What's new at Coyote RV/Phoenix Pop up?

[DrAwender]

Ditto on the overhead cabinets. Also interested in any pictures you have of any flat bed campers that you have made, especially the interior layout. I am thinking about have you guys make an 8 foot wide by 9 foot long camper. Can you also do a queen bed that goes deep with side cabinets similar to the northstar design? also what about a pop out or a slide out/ pop out? Finally I remember you saying something that you don't recommend overhead AC units... Why is that?
Thanks

 

[offroadcamperguy]

Overhead storage cabs, roof a/c, and so on.

I think the flatbed campers are great, lots of extra room, espicially under the seats and from the outside storage.

Overhead storage and roof mount A/C.... Bad idea on ANY pop up camper, because no matter how strong you think your roof structure and lift mechanism are, they are not supported by side walls, connected to corner cabinets, connected to the roof, like a motorhome or hard side RV.

Front to back sleeper, with storage down both sides. Yes, we started offering this option in the 1980's. $499 on any size camper

Here are some of our flatbed, utility bed, and chassis mount campers. You get to set up your floorplan however you like... custom!

 

[docdave]

Overhead cabinets? Above kitchen and dinette?

 

[Larry]

Neat feature on my 2011 Phoenix in Truck Camper Magazine

Phoenix Rising On the Jeep Trails

 

[Deleted member 9101]

OMG I'm in love!!!!!!!

 

[Taco Gunner]

Just an observation about your method of securing your camper to the bed.

In this pic, there is some ratchet spool showing. After having spent thousands of hours in the back of the mighty C-130 Hercules tying things down, this would be considered unacceptable. We never had less than 1.5 wraps on the spool. I have seen things come loose with less. Just throwing it out there....

Nice set up...got me thinking!

 

[offroadcamperguy]

New Geo-Den installation!

Friday Morning's work... Here it goes, off into the sunset!!

Geo-Den on first gen Tacoma...

 

[xtremexj]

Just wondering if anyone has video or pics showing how the roof raising mechanism works. I'm seriously thinking about having a customer camper built by these folks and am curious to see how it works. Any new owners on here willing to share feedback? I am truly amazed at their willingness to cater to the customers needs and wants.:ylsmoke:

 

[DanoT]

I don't have any interior pics that i can find on my computer and I am not near the camper at this time so I can't take any pics. (I'm in Victoria B.C. and the camper is in Sun Peaks B.C.) However I can assure you that it is a very strong metal tube frame lifting mechanism.

I had Coyote RV build me a custom camper designed for winter use in ski area parking lots. PM me if you want the details.

 

[rgrimal12]

Coyote RV has a video of how the mechanism works on web site. So does You tube. The Geo Den has gas assist just like most toppers.

 

[rgrimal12]

Coyote RV lift mechanism

Found a link

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1903143340787

 

[xtremexj]

Found a link

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1903143340787

Thanks for the link. Cari from Coyote RV sent me the same one last night as well. It looks like a pretty simple reliable system.

 

[tlbrewer]

Just an observation about your method of securing your camper to the bed.

In this pic, there is some ratchet spool showing. After having spent thousands of hours in the back of the mighty C-130 Hercules tying things down, this would be considered unacceptable. We never had less than 1.5 wraps on the spool. I have seen things come loose with less. Just throwing it out there....

Nice set up...got me thinking!

Taco Gunner. Where abouts are you located? The "Taco" makes me think New Mexico. I've got a lot of C-130 time also...20 years as a crewchief. Now living in New Mexico.

Tom

 

[DanoT]

I have had a few PM requests to review and provide info on my custom Phoenix camper that I had Coyote RV design and build for the Canadian winter. I have done a few posts several months back so this will be somewhat repetitive.

Firstly, I should mention that I have extensive experience with winter RV camping. For the past 20 years I have had a 26' 5th wheel trailer as my "ski chalet" parked for the winter at or near Sun Peaks Resort, British Columbia and used for 3 to 5 months per season. Always had shore power but some years all I had was a 300' extension cord. BTW the amount of power loss even with 10 gauge wire was such that I could only run one appliance at a time, the electric heater struggled to put out heat and the microwave took twice as long to cook. It's called brown power.

I've also had inside water lines that run under the 5th's sofa and fridge freeze when it got to minus 40 degrees. I now have vent/grills in place to increase air flow to those areas as well as heat tape (the AC kind that melts snow of roof eaves on some homes) attached to all my water lines and I turn it on when it gets to minus 20 C.


I am a big believer in back up systems for winter RVing, for example I carry and strongly recommend a heat gun and I have a compact folding hair drier as a back up.
I have 2 20lb. propane tanks partly because if it gets cold enough, propane can freeze, so one tank can be inside thawing wile the other is hooked up and running. If the propane system fails, then I have a 2000 watt Honda generator and a 900/1500 watt electric heater. I also carry a multi stage battery charger in addition to the charger that is part of the camper's converter.

The Phoenix Camper, Ski Area Parking Lot Edition: (sits on a 1991 Dodge 5.9L Cummins Turbodiesel, single cab, 8' long box, 4x4.)

Most light weight pop-up campers that I am familiar with come with a 3/4" plywood floor and 3/4" lower side wall and no insulation. Wood is a conductor not an insulator so my camper has 1" rigid polystyrene insulation on the floor and lower side walls.

The upper aluminum frame side walls have 2" of insulation instead of the normal 1" and the soft wall pop-up has 4 layers (2 layers of thinsulate knock off sandwiched between 2 layers of fabric) while the industry norm for an "arctic pak" is 3 layer.

I have 2 outside access storage compartments, one for the Honda generator and one for the 2 propane tanks, both are insulated with 1" polystyrene, bottom, top, sides and back. I also have 1" insulation on the back side walls of the fridge compartment beside where the cooling coils and controls are located as these are actually outside walls.

Robby also put extra insulation in the roof but I not sure what type or thickness. I just left it up to Robby as I did not want differ to much from normal roof weight and thickness. BTW I found out that with a Yakima Spacebox with 2 pairs of skis and poles and 2" of light snow, it was all I could do to raise the roof pushing with arms and the top of my head. I now leave the ski box at home and instead I strap the skis to each side of the camper's ladder. A good reason to buy the ladder. Next summer I also plan on strapping one half of a 2 piece modular kayak to the ladder with the other 20lb. half going on the roof or inside the camper or maybe inside the truck cab.

This has been part 1, part 2 to be posted later when I get some time. Hope this was helpful to those who are interested.

 

[Runt]

Look forward to hearing more DanoT. I recently just put my deposit down on a new camper from Phoenix Campers. I also live in B.C. and plan on using this camper up North for work. Mine is going on a Tacoma Double Cab Long Box & is out fitted to be a bit more simple in regards to appliances and such. Rob makes some nice campers for sure. Great to hear you are happy with it!