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limey · 08-15-2016, 02:55 AM

Thanks everyone! The main purpose is music camps. We go to a ten-day camp every summer and a few weekends. Also a portable bedroom if going to parties in other villages on our island home. Also to visit lovely campsites elsewhere in Scotland.

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Gravdigr · 08-15-2016, 04:02 PM

I also spent a fair amount of childhood camping in a foldout canvas-sided camper. After having Nashville Tent & Awning re-canvas it, twice, it now looks like this:

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And is still quite handy. That little camper, and the utility trailer it turned into, have been all over this country.

elSicomoro · 08-15-2016, 05:54 PM

I want one of these: http://www.tab-rv.com/

elSicomoro · 08-15-2016, 05:56 PM

I have a birthday coming up in a couple months, so if y'all want to chip in on a Yuengling-themed one...

http://www.golittleguy.com/promo

Pamela · 08-15-2016, 06:57 PM

Here is a tour of my model, save that I do not have the sliding glass doors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fh9FS3tktQ

Griff · 08-16-2016, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

Thanks everyone! The main purpose is music camps. We go to a ten-day camp every summer and a few weekends. Also a portable bedroom if going to parties in other villages on our island home. Also to visit lovely campsites elsewhere in Scotland.

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Smart. Good times.

limey · 08-19-2016, 09:16 AM

First question for Pam:
levelling the trailer. I read that first you level it left/right using ramps if necessary and then front/back using the jockey wheel, and you can either do it by eye or spirit level.
I do understand this but is the left/right levelling as fiddly as it seems (lots of tiny adjustments up/down a ramp placed under the lower wheel)? Is it sufficient to do it by eye, I'd have thought a spirit level would be awfy sensitive?

Gravdigr · 08-19-2016, 12:52 PM

Not usurp your question to Pam, but, by eye will do. Does your's have the leveling jacks on the rear of the camper? If so, you can use those to level left to right, as well as front to rear.

Ideally, of course, you'll be parking on a relatively level spot to begin with.

Just make sure you sleep with your head on the uphill side.

glatt · 08-19-2016, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Just make sure you sleep with your head on the uphill side.

Yes. Downhill head or not level side-to-side sucks.

limey · 08-19-2016, 03:45 PM

We've just got wee corner steadies that I understand should not be used for levelling, just to stop our fanny from rocking about too much

Pamela · 08-19-2016, 08:22 PM

Limey, you are quite right. The jacks are to steady the trailer, not to bear much weight. You have the levelling procedure right also. Left to right first, then front to back. I use a four foot level for mine, but my trailer is much longer than yours. In your case, by eye will likely do, but if you find the drains not working properly, adjust as needed.

Ramps are probably not needed unless you are parked on a hillock.

Oh, almost forgot. you must block your wheels first! Otherwise the trailer might well roll away on you. I use plastic wheel chocks but a large brick or even a rock will do. Put something hard and flat, such as a paving block under the landing gear (trolley wheel) if not on a paved surface.

Youtube should have many helpful videos on the subject of camping. I recommend it highly.

infinite monkey · 08-19-2016, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

We've just got wee corner steadies that I understand should not be used for levelling, just to stop our fanny from rocking about too much

If this van's a rockin', don't come a-knockin'!

lumberjim · 08-19-2016, 11:14 PM

Do you like Dags?

limey · 08-20-2016, 03:11 PM

Not sure what you mean, LJ?
Drains, Pamela? I have one sink for all purposes and intend to fit a PortaPotty.

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lumberjim · 08-20-2016, 03:53 PM

ever see Snatch?

08-15-2016, 02:55 AM	#16
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Thanks everyone! The main purpose is music camps. We go to a ten-day camp every summer and a few weekends. Also a portable bedroom if going to parties in other villages on our island home. Also to visit lovely campsites elsewhere in Scotland. sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-15-2016, 04:02 PM	#17
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I also spent a fair amount of childhood camping in a foldout canvas-sided camper. After having Nashville Tent & Awning re-canvas it, twice, it now looks like this: And is still quite handy. That little camper, and the utility trailer it turned into, have been all over this country. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-19-2016, 09:16 AM	#22
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	First question for Pam: levelling the trailer. I read that first you level it left/right using ramps if necessary and then front/back using the jockey wheel, and you can either do it by eye or spirit level. I do understand this but is the left/right levelling as fiddly as it seems (lots of tiny adjustments up/down a ramp placed under the lower wheel)? Is it sufficient to do it by eye, I'd have thought a spirit level would be awfy sensitive? __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-19-2016, 12:52 PM	#23
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Not usurp your question to Pam, but, by eye will do. Does your's have the leveling jacks on the rear of the camper? If so, you can use those to level left to right, as well as front to rear. Ideally, of course, you'll be parking on a relatively level spot to begin with. Just make sure you sleep with your head on the uphill side. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-19-2016, 03:45 PM	#25
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	We've just got wee corner steadies that I understand should not be used for levelling, just to stop our fanny from rocking about too much __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-15-2016, 05:54 PM	#18
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I want one of these: http://www.tab-rv.com/

08-15-2016, 05:56 PM	#19
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I have a birthday coming up in a couple months, so if y'all want to chip in on a Yuengling-themed one... http://www.golittleguy.com/promo

08-15-2016, 06:57 PM	#20
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	Here is a tour of my model, save that I do not have the sliding glass doors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fh9FS3tktQ

08-19-2016, 08:22 PM	#26
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	Limey, you are quite right. The jacks are to steady the trailer, not to bear much weight. You have the levelling procedure right also. Left to right first, then front to back. I use a four foot level for mine, but my trailer is much longer than yours. In your case, by eye will likely do, but if you find the drains not working properly, adjust as needed. Ramps are probably not needed unless you are parked on a hillock. Oh, almost forgot. you must block your wheels first! Otherwise the trailer might well roll away on you. I use plastic wheel chocks but a large brick or even a rock will do. Put something hard and flat, such as a paving block under the landing gear (trolley wheel) if not on a paved surface. Youtube should have many helpful videos on the subject of camping. I recommend it highly. Last edited by Pamela; 08-19-2016 at 08:26 PM. Reason: forgot the last bit

08-19-2016, 11:14 PM	#28
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Do you like Dags? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-20-2016, 03:11 PM	#29
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Not sure what you mean, LJ? Drains, Pamela? I have one sink for all purposes and intend to fit a PortaPotty. sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-20-2016, 03:53 PM	#30
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ever see Snatch? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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