Pick Up Camper

[wallter]

Good, bad or ugly . Input please.

[FISHINGFARMER]

Wallter:

Our family has been using pick-up campers for many years. Our current one is a fold-down style which comes in handy on long trips, no side wind troubles when traveling, very good with current gas prices where they are and you can get into remote area's with low ground clearance.

As long as you have a truck that is mechanically in good shape, it keeps from having another vehicle to maintain as in a motorcoach. Only draw back is limited room for the family. We spend most of our time outdoors so it really isn't a big concern.

If you are planning any extended stays you can lift the camper off the truck and you have a means of going to towns for supplies.

My 2 cents worth, they are a cost effective alternative to the next step up from tent camping.

Farmer

[GotOne]

Would they keep you warm sleeping in one deer hunting in November or ice fishing?

[Big Roy]

I love it for pulling a boat, and in the off season I can still use the truck.

As for hunting mine has a forced air furnace, even the floors are heated. Yes, it's insulated better than most houses.

[FISHINGFARMER]

Wallabee:

The insulation factor on these are very good. November deer hunting would be no problem at all, we have taken ours into the mountains of Montana trout fishing in late fall weather and actually woke up to a light snow through the night and had no idea it had accured.

I have never been able to ice fish out of them personally, that time of the year we are barn bound most of the time and can't leave home for much time.

The brand of camper that we have has a option called the Arctic Pak snap-up insulation kit, it is most likely what you are needing for real cold weather conditions.

The furnaces they supply them with really crank out the heat when needed. One tip I can suggest is tie it in with a alternative deep-cell battery with a converter and battery discharge guage so you can keep track of constant charge on your batteries when remote camping. When low simply start your truck for awhile and your back-up to full charge, to run lights or what ever.

Farmer