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From: Newton America :-P
Well getting ready to load up the camper this afternoon-- for a trip to ft scott-- this weekend-- so much to do-- so little time. but allot of the camper has the gear in it :-) and Calistas dirty clothes from last time camping (that kid)
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From: Newton America :-P
well The trip to krocks went off without a glitch for me. Both trucks and camper did well. Slept pretty good both nights--
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My Jeep did well this weekend, the F-150 on the other hand blew an exhaust gasket, so I will need to order and install a new exhaust manifold kit. I hope that this one goes in easier than the last one. The last one took me several days, but I didn't do it in a hurry. I knew I had time, so took it easy and made sure everything went smooth, just slow.
I didn't sleep well the first night out a the campground. sweat was rolling off of me, and Sophia was overstimulated, so she couldn't sleep. The second night though, I slept good, and so did she. We were both worn out. I took the fly off of the tent, because we needed all of the air flow we could get the second night. The first night was talking about rain, and I didn't want to wake up to a lack of roof in a downpour.
I didn't sleep well the first night out a the campground. sweat was rolling off of me, and Sophia was overstimulated, so she couldn't sleep. The second night though, I slept good, and so did she. We were both worn out. I took the fly off of the tent, because we needed all of the air flow we could get the second night. The first night was talking about rain, and I didn't want to wake up to a lack of roof in a downpour.
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Slept 16 nights straight in the pop-up camper, worked great! A couple nights we used the heater, couple others we slept with the "windows" cracked down, but mostly had to utilize the A\C to keep the temp near 70 while we were sleeping. Jamie also snagged a gel pad for our bed before we left and it made the thin camper bed much more comfortable, even better than our bed at home.
As for towing, pulled it around 5000 miles and it was literally like the camper wasn't even back there. The Yukon never had issues pulling on grades or experiencing temperature spikes on the engine or trans. MPG dropped to 17 mpg instead of the usual 19 but it was worth it to have our lodging following us around and reducing cost compared to hotels\cabins\etc.
I was on the fence on whether I was keeping this one or selling it (hot market right now) and upgrading to a high-wall pop up with a slide and bathroom\shower but after this trip I think it serves its purpose perfectly and will be sitting in the garage for years to come
As for towing, pulled it around 5000 miles and it was literally like the camper wasn't even back there. The Yukon never had issues pulling on grades or experiencing temperature spikes on the engine or trans. MPG dropped to 17 mpg instead of the usual 19 but it was worth it to have our lodging following us around and reducing cost compared to hotels\cabins\etc.
I was on the fence on whether I was keeping this one or selling it (hot market right now) and upgrading to a high-wall pop up with a slide and bathroom\shower but after this trip I think it serves its purpose perfectly and will be sitting in the garage for years to come
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I have a few things to learn about my camper- but for the most part it did wonderful-- some condensation on the windows from running the ac all night- but not bad.
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SO I had Calista hook up the battery for the camper-- its 2 wing nuts and two wires with small loops on the end. SO she looses a wing nut--- grrrr--- but oh well I found a regular nut-- 2 washers and a lock washer to make it all fit. I did a bit of online research and found a smaller plug like the one I use for my winch on the explorer- I will hook it u p to the battery- so now it is just a click -connected- click- inconnected- no polarity issues-- I thought it was a pretty good idea--- Now have to find a solar panel set up.