Comments on: Is That a Pop-Up In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy to See the Campground?

By: Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:06:09 +0000

Ok so they made a tent on wheels. Its less desireable to the fact most camp sites I see limit you to where you can park with any size trailer, even if its a matchbox like this one. I think its price would even be more of a deterant. Oh well.. make a teardrop with a pop up and slideouts and then maybe you might have something? Cool looking but unpractical….

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:30:19 +0000

I really like the looks of it, but I”m weary as to it’s durability. I think something from http://www.adventuretrailers.com is more appropriate(probably overkill) with were I go.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:09:25 +0000

I drove all over the place in my 1989 Bronco (which still barely runs — I drive it in the winter). It was great for getting places, but hell to sleep in.

I wonder how adept the SylvanSport trailer would be at rutted roads. The wheels might be a bit on the small side.

By: Larry Swearingen

Larry Swearingen — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:16:52 +0000

“(why not just car camp with a tent)”
That’s just what I did for a long time. First a 1990 Camry (Camrys were a lot smaller then), then an ‘04 Corolla. With judicious site selection (and a BIG Blue tarp) I was quite
comfortable, even winter Steelhead camping.
‘course there WAS the time a tree fell on me
during the night but that’s another story.
I gave the Corolla to my daughter as her first
car and got a Toyota Tacoma with a low camper shell for fast camps where you just crap out in the back of the truck. Also enough room to
carry an inflated float tube or small pontoon
boat. Also with a roof rack I can carry a canoe. Don’t know how well 16′ canoe would
fit on top of a corolla.

Larry S

By: ethanopia

ethanopia — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:10:05 +0000

In college I took a class from a bunch of guys that worked for a top design firm. They spent months researching something exactly like this. They came up with some SUPER COOL ideas about how to make pop-ups likeable to the more modern outdoors crowd. Most concepts were like this, basically a backpack on wheels, big mud tires, rakcs for gear etc etc. Far from the drab 1970s hotel feel of most RVs.

The RV company shelved the idea, in favor of the same old same old. This could be it finally coming out…

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:35:35 +0000

It definitely has its limits (why not just car camp with a tent), but hell, I liked the picture.

It’s just one more Trout Underground contribution to the outdoorsman’s Marketplace of Ideas. Sink or swim?

I’m betting sink, but…

By: Larry Swearingen

Larry Swearingen — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:03:19 +0000

Oh yeah ! A 700lb Backpack with tiny little wheels. Just what I need. Doesn’t towing a
trailer restrict you to a legal speed limit of
55mph ? And how fast would you WANT to go with
those little tires ?
Wonder how much longer it would take me to get to Dunsmuir dragging one of those things ?
Think I’ll just stick to my little pickup with
low shell and a tent.

Larry S