That deserves a "LOL....WUT?"
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Pop-up campers...any advice?
- Thread starter hammer
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That deserves a "LOL....WUT?"
Geoff
Well-known member
So you don't think a 400 hp car with beefy brakes and transmission can tow a 1500 pound trailer? It's even color coordinated.
Geoff
Well-known member
So he has an orange corvette?uke:
It's more of a metalic rust reddish-orange. His Tab trailer would go nicely with my orange Fahrenheit VW GTI.
I'm sure it's more than capable. But it's kinda like sking on 100mm+ powder boards after a 2" snowfall. It's a good idea in theory, but the practical aplication isn't there. :wink:
But hey, more power to the guy if he's able to get the functionality out of his vehicle. It probably saved him from getting something in addition to the Vette.
RootDKJ
New member
You've never skied with GSS then...:blink:
:lol:
Geoff
Well-known member
I've seen the Shortski Corvette collection all lined up in indoor storage. He stores them in the basement of a mill building directly across the railroad tracks from the Rutland Amtrak station next to the Walmart. He owns a Mitsubishi Endeavour and 5 Corvettes. The newest one is a Z0-something-or-other convertible that is probably now 4 years old. That's the one with the receiver hitch he takes to Corvette shows around the northeast with that little trailer in tow.
He had somebody in the midwest put together a 6th one as a summer daily driver rather than trash all his show cars. That one is about to go to court. I guess Shortski has the title to 2 of the guys cars so he'll repo those and drag his incomplete Corvette back to Vermont to let somebody else finish it.
For a retired guy, he certainly manages to stay busy. Guns, Corvettes, skiing, kayaking, daily office hours at the Long Trail Brewery... He'lll be out there today skiing and BBQing slopeside. He took a couple of years off with an achilles problem and it's good to see him back up on the hill again.
Euler
Active member
We sent in the deposit on our Scamp yesterday! Now I can obsessively read the molded fiberglass RV forum too ;-)
bigbog
Active member
Definitely worth the shot hammer! Looks good....looks like basic foam blocks and bow/stern ties will sit fine for most anything that floats....
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hammer
Active member
Brought the new (to us) pop up home. Was interesting getting it in the spot next to our driveway...had to back it in and my driveway's only 10-12 feet wide. It's bigger than I expected...high enough to restrict visibility out the rear view mirror. I realized that I'll need extenders for the side view mirrors to help out with the visibility.
Question is, how many attempts did it take to get it down the driveway? ;-) I have no issues pulling our popup solo. No issues getting it into a site, etc. But when it comes to backing it down the driveway, in view of my neighbors or husband, I always end up over thinking it and end up making it a much bigger production than it needs to be. lol!
Not sure you got an answer to the bike question. When we had the pickup, they went in the back of that. With the Suburban, we bought an extended hitch with a bike rack. So, it goes truck, bikes, camper. I know they make a bike rack for the top of the camper, but since I typically traveled with the kids alone and not having the greatest upper body strength, I was concerned about getting the bikes up there. And I was worried about the installation of it creating leaking issues for the roof.
Enjoy! Season is right around the corner now.
hammer
Active member
Actually, what happened was that I pulled the pop-up up the driveway thinking I could detach and move it by hand to the section of grass where we park it. After realizing that the incline of my driveway was too much and that the pop-up would roll down and out into the street, I then backed down the driveway onto the street and then backed the pop-up into the driveway. My wife was calling out directions the whole time, but this was my first time towing anything so figuring out how to turn the popup while backing up was a bit tricky.
Hawkshot99
Active member
Watching people back up is always fun. When I go to a marina it is always good for a laugh to watch the people try. When I was 10 or so my father would have me drive the tractor backwards around the backyard with a trailer. Now I can do anything with my trailers. I have about 2 inches on each side when I put my mowing trailer in the garage. Slips right in
BeanoNYC
Active member
Congrats Hammer. I've been toying with the idea of picking up a used popup. Nothing fancy, just something to get us off the ground when we go camping.
I = teh suck at backing up trailers...
Congrats on the new camper Hammer!
Congrats on the new camper Hammer!
hammer
Active member
Thanks...I think I just need to get to an empty parking lot and do a lot of practicing.I = teh suck at backing up trailers...
Congrats on the new camper Hammer!
BeanoNYC
Active member
Not sure if anyone gave you this advice but the key to backing up anything on a hitch is to steer with one hand and place it in the 6:00 position. You then move your hand in the direction that you want to trailer to go.
hammer
Active member
Yup...I asked the same question on a pop-up forum and saw the same response. Had to think for a moment about how that worked but it makes sense.
One other thing to learn is how to back up to the pop-up hitch without a spotter...:roll:
