The "What Did You Do To Your Pop-Up Truck Camper Today?" Thread!!!

[Camelfilter]

Legs for my free storage flip up thing:





I think I over-did it a little bit. As a safety, the closest leg has PTO pins top & bottom. It's not going to go anywhere, nor will any properly stowed load on top of it....

 

[Beosuun]

Sorry it took so long to reply. It's nothing fancy, just a '94 MacGregor 26S with a 4-stroke Murcury 9.9hp. Good little boat for lake sailing with the family.

Hmmm, wonder if that would fit in the bed of my Raptor . . . :drool:

 

[Seabass]

Hey guys- I may need to start a new thread, but I hate to for such a simple question. I have a 94' Jayco sportster and the paint is dingy dull. I've used two different types of house wash on it and they have helped- but not much. I'm currently removing the twenty year old striping to prep for new striping. The paint behind the stickers is so much brighter. It's got textured aluminum skin and I'm assuming powder coat cream/white paint. Any suggestions on how to brighten it up?

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[Sock Puppet]

Hmmm, wonder if that would fit in the bed of my Raptor . . . :drool:

Nope, but you could tow it easily. Everybody needs one.

 

[Ozarker]

Sorry it took so long to reply. It's nothing fancy, just a '94 MacGregor 26S with a 4-stroke Murcury 9.9hp. Good little boat for lake sailing with the family.

Can't believe I saw this on this site! I dang near bought one, but the seller lied with an old OB on a newer boat. Well, I don't understand why you can't do some heavy trailer modification (even another trailer) and pull that thing on some back roads,or inland waters it would be great to camp in!

Not a good sailor and not a great motor boat, motorsailers are a compromise, but for inland waters and camping getting a feel for both worlds it's a great boat! Water ballast is unique and great for better mpg hauling it around.

Nice looking boat! Sure would be nice having that cabin interior in a camper!

 

[Sock Puppet]

Not a good sailor and not a great motor boat, motorsailers are a compromise, but for inland waters and camping getting a feel for both worlds it's a great boat! Water ballast is unique and great for better mpg hauling it around.

Nice looking boat! Sure would be nice having that cabin interior in a camper!

Thanks, but you have my boat confused with the 26M and 26X, which are sailboats with planing hulls and large outboards (50 hp+ usually). Mine is a 26S, which predates the M and the X and is very much a "real" sailboat. It shares the water ballast, but the similarities really end there. Do some research on the 26D and 26S, sometimes called the 26 classics, and you'll see they are a very different boat than the M and X.

 

[NivekD]

Didn't like the old metal stovetop cover so I made one out of formica and oak...much better and more counter space...:wings:

 

[Seabass]

Didn't like the old metal stovetop cover so I made one out of formica and oak...much better and more counter space...:wings:

That looks awesome!!!!


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[bruue1]

Water tank and pump

I installed a 10gallon water storage tank, a 12v inline pump and a couple toggle switches in my 1978 Bethany Pickupper today. The tank fills off the shore water line from the external hookup, vents out the spigot mounted in the top of the cabinet, the original Bethany faucet is used, the original Bethany hand pump still works for worst case scenario. The pump turns on and off with the faucet opening and closing but I added a cheap little 12v toggle switch in the power line just so I could have an override on/off.

I bought the very cheapest pump I could find from China, it was about $20, the tank was just under $40 both on Amazon. The lines and hardware from Menards probably another $40 all said and done. The camper's old, the trucks a little rusty, everything I do is on a most function for your buck budget.

It was a little tedious to do, not very hard, when it was done and I turned on that water, I couldn't stop laughing, pretty cool to have running water and a sink wherever I go in the rig. The whole thing probably took me about 5 hours of install, I wasn't hurrying at all. Its a slapstick job but its gonna work for a long time.

 

[docdave]

Ok, nothing too earth shaking.... but first. I've found this receiver mounted carrier handy to carry firewood and other grubby items. Also you can see the livestock pan that I use as a portable 'fire pit'.



Also, I remember my momma storing canned goods under the dinette floor of our old Mitchell hardside camper....but hey, my cans don't fit! I'm not sure what's up with my 20 year old Hallmark, but the storage is too shallow....not only that, but the CO detector prevents opening the front half of the space.



So I cut some 3/4 inch plywood scraps, glued and nailed them in place......



Also moved the CO detector, replaced the flooring (used a couple of longer screws on each door to tie the whole thing together) and now I can store my beans and such.

 

[NivekD]

That's cool Dave, I may have to steal that one...:victory:

 

[docdave]

Ok, also not a big deal.... but when we went camping last week, we experienced the WORST plague of mosquitoes and assorted bugs in the camper ever. I had switched the 1156 incandescent bulbs in my overhead lights to a couple of different types of LEDs to save energy. As you probably know, some of those are really bright and bluish.... excellent bug bait. My fellow campers were battening down outside, after dark, while I was finishing dishes, and when the door was opened to put stuff away....SWOOSH... the cloud of bugs following their lantern swarmed me. It was nasty. So much was insecticide sprayed, resulting in many bug corpses, and lots of coughing. Today I installed a couple of lower output, (18 diodes) amber yellow bulbs in the two main light units, both of which are set up with two bulbs, independently switched. They are dim, but allow enough light to get squared away while going in and out at night. The second bulb is a much brighter LED which is plenty bright for reading, card playing etc. I'm pretty happy with the result, and the bulbs are pretty reasonable on e-bay.

 

[takesiteasy]

Ok, also not a big deal.... but when we went camping last week, we experienced the WORST plague of mosquitoes and assorted bugs in the camper ever. I had switched the 1156 incandescent bulbs in my overhead lights to a couple of different types of LEDs to save energy. As you probably know, some of those are really bright and bluish.... excellent bug bait. My fellow campers were battening down outside, after dark, while I was finishing dishes, and when the door was opened to put stuff away....SWOOSH... the cloud of bugs following their lantern swarmed me. It was nasty. So much was insecticide sprayed, resulting in many bug corpses, and lots of coughing. Today I installed a couple of lower output, (18 diodes) amber yellow bulbs in the two main light units, both of which are set up with two bulbs, independently switched. They are dim, but allow enough light to get squared away while going in and out at night. The second bulb is a much brighter LED which is plenty bright for reading, card playing etc. I'm pretty happy with the result, and the bulbs are pretty reasonable on e-bay.

I've been thinking of installing a couple of red LEDs to deal with this problem. I've read that people have had good luck going that route. It seems you can see well enough with the red light but it doesn't attract bugs. Once in the camper and door closed, you could use regular lights for reading, etc.

 

[sourdough]

sold it, will not miss 13/15 MPG. Good riddance.

 

[ripperj]

sold it, will not miss 13/15 MPG. Good riddance.

What's out there that gets better than a PU with a pop up for mpg? ( that you can eat sleep and poop in?)

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