowledgeable group of people.

BTW, we live in Toronto and have stayed in most Ontario parks if anyone needs any info.

Thanks again....Darren

-- posted by Darren_Debby

Top 970. Apr 27, 2001 1:33 PM

» RickyTickyTavy - There's an excellent message board at PopupTimes.com

point your browsers to http://www.popuptimes.com Their message board has over 16000 posts and 2000 topics. They're planning on relocating it and better organizing it but for the time being its the best source of info on the net. Its actually run by CoolBoards. I recommend that you register a login name.

Enjoy

Matt Harrell
'98 Coleman Niagara

-- posted by RickyTickyTavy

Top 971. Apr 27, 2001 3:02 PM

» jcrawford - Re: buying used camper

To boulderdave: I don't think you can go wrong with a Coleman or Jayco. I believe they're about as reliable as you can expect. There are other good brands out there, maybe someone else can add something on those. I think the Coleman Taos is a smaller popup, so I suspect you could probably get away without trailer brakes. We once had aa 1,500 lb. Palomino without brakes and had no problems. However, beyond a certain weight, I believe they're strongly recommended. We have brakes on our Coleman Sunridge, which is 2,300 lbs and I wouldn't dare tow without them.
Try this site where you offers short, direct and excellent answers to questions about popups and other trailers. It's "RV Advice" at: http://www.rvadvice.com/main.html I know he'll have a definite opinion on brakes.

Good luck

-- posted by jcrawford

Top 972. Apr 30, 2001 6:44 AM

» Darren_Debby - Re: There's an excellent message board at PopupTimes.com

In response to message posted by RickyTickyTavy:

Matt,

I tried your suggestion, but by the time I got to the first page of postings I had already been inundated with almost 10 popup windows asking me to apply for a Visa card. I have no time to continually sift through these things. This may be a dumb question (believe it or not I have only been online for a couple of weeks) but is there any way to enjoy a site without being bothered by these things? Thanks Darren

-- posted by Darren_Debby

Top 973. Apr 30, 2001 11:51 AM

» RickyTickyTavy - Re: Re: There's an excellent message board at PopupTimes.com

Actually many of the subscribers have complained about the same thing. That's one reason why the board will be moving. There have been a couple of message threads about where to go to download a program that keeps the popup ads from popping up. I haven't tried it myself. It does seem like these "popup ads" have increased just in the last day or so.

-- posted by RickyTickyTavy