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  1. zimm17

    Best layout to sleep 2 adults, 2 small kids?

    Looks like the lifetime isn't available anymore. At least not as Costco. The jumping jack looks cool, but not $7000 cool. I was even toying with the idea of converting a small enclosed cargo trailer. It really doesn't need insulation or plumbing either. Some kind of flop down bunks and fold...
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    Best layout to sleep 2 adults, 2 small kids?

    Wow, great ideas fellas. I'm going to read up on those. The lifetime tent looks like the just the ticket. I need a utility trailer anyways...
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    Best layout to sleep 2 adults, 2 small kids?

    I sold my F250 and picked up a '15 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. So now my tow rating went from 11000 to 3500. I'm thinking I want to go camping in the national forest parks where there's off roading and forest trails and the ability to camp when you get up there. Now that I'm 40, I'm...
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    Beyond tents- what camper for 4, no need for kitchen, has a porta potty?

    I did join that site, but I have 2 kids too, so I can't go too tiny. I also decided I don't want to convert the dining table to/from a bed because the kids still take naps during the afternoon. It looks like a pop-up is the way to go for now. I'm going to do some tent camping so "mamma" can...
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    Beyond tents- what camper for 4, no need for kitchen, has a porta potty?

    I'm not going to be "overlanding" but I'd like to go to local campgrounds, visit some remote sites, a buddy's mountain top property, etc. Maybe even be used as an "outside bedroom" when visiting relatives/friends with full houses. Nothing worse off-road than a forest service road. Tow vehicle...
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    Family of 4- want to get out of tent, have heat-A/C, mild off-road capability

    The tc650 looks cool, but where do two kids sleep? Dinette bed is barely good for,one and he'll roll right out onto the floor. I'd rather give up the kitchenette for a second bunk. Any ideas for something with a queen and two single bunks?
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    Family of 4- want to get out of tent, have heat-A/C, mild off-road capability

    Wow, that's a seriously sweet rig! Way overboard for I need! I'm just trying to go "camping" but up a couple notches from a tent on the ground. I'm in Annadale, so right down the road from you. For now I'm mostly leaning towards a pop up, because I can stuff in my side yard, they have two...
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    Family of 4- want to get out of tent, have heat-A/C, mild off-road capability

    Wow, that's a little sketchy for me, I'd have spend a little more cash. I'm worried about the height over the cab- the forest road to get to my buddy's property has pretty low tree branches. Now if I didn't use it for that one person's place, it would fit most other destinations... And what's...
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    Family of 4- want to get out of tent, have heat-A/C, mild off-road capability

    I'm bored at work and brainstorming about getting out of cubicle and into the outdoors. I have a wife who says she's outdoorsy, but I've never got her out camping in the 7 years we've been together. We have 2 boys, currently 2 and 4 and we live in Virginia/DC area. I'm looking to get out and...
  10. zimm17

    Bed tent for f250?

    Any recommendations for a truck bed tent for a 2005 f250 short bed? I do the occasional overnighter camp out and I think it would be easier in the bed of the truck. I have a cot or a single sized air mattress. I don't want to buy junk, but it'll only be used a few times a year.
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    Basic pop-up questions- need to sleep 4. Driveway or campgrounds mostly

    I'm toying with the idea of a pop-up camper for my '05 F250 short bed (6.5'). I want to tow my boat to either friend's places on the water, or waterfront campgrounds and be able to sleep my wife and I, plus two small boys (currently 2 and 4). That way I don't impose on their homes (limited...
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