Help on what type of camper

[Pistol Pete]

I have a unimproved lake lot and would like to put a camper of some type on it. The wife says we don't need anything fancy. So a pop up tent camper would work. However we fish different lakes a lot. How hard is it to pop up the camper in the dark? I am leaning towards a used travel trailer, not a big one either something like a 20 footer. Then when we are done fishing just unlock the door and sack out. How do the pop up camper hold up over the years??? Are they durable?? Don't know anything about a camper so any imput would be great.

[IFallsRon]

I traded our 98 Starcraft last summer and got $3,000. It was in excellent condition. That's about half of what we paid and was pretty close to NADA book.

It was very easy to put up day or night. Hardest part was backing it in the dark.

The biggest beating with a tentcamper is that you have to raise and lower it for packing/unpacking. There were times when we would bring a 14-foot cartopper boat and carry it on the camper. It rode very good on there.

[Big Dave2]

Are you saying that you are going to leave it on the lot all the time, or that you are going to be camping a lot in other areas or campgrounds?

If it were me I would buy the biggest older travel trailer I could afford and just leave it there all the time. Then all you have to do when you get there is unlock the door and you are camping.

My sister and her husband have just this sort of thing on their lake lot in Hill City and it works great! They have about a 28 or 30 footer that is probably from the 80's but it does what they(and I )need it to do.

[barnyard]

The disadvantage with a tent trailer is that if you put it down wet, you have to bring it home to set up and dry out.

I work an event where we go to an area for a month of weekends. We bring campers, tents, etc. About half the time, the guys that bring tent campers have to bring them home to set up and dry them out.

Tom B

[MIKE IN lINO III]

Pistol,

We did the same thing. We bought some lake property and then bought an older 28' travel trailer that we leave on the property. We are now buying a modular home to replace the trailer. The trailer works great, just lock'r up when you are done for the weekend.

Mike

[wingnutken]

Check out a portable ice house. I have an 8x16 Ice Castle that I use as a camper and a fish house.