All things Camp Trailer

[maveric]

My wife would snap that up in a heartbeat.

Didn't realize how popular these have become, and how much money people are getting for them. Completely gutted shitbox vintage trailers are still going for $1000. Im sure for the right price my wife would sell it, but I am NOT up for refub'ing another one.

 

[maveric]

If Dr. Suess designed trailers:

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My wife thinks I need this one.

 

[frieed]

That one is more like Mad Max .. just needs a cow catcher on the front of the truck

 

[N-Smooth]

My wife thinks I need this one.
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Do you need to remind Tonya that you already have a semi truck and trailer?

 

[Rot Box]

If Dr. Suess designed trailers:

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Love me some Labatt’s blue 😎

 

[Greg]

Catherine and I were able to take a little vacation trip after all, 4 hrs away from home in the mountains above Flaming George. We camped at over 8,000 feet where it was nice and cool! No cell service, beautiful lake near by, little creek and we were still able to have a campfire for the cool evenings. It was a great getaway, did some relaxing, fishing and exploring. We did get rained on and hail too! It was a good time and very needed.

 

[Rot Box]

Wired up my sweet new three stage inverter with the help of a good friend. Nice retrofit for my older unit. It’s charging great now! Case closed (I hope) 😎

 

[Hickey]

Awnings and RV's are a double-edged blade. They can really lower the temps inside and give you a shady place to sit outside when it's hot as balls. Once you've lost an RV awning to the wind, you're way less likely to ever use them again. Coreshot has had three ripped off the side of his RV, and they are supposed to be wind-sensing units.

We started using these sun-shades instead of our awnings. They are not much money, and we can leave them set up for the entire camping season without the wind killing them.

 

[maveric]

Do you need to remind Tonya that you already have a semi truck and trailer?

She did say I could get another one if I bought her the trailer. You know, for those camping trips where I can't take the other 2 campers

 

[Houndoc]

Awnings and RV's are a double-edged blade. They can really lower the temps inside and give you a shady place to sit outside when it's hot as balls. Once you've lost an RV awning to the wind, you're way less likely to ever use them again. Coreshot has had three ripped off the side of his RV, and they are supposed to be wind-sensing units.

We started using these sun-shades instead of our awnings. They are not much money, and we can leave them set up for the entire camping season without the wind killing them.

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I remember a lot of camping trips as a kid scrambling to roll up the awning on the motorhome when the winds suddenly picked up.

 

[ID Bronco]

Awnings and RV's are a double-edged blade. They can really lower the temps inside and give you a shady place to sit outside when it's hot as balls. Once you've lost an RV awning to the wind, you're way less likely to ever use them again. Coreshot has had three ripped off the side of his RV, and they are supposed to be wind-sensing units.

We started using these sun-shades instead of our awnings. They are not much money, and we can leave them set up for the entire camping season without the wind killing them.

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What kind of poles would work well for a mobile application? Yours look to be secured pretty well. Any ideas?

 

[Hickey]

What kind of poles would work well for a mobile application? Yours look to be secured pretty well. Any ideas?

I've used T posts before. I've also seen people use 5 gallon buckets with cement or dirt in them, then stake some support strings out to the side to keep tension, like you would with a tent.

 

[TRD270]

So I have one of these sun shades and worked fantastic in the wind on the beach. Could probably be easily adapted to attach to a trailer and use the poles/weights to keep other end up. It’s super stretchy and durable

NESO - Beach Tents, Furniture and more for your Next Sunny Adventure.

Neso Tents are the beach sunshades of choice for those seeking lightweight, portable, UPF 50+, water-resistant canopies for all of life's adventures.

www.neso.com

 

[Gravy]

Jeremy tell us more about that sunshade. That would work well for us since our RV stays in one place all the time

 

[Hickey]

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Jeremy tell us more about that sunshade. That would work well for us since our RV stays in one place all the time

This is the one I have. You want to make sure you get one with reinforced corners.

Garden EXPERT 16'x20' Sun Shade Sail Brown Rectangle Canopy Sail Shade UV Block for Patio Garden Outdoor Backyard https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZQ6L92P/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_PlraGPmnvYskW

I tied one corner to my ladder and the other to a solar panel bracket on the roof. The I got two 10' T-posts and set them in the ground a good three feet. I welded a loop on top of each one

The shades will stretch some when they are new, so you need to set your poles out far enough to compensate for they

We get some pretty crazy wind at times at our property. This shade held up to the wind far better than our Costco carport/tent thing. We had it secured in the ground with 18' augers on each corner and it pulled them clean out of the hard packed clay.

 

[J-mobzz]

Jeremy tell us more about that sunshade. That would work well for us since our RV stays in one place all the time

I used what looks to be the same 16x20 that @Hickey has to cover the deck of my old house. I used 6” pipe because I liked the look of the beefy pipe and 6” turn buckles. It was up all summer for 3 years and my ex wife still uses the same one at her new place. They really are pretty awesome it never ripped and did a great job of offering shade at a fraction of the cost.

I also welded some d rings on the pipe and the 16’ span worked great for hanging Hammocks also.

 

[N-Smooth]

Trailers aren’t always fun. Time to bring back my trailer axle thread and see where people are buying them these days 😬

 

[mbryson]

Trailer axles are always fun!!!

 

[Houndoc]

Newest addition to the camping family. 1957 Jewel 12'. Just finished the rebuild earlier this year. Have used it a couple weekends so far. Taking it for a week to Montana next month.

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One more question on your trailer update.
Did you add A/C? What options do you think would work best to add it (my wife likes an older trailer we found on KSL, but lacks A/C)?

 

[Kirk]

Trailers aren’t always fun. Time to bring back my trailer axle thread and see where people are buying them these days 😬
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I bought my last trailer axle from Bubba's in Ogden - They are limited - they only have the widths they use for the trailers they manufacture, but I could make what they had work, and they were cheaper than the other places I tried.