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I doubt I could get some of the campers pictured into some of the places I hunt and fish.

I flipped the axle on this camper for more ground clearance. Not the warmest when temps fall into the 20s, but at least out of the wind and sleeping in a comfortable bed.

You Towing your trailer with the Tacoma in the photo?
AMRA

I like that set up, a friend of mine does the same thing..its sure easier to tow around..going HAM with the $12 whiskey too

I have a little tent trailer i like to use on early season hunts. The older I get the more I appreciate not being in a tent. Wall tents are nice and comfy, but kind of a pain to set up.

Also if i'm going thru the trouble of towing a trailer somewhere, the sumbish is going to be heated at night! if not whats the point in bringing it?

Thanks for the experience guys, I just learned more than I did w/ several hours on Trailer Life forums yesterday. It seems their idea of boondocking is a walmart parking lot. iddave that Nash looks almost ideal. Did it come insulated or was that your work. I am guessing that is around 21', do they make a smaller version? Most of our trips occur between labor and memorial days so warmth is pretty important. I agree a shower occasionally is a good thing. My wife says no more solar showers. Thanks to everybody this is becoming pretty feasible to me now. Today I wil start looking at mfg. sites and tomorrow go to some dealers and get a better idea on how small I can go.

mike r

I finally broke down and got one of these. It is the only way I can get the wifey to go camping.


Casita Liberty Deluxe

It's big advantage is that it's small; easy to maneuver, easy to pull, follows well, lightweight, economical to tow.

It's big disadvantage is that it's small; just right for two people, more than that is too tight.

KC

Came from the factory that way bud. This is our second Nash, and I couldn't be happier with them. They are VERY well built, and make everything (including frames) in-house. Take a look at the 17k if it's just you and the wife. Mine is a 23B, which is bigger than I'd like, but fits my family of four just about right. They are true, 4-season campers and will take a lot of abuse.

Dave

iddave, thanks, we have a dealer here in town and I will go there next week. That 17' may do the trick they are the only ones I have found that promote the 4 season concept.

mike r

We used to live in my utility trailer that I used to haul the 4 wheelers in. It was fine, but once I started looking at toyhaulers, The utility trailer and cots went down the road. I settled on this toyhauler that I have had in some pretty remote spots. When you come back to the trailer at the end of the day, it does beat the basic utility trailer, cots and Coleman stove...

Horse trailer/camper. Probably not relevant to the OP's post but this is another option. Propane heater, cookstove and lights. Overhead bunk and table and seat cushions convert to a bed.

It has been extremely useful at trail heads.

Alaskan style camper. A work in progress. Currently being repowered and some major cabin mods. Hope to have it in the water this summer.

Thanks to all, I feel much less like an elderly wuss now. You guys are the best.

mike r

I love these kind of threads ..

i went to the local flea market this morning and bought a new matress,i need 2 before hunting season. got a brand new one in the plastic for 20.00. i now have about 60.00 in my camper total.
i'll find another before fall.

Mike,

I broke down and bought a camper last year. Timberline, made by Outdoors RV, it's like IdDave's Nash as in it is a four seasons. Don't have a picture handy, but I got the model with the superslide for more room. More and more 4-season RVs out there, at least in the NW.

Good luck!

Found mine at a garage sale.

During elk hunts it goes as far as the trailhead then serves as chuckwagon (or if we have a spike camp then as basecamp).
It is nice to not have food in the wall tent - cuts down on clutter and critters.



I'll give you the tour.



I've enjoyed working on it.



I don't run the refrigerator but the box has enough insulation to keep food from freezing at night.




Clips on the antler connect the solar panel on the roof to extend the charge of the cabin battery.
(as I edit this I notice that I ignored my own note to myself there and crossed the leads.
No wonder it hasn't been working right.
That's just like something I would do.)




Cell phones don't work everywhere.
When a hunter doesn't come in at dark that could be good or bad but I still need to feed the crew.
This police scanner lets me listen to handheld traffic and whatever else it finds from inside.



As the OP mentioned, tearing out stuff and replacing or repurposing it is pretty common.
Removed the toilet for more storage space and converted the shower-tub into a cooler.
It is large enough to hold 2 elk quarters or an entire antelope.
Stays real cold and the drain is nice.
I still haven't cleaned up from last hunting season.

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Skinning boom (version 1.0). This was in Wyoming.


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Waterfowl hunt in SE Colorado. A lot of birds fly over this spit. That red thing is a Honda generator.
Note improved skinning boom version 2.0.


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This creek crossing in the San Juan mountains gets icy on both sides because the water is always 8-12 inches deep. It's good to cross in the morning when its cold and the water is low. It's a thrill when the rig begins to slide downhill into the creek. When it hits the water I gun the 400 small block to try to get enough speed to make it up the other side. I'm pretty good at it now but it was a rush that very first time with the rig sliding backward into the creek.

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Summit of Wolf Creek pass.



If you see it somewhere in So Co stop and say Hi.
I usually have the coffee on.

Great Rig!

I'll squeeze in a couple more here.



Really haven't had any mechanical issues with this nearly 40-year-old rig. Easy to tune and those big motors seem to still run even if some tuneup needed. The fuel line is nearly 20ft long and requires an electric push pump back near the tank along with the factory mechanical pump. Seems like it would gladly accept more fuel it it could get it.



Pillows on the beds are stuffed with down and feathers from birds that I shot. I like to use whatever I can from the waterfowl I take. Most any dry cleaner that reconditions down pillows also has the ability to make new ones if given the down. They just don't get a lot of requests.



I had an electrical fire in the dash a couple years back.
That was exciting.
One of the previous owners had a similar fire.
I found a boneyard dash and was able to cut them both down the middle and replace the burned side.



For anyone who has one of these motor-campers Good Sam roadside assistance is a good deal. My regular towing insurance balks at anything beyond a passenger vehicle but Good Sam doesn't and they cover other household vehicles too. I'm not a fan of the Good Sam CEO though.