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It really helps to get as much reference as possible when you’re planning restoration. This is a great step by step guide
It’s for a VW camper - but there are loads of good ideas and techniques that can easily be applied to other pop up campers.
Jan
8
Wasn’t life basic back in the early 60’s? This Lambretta Pop Up Camper can’t have done more than 30mph - and certainly looks extemely cosy.
Does anyone recognise where they went? Looks like Bosham near Chichester to me - in which case they need to watch the tide if they go out in their heavy wooden dinghy. The dinky little pop up camper might just end up floating away, and the lovely Lambretta too.
Lambretta goes on holiday
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Jan
7
Last month we bought a use 98 Rockford Camper. We only took it out once and had problems. First of all. We bought it from a dealer…..They had it open when we went to pick it up….and showed us how to close it….But didn't show us how to open it. So when we got it home we opened it and it seems fine. We filled it and closed it and took it for our first trip. At the camp ground we had trouble….We got it up, but the door would not close…It scraped the top…We nocticed it was not up straight…We were on a flat site. My husband propped it up and the door did close. But we had a hard time, opening the door and it would not latch…It seems the lift is messed up, broke or something. Does any one know anything about how to repair these campers?
A pop up floor needs to be leveled with a carpenter's level, both front to back and side to side, before you raise the roof. It should still be level after you engage the rear support jacks. Level with the tongue jack, and possibly thin planks under one wheel. The rear supports are not meant for leveling. Trying to do that might twist, and even "spring" the frame.
Some units have levels mounted on the outside, but it's best to check the floor too.
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Jan
7
What are the weight limits on teh beds in a Coleman Williamsburg pop up? We are borrowing a pop up from my father in law and want to know if we are going to need to make up both beds or just the one.
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Jan
6
I took a video of me setting-up our Rockwood Freedom 2318G Pop-Up camper, then fast forwarded it at 5X’s speed.
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Jan
5
The vinyl will wear out from weather and bird poop. I am thinking of either sourcing or making some hard tops that I can store inside the camper….perhaps fiberglass material that would mold/fasten over the support bars on the ends of the camper. This would make the pop up a more rugged shelter in harsher weather conditions. I’m looking to save money. Any ideas?
Here is what I would do: I'd get some heavy plastic tarps and cut them in shapes to match the surfaces on the camper covers, plus maybe half an inch seam allowance. Then instead of sewing, I would seam them together with duct tape. You'd have to make a new one every couple of years, but it would protect your vinyl.
They make green tarps that are not real flashy.
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Jan
3
And what is the difference between a fifth wheel and a gooseneck…and are there any other kinds out there to choose from? (aside from pop ups)
A Gooseneck Hitch is designed for use in a pickup truck similar to a Fifth Wheel.
The difference is that the Gooseneck uses a ball and coupler instead of a kingpin and pin receiver.
Typically, the trailers that are most commonly used for this type of Gooseneck Hitch is a horse or cattle trailer.
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Jan
3
O.K. I'm the guilty one with this one!! I went camping and packed up the camper while it was wet and did not open it back up for a few days and oh my gosh, mold/mildew everywhere!!! Without compromising the waterproofing (or should I say, whats left of the waterproofing) does anyone have any tried and true remedies for this? All suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Thank you!!! I'm all over it!!!!
Best bet is to bite the bullet and scrub the tent with detergent to remove the mildew. Do not use bleach! It will fade the fabric, or if too strong, eat it up.
Once the canvas has been cleaned, rinsed, and dry you will have to redo the waterproofing.
I suggest Aqua-tite. You can spray it on with a garden sprayer, allow to dry and air out, and you are ready to hit the campgrounds again. Your canvas should be treated every other year anyway to keep a healthy covering over your head.
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Jan
1
We have a 2000 Coleman Elite pop up camper, and we have tried to winterize it ourselves, only to realize that we do not really know what we are doing… can anyone help please?!?!
Thank you!
I think all you can do is put some plumbing antifreeze down the sink and toilet , if you use them. To keep the water thats trapped in there from freezing and cracking the pipes. Maybe scatter some moth balls around the outside and underneath, to keep critters out, and from nesting inside. And a tarp to cover your trailer.
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