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#1 ·
Show us what a camper looks like behind a jeep . We are thinking about getting a pop up.
 
#2 ·
A buddy of mine just towed a pop up behind his TJ 6 cyl. through the north Georgia mountains (Helen and Hiawassee) with no problems. And to top it off he has no front sway bar because his discos are bent so badly he can't connect the links.

You should be fine pulling it in TN.
 
#3 ·
I have been interested in getting a popup as well. We would be taking 2 vehicles so the van could carry the majority if stuff we would take. We always camp at sites with modern conveniences so we wouldn't need a shower or toilet.
 
#6 ·
Off your topic but, set up for tent camping.

Rack has enough space for the compressor and air tanks (hard mounted) plus my camp kitchen, stove, four camp chairs, and two tents without anyting being double stacked.

Leaves room inside for two coolers, 10lb propane tank, sleeping bags and other small stuff without the back window being totally obscured as well as spreading the load out a little bit. Cost of the rack, compressor, tanks, misc. parts and labor came in at about $4K.

 
#8 ·
Anybody use a tent that attached to the back of the jeep? Also anybody have a cheap grill that attached to the hitch?

I am going camping a few times this summer and I dont need a camping trailer and was looking into getting a tent that attached or just a stand alone one.
 
#10 ·
My secondary tent is one that attaches to the back of the Jeep. I think it's right at 10'x10' so the floor space is decent and the head space is pretty good but attaching it to the Jeep isn't worth it in my opinion.

You've got to set the tent up in an area where you have access to opposite sides of the tent, one side for walk in/out and the other for the Jeep hookup. I haven't had a situation that worked out for this in the places I go camping. Plus all that extra material for the Jeep dock makes for a hassle in setup, take down and storage. The tent packs down to approximately 24"L x 12"W x 8"D. Not sure how much it weighs but it definitely isn't light. Also, the only thing the dock can be used for is dry storage. The way it is made, the material bunches up around the exhaust so there is a fire hazard as well as CO poisoning hazard. And if you should want to take a day trip away from the camp site, it's not that quick and easy to disconnect/reconnect the dock to the Jeep.

I've got a Coleman 8 man tent for my primary that packs down to a 6"x6" or it might be a 8" x 8" square that is about 3.5 to 4 feet long and weighs about a quarter less than the Jeep tent. I picked this one up on sale at Cabela's for $130 about two years ago.

Long story short, you can find better tents at a better price than the Jeep tent.
 
#13 ·
There is a company (Somerset) that is making a newer version but they aren't as rugged as the older models. Ours is a 2008 Fleetwood E2. The trailer has been great. We haven't had a single issue with it. We have taken it to several places around Utah and have taken into a few remote spots. Ours is the E2 and if I was going to really take it back country I would rather have the shorter E1.
 
#21 ·
It really depends, we considered an E1 but we wanted the extra internal space and bathroom along with the larger front deck so we bought the E2. If I was to spend more time back country without the wife I would rather have the E1.

We have an equalizer hitch and brake controller and the trailer feels great behind the jeep. I am also thinking about building a door rack on the trailer deck so I can store the doors safely.
 
#23 ·
@ Suebabe:

I took my JK with 3.73 gearing, this was already there, and then ordered the Mopar Hitch and wiring kit (7 pin as I installed a brake controler), took me 2 hours to install, I was taking my time, could be done in 1 hour.

That trailer is an old 1973 Boler.

It is light enough that when we bought it in '96, we had just a Dodge Neon at that time. But 3 weeks after that I changed for a '96 Cherokee Country, raised the trailer by 6 inches with a new axle, then restore and repaint. All in all it didn't cost me more than 3000 $.

When we got it.


After restoration.

 
#37 ·
FLOORPLAN 1007

Weights
Unloaded Vehicle Weight (lbs) 1,725
Dry Hitch Weight (lbs) 150
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (lbs) 2,550
Cargo Carrying Capacity (lbs) 825

Measurements
Travel Length 14' 2"
Campsite Length 20' 10"
Exterior Width 85"
Travel Height 59"
Interior Height (living area) 82"
Front Bunk 70 x 80
Rear Bunk 54 x 80
Wheel Base 116-3/16"

Tank Capacities
Fresh Water Capacity (gals) 17

Other
Sleeping capacity 6-8
 
#44 ·
Built this one in 2006 to go behind the F150. Redoing some interior and repainting white, to SELL IT! Got the bug to build another but MORE offrad to go behind the Jeep and with the fold out tent style.

 
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