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Latest project: A slide in camper for the Nissan
Looked at slide in campers this past weekend and found there is really
nothing available for my Nissan (at least for what I will pay). I have been looking over the Glen-L site (homebuilt boat and camper plans and such) and have decided to build the "Importer" because it is less weight than my payload capacity. Since well before getting married (since Fall of 1976) have been camping with my wife in tents. We have gone through three different tents and I am simply tired of setting it up every time we want to stay overnight somewhere. I also want a hard sided shelter for areas with bears, cougars etc. In my younger days, I had run-ins with both while camping and have the still torn up pack to show for it. Trying to lie deathly still (sleeping without a tent) while a bear keeps walking right beside me and then proceeds to tear up a stump by my head really ruined my sleep one night. A camper may be like sleeping on our sailboat, yes, its primitive but is luxurious by comparison to sleeping on the ground in the tent. Am going to go for simple and basic, not even any cooking stuff aboard or even running water or toilet (thats what god made trees for). Hope to finish in just 4 months but am prob wrong. Hopefully, my boat building experience will be helpful. Of course this conflicts with many other projects. Cant start till the dog fence is done. Still working on the Tolman enclosure. Trying to put Lazy Jacks on the sailboat. Want to sail to the Bahamas. Work has to fit in there somewhere. |
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Latest project: A slide in camper for the Nissan
On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:54:45 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote: Looked at slide in campers this past weekend and found there is really nothing available for my Nissan (at least for what I will pay). I have been looking over the Glen-L site (homebuilt boat and camper plans and such) and have decided to build the "Importer" because it is less weight than my payload capacity. Since well before getting married (since Fall of 1976) have been camping with my wife in tents. We have gone through three different tents and I am simply tired of setting it up every time we want to stay overnight somewhere. I also want a hard sided shelter for areas with bears, cougars etc. In my younger days, I had run-ins with both while camping and have the still torn up pack to show for it. Trying to lie deathly still (sleeping without a tent) while a bear keeps walking right beside me and then proceeds to tear up a stump by my head really ruined my sleep one night. A camper may be like sleeping on our sailboat, yes, its primitive but is luxurious by comparison to sleeping on the ground in the tent. Am going to go for simple and basic, not even any cooking stuff aboard or even running water or toilet (thats what god made trees for). Hope to finish in just 4 months but am prob wrong. Hopefully, my boat building experience will be helpful. Can't you get a cap for the bed? That's what I put on my '66 Ford F-100, and we camped in the bed. Only two babies then, and plenty of room. After wasting time looking at used stuff, I drove down to the cap company in Indiana and they laid some caulk down and screw-gunned the cap right down. Can't remember the company name. It was an aluminum cap, side jalousie windows, flush with the cab top. Maybe you're too old to walk bent over in there. Couple hundred bucks and it never leaked or had a hardware issue for the 6-7 years I had it. Was in a campground in Iowa or Nebraska on the way to Yellowstone one night when a Porsche with a young couple pulled in to the spot next to us. We were face to a stiff wind and had the back open, as we normally had it. Just relaxing before sleep time. Watched them put up a small tent and go inside. Fast. I was a bit jealous. Hot car and a hot lady. Traveling light. About 5 minutes later the wind roared and the skies opened. Tent went flat. They untangled themselves and got soaked putting it back up. Went down again a few minutes later, and they repeated. About half hour later it was dark and the Porsche doors shutting woke me up. Tent was flat and they were in that little car, where they slept sitting up until about dawn. Sad sight. They picked up the tent just before dawn and pulled out, hopefully to a motel to get some decent sleep and sex. Most that weather did to the F-100 was rock it a bit. Later when I had more kids we used a 9' 12' two-room tent when camping. Always took close to half an hour to put the thing up, but it never failed. Did break a lot of stakes getting it tied to hard ground though. --Vic |
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Latest project: A slide in camper for the Nissan
"Frogwatch" wrote in message ... Looked at slide in campers this past weekend and found there is really nothing available for my Nissan (at least for what I will pay). I have been looking over the Glen-L site (homebuilt boat and camper plans and such) and have decided to build the "Importer" because it is less weight than my payload capacity. Since well before getting married (since Fall of 1976) have been camping with my wife in tents. We have gone through three different tents and I am simply tired of setting it up every time we want to stay overnight somewhere. I also want a hard sided shelter for areas with bears, cougars etc. In my younger days, I had run-ins with both while camping and have the still torn up pack to show for it. Trying to lie deathly still (sleeping without a tent) while a bear keeps walking right beside me and then proceeds to tear up a stump by my head really ruined my sleep one night. A camper may be like sleeping on our sailboat, yes, its primitive but is luxurious by comparison to sleeping on the ground in the tent. Am going to go for simple and basic, not even any cooking stuff aboard or even running water or toilet (thats what god made trees for). Hope to finish in just 4 months but am prob wrong. Hopefully, my boat building experience will be helpful. Of course this conflicts with many other projects. Cant start till the dog fence is done. Still working on the Tolman enclosure. Trying to put Lazy Jacks on the sailboat. Want to sail to the Bahamas. Work has to fit in there somewhere. 4 Wheel Popup campers are great. I think they make them for your truck, they make for the Tacoma. Aluminum frame and the top pops up quickly. My Son in law has one and likes it. Likes my Palominorv Bronco B-800 better, but is a little bigger and better laid out. They are selling them outside the state of Calif now. Sacramento Bee used to have ads for used ones. Probably Craigslist better now. http://www.fourwheelcampers.com/ You could probably make one if handy with a mig welder and spool gun. |
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Latest project: A slide in camper for the Nissan
On Jan 21, 11:17 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message ... Looked at slide in campers this past weekend and found there is really nothing available for my Nissan (at least for what I will pay). I have been looking over the Glen-L site (homebuilt boat and camper plans and such) and have decided to build the "Importer" because it is less weight than my payload capacity. Since well before getting married (since Fall of 1976) have been camping with my wife in tents. We have gone through three different tents and I am simply tired of setting it up every time we want to stay overnight somewhere. I also want a hard sided shelter for areas with bears, cougars etc. In my younger days, I had run-ins with both while camping and have the still torn up pack to show for it. Trying to lie deathly still (sleeping without a tent) while a bear keeps walking right beside me and then proceeds to tear up a stump by my head really ruined my sleep one night. A camper may be like sleeping on our sailboat, yes, its primitive but is luxurious by comparison to sleeping on the ground in the tent. Am going to go for simple and basic, not even any cooking stuff aboard or even running water or toilet (thats what god made trees for). Hope to finish in just 4 months but am prob wrong. Hopefully, my boat building experience will be helpful. Of course this conflicts with many other projects. Cant start till the dog fence is done. Still working on the Tolman enclosure. Trying to put Lazy Jacks on the sailboat. Want to sail to the Bahamas. Work has to fit in there somewhere. 4 Wheel Popup campers are great. I think they make them for your truck, they make for the Tacoma. Aluminum frame and the top pops up quickly. My Son in law has one and likes it. Likes my Palominorv Bronco B-800 better, but is a little bigger and better laid out. They are selling them outside the state of Calif now. Sacramento Bee used to have ads for used ones. Probably Craigslist better now.http://www.fourwheelcampers.com/ You could probably make one if handy with a mig welder and spool gun. Will prob get the cap very soon. I had one for my old Nissan and used it to haul all my boat junk around. I'd hate to sleep in it though. Tents have been very good to me and since 1976 have not gotten wet in one. My wife and I estimate we used our Eureka Timberline tent roughly 400 times once for 90 days straight. When kids came along we went to a 4 person Eureka and now to an 8 person Eureka. With only one child left camping with us we wil go back to either a small tent or a camper. |
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Latest project: A slide in camper for the Nissan
On Jan 22, 12:42*am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Jan 21, 11:17 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message .... Looked at slide in campers this past weekend and found there is really nothing available for my Nissan (at least for what I will pay). *I have been looking over the Glen-L site (homebuilt boat and camper plans and such) and have decided to build the "Importer" because it is less weight than my payload capacity. Since well before getting married (since Fall of 1976) have been camping with my wife in tents. *We have gone through three different tents and I am simply tired of setting it up every time we want to stay overnight somewhere. *I also want a hard sided shelter for areas with bears, cougars etc. *In my younger days, I had run-ins with both while camping and have the still torn up pack to show for it. *Trying to lie deathly still (sleeping without a tent) while a bear keeps walking right beside me and then proceeds to tear up a stump by my head really ruined my sleep one night. A camper may be like sleeping on our sailboat, yes, its primitive but is luxurious by comparison to sleeping on the ground in the tent. Am going to go for simple and basic, not even any cooking stuff aboard or even running water or toilet (thats what god made trees for). *Hope to finish in just 4 months but am prob wrong. *Hopefully, my boat building experience will be helpful. Of course this conflicts with many other projects. *Cant start till the dog fence is done. *Still working on the Tolman enclosure. *Trying to put Lazy Jacks on the sailboat. *Want to sail to the Bahamas. *Work has to fit in there somewhere. 4 Wheel Popup campers are great. *I think they make them for your truck, they make for the Tacoma. *Aluminum frame and the top pops up quickly.. * My Son in law has one and likes it. Likes my Palominorv Bronco B-800 better, but is a little bigger and better laid out. They are selling them outside the state of Calif now. *Sacramento Bee used to have ads for used ones. *Probably Craigslist better now.http://www..fourwheelcampers.com/ You could probably make one if handy with a mig welder and spool gun. Will prob get the cap very soon. *I had one for my old Nissan and used it to haul all my boat junk around. *I'd hate to sleep in it though. Tents have been very good to me and since 1976 have not gotten wet in one. *My wife and I estimate we used our Eureka Timberline tent roughly 400 times once for 90 days straight. *When kids came along we went to a 4 person Eureka and now to an 8 person Eureka. *With only one child left camping with us we wil go back to either a small tent or a camper.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I like camping in a tent. With the air mattresses they have now, it's great! |
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Latest project: A slide in camper for the Nissan
On Jan 22, 3:06 pm, wrote:
On Jan 22, 12:42 am, Frogwatch wrote: On Jan 21, 11:17 pm, "Calif Bill" wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... Looked at slide in campers this past weekend and found there is really nothing available for my Nissan (at least for what I will pay). I have been looking over the Glen-L site (homebuilt boat and camper plans and such) and have decided to build the "Importer" because it is less weight than my payload capacity. Since well before getting married (since Fall of 1976) have been camping with my wife in tents. We have gone through three different tents and I am simply tired of setting it up every time we want to stay overnight somewhere. I also want a hard sided shelter for areas with bears, cougars etc. In my younger days, I had run-ins with both while camping and have the still torn up pack to show for it. Trying to lie deathly still (sleeping without a tent) while a bear keeps walking right beside me and then proceeds to tear up a stump by my head really ruined my sleep one night. A camper may be like sleeping on our sailboat, yes, its primitive but is luxurious by comparison to sleeping on the ground in the tent. Am going to go for simple and basic, not even any cooking stuff aboard or even running water or toilet (thats what god made trees for). Hope to finish in just 4 months but am prob wrong. Hopefully, my boat building experience will be helpful. Of course this conflicts with many other projects. Cant start till the dog fence is done. Still working on the Tolman enclosure. Trying to put Lazy Jacks on the sailboat. Want to sail to the Bahamas. Work has to fit in there somewhere. 4 Wheel Popup campers are great. I think they make them for your truck, they make for the Tacoma. Aluminum frame and the top pops up quickly. My Son in law has one and likes it. Likes my Palominorv Bronco B-800 better, but is a little bigger and better laid out. They are selling them outside the state of Calif now. Sacramento Bee used to have ads for used ones. Probably Craigslist better now.http://www.fourwheelcampers.com/ You could probably make one if handy with a mig welder and spool gun. Will prob get the cap very soon. I had one for my old Nissan and used it to haul all my boat junk around. I'd hate to sleep in it though. Tents have been very good to me and since 1976 have not gotten wet in one. My wife and I estimate we used our Eureka Timberline tent roughly 400 times once for 90 days straight. When kids came along we went to a 4 person Eureka and now to an 8 person Eureka. With only one child left camping with us we wil go back to either a small tent or a camper.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I like camping in a tent. With the air mattresses they have now, it's great! Its funny but my 12 yr old daughter ndoes not want running water in the camper cuz that wouldnt b e her idea of roughing it. I justb dont want the bother of it. |
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Latest project: A slide in camper for the Nissan
On Jan 21, 11:17*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message ... Looked at slide in campers this past weekend and found there is really nothing available for my Nissan (at least for what I will pay). *I have been looking over the Glen-L site (homebuilt boat and camper plans and such) and have decided to build the "Importer" because it is less weight than my payload capacity. Since well before getting married (since Fall of 1976) have been camping with my wife in tents. *We have gone through three different tents and I am simply tired of setting it up every time we want to stay overnight somewhere. *I also want a hard sided shelter for areas with bears, cougars etc. *In my younger days, I had run-ins with both while camping and have the still torn up pack to show for it. *Trying to lie deathly still (sleeping without a tent) while a bear keeps walking right beside me and then proceeds to tear up a stump by my head really ruined my sleep one night. A camper may be like sleeping on our sailboat, yes, its primitive but is luxurious by comparison to sleeping on the ground in the tent. Am going to go for simple and basic, not even any cooking stuff aboard or even running water or toilet (thats what god made trees for). *Hope to finish in just 4 months but am prob wrong. *Hopefully, my boat building experience will be helpful. Of course this conflicts with many other projects. *Cant start till the dog fence is done. *Still working on the Tolman enclosure. *Trying to put Lazy Jacks on the sailboat. *Want to sail to the Bahamas. *Work has to fit in there somewhere. 4 Wheel Popup campers are great. *I think they make them for your truck, they make for the Tacoma. *Aluminum frame and the top pops up quickly. * My Son in law has one and likes it. Likes my Palominorv Bronco B-800 better, but is a little bigger and better laid out. They are selling them outside the state of Calif now. *Sacramento Bee used to have ads for used ones. *Probably Craigslist better now.http://www.fourwheelcampers.com/ You could probably make one if handy with a mig welder and spool gun.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Bill, how hard is it getting those things on and off the truck? |
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