This is the way we camp. It is a little Trillium trailer about 12-13 feet long. Inside , there is a double bed that converts to a table with a bench seat on either side. We have a furnace, for those cold nights in the mountains, that runs on the 20lb. bottle of propane. There is also a small propane stove and a cooler. Not a fridge but a cooler, in which we put a frozen block of ice.As opposed to a thawed bag of ice.DUH! There is also a sink above the cooler, Cupboard space above the furnace and sink is adequate to keep tools , flashlight, dishtowels, etc.
Across the front is a bench seat with a back that can be raised. The seat and back then become bunk beds. Not extremely wide but enough so that you can sleep. Not necessarily turn over but sleep. If you are on the top bunk, you definitely do not want to roll over.
Under the bench at the front is more storage. Great place for sleeping bags, fishing box, sport bags for clothes. Whatever will fit.
On the door side there is a full length pantry type cabinet with shelves for cutlery, dishes, pots etc. Inside, there is enough room for two quite comfortably. It is not a huge camper by any means but for the two of us, it is sufficient. We don't need a lot of room since we are really only in it to sleep. We cook outside, either over a fire or on a camp-stove. Our lawn chairs are always outside and our oldest daughter bought us a screen tent in which we can eat or cook or get out of a light rain. For heavy downpours, we go inside the trailer.
The red cartons by the wheel hold our axes and small firewood and paper. Also extra camp-stove oil. The yellow plastic bag holds dry firewood which we carry with us, in case the wood in the campground is wet.
The blue tarp sticks out about 6 feet and if it rains we can sit there or if we want some shade on a hot day, we can have it without going inside.
The trailer only weighs about 1000lbs loaded so it can be pulled with ease by a car. I would like to put brakes on it so we have more braking power in the mountains. That is about the only thing I would change except maybe put in a fridge.
The best thing about this camper is that it gets us off the ground. These old bodies are not meant to be sleeping on rocks and twigs anymore. Tenting is for younger people than us. Camping in the mountains can be for everyone. Once my back is healed, I can hardly wait to get to get back to hiking and fishing. And our little trailer is perfect for this.
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I guess it would be big enough for ME, if I just laid my top-half in there, and let my feet dangle-out the door, there.....!
Bruno, We have actually slept 4 adults in there
FOUR adults?!? You must be stacked up like cord wood in there. And obviously no beans on the menu.
Sure is a cute outfit though, wait until Owen makes five!
Lin: it was June' sister and her husband. With just Owen , we'll have lots of room.
It looks positively lovely. I hear ya on teh brakes, though.
I wish I had a camper, just like this one, with the rounded, curved lines. It is so cute! And, just my size. I'd need it for grizzly country - northwestern Montana.
Ticblog.: we have pulled it in the mountains as is nut with a bigger vehicle. Now we have something smaller so brakes will probably be a necessity
Bonita: if you can find one, buy used. Up her they are very expense new. Perfect for one or two people though and you can lock it at night so you don't have o worry about the grizzlies. Thanks for coming by. Hope you drop in again.
This is the cutest little trailer I've ever seen. It's so small though, I think a grizzly could easily knock it over and roll it along to it's bear cave.
Babzy: don't give the bears any ideas!LOL
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