That's a sweet rig there! That camper is enormous. My parents had a little pop-up camper that we used quite a bit in the 80's. We camped in Port Clinton, OH on Lake Erie quite a bit and took it all up and down the East coast. We have so many good memories from those trips and it brought us much closer as a family.
Thanks for the information and advice! Think about rainy days is the best advice I've gotten so far. It really made me think about/question the smaller vehicle. We would have to be prepared to use the outdoors as our living room. Maybe an EZ Up tent or something like that would be in order for us to extend our living space a bit. The other thing I think about is working out. Since Covid hit we aren't going to the gym but I cycle and use a Russian kettle bell for all of my weight training now. I would need a bike rack for van, definitely.
Thanks again and I hope you're having a great week!
Our trailer is actually pretty small by today's standards. Much bigger than a pop up. It is twenty six feet long. 30 plus feet seems to be the norm these days. For the most part my wife and I spend the majority of our time outside the trailer as well, it's that other 10% of the time (besides sleeping) that you need to think about. This trailer is nice because I can be on the couch and she can be on the bed if we need a little space :).
I was just in Port Clinton back in March. Nice area. A lot of parks where you would potentially be camping have bike and hiking trails. My wife and I usually make a couple laps (walking) through whichever park each morning when we are camping.
That would take a while to get used to pulling and parking a camper that size. I can remember my mom and dad use to get irritated at each other every time he had to back the pop up camper into a new camping spot. She was the one who stood outside and directed him. There was always about an hour of silence between the two of them after he finally accomplished it.
I haven't been to Port Clinton for about 30 years but we loved it. We used to camp at East Harbor park and would feast on the Lake Erie walleye up there, it was so delicious.
Thanks for helping to bring back some great memories! The years go by so quickly!
Indeed they do! Good points about the size of the camper. To be fair my wife and I started with an 18 foot rig so that gave me time to hone my skills. Don't think it makes it any easier though. There will still be those times it is easier to put it one way but the wife will want it "just so". After ten years of camping together we still have those silent hours after setup. :)
Lol, so it wasn't just my parents then? My brother and I would always be on pins and needles throughout the set up process. : )
They make them so light these days people just unhook them and roll them by hand to put them in all kinds of crazy places!