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Just In Time For The Snow

At the end of September, we put our popup on Craigslist. We had gotten 3 summers of enjoyment out of it, but had decided that we didn’t need something that big.

It had a king sized bed on one side - Hubby and I DO need that!

It had a queen on the other side - the kids did not need that because one of them always wanted to sleep on the table bed anyway.

It had a bathroom and shower in it - we totally did NOT need that. We’re state and national park campers, so there’s always at least vault toilet available. Why would we use the toilet in the camper and then have to clean it? We used the shower for storage space :-)

It weighed 200o pounds when it was empty!

Our goal was to sell it to someone just in time for hunting season, save a little money on storage over the winter, then get a new one next spring. However, anyone who knows me knows that I couldn’t not have one - I just had to keep looking! Besides . . . everyone knows you can buy a popup cheaper in October than in April! And you’re not fighting with everyone else who’s looking in the spring.

So, we sold our popup the week after our last camping trip - for the same amount we paid for it 3 years ago - 3 years of free family fun :-) And THEN, I found the perfect one on craigslist! It met my criteria of downsize and upgrade . . . we went to look at it, made an offer, went to the bank, and pulled it home the next day - just in time to let it sit in the cul de sac for our first blizzard . . . not the best timing I’ll admit ;-) But now, this little fun mobile is out in it’s storage area just waiting for us to go camping next spring.

The view down to the full sized bed and the table. The table is quite a bit bigger than the one in the other popup and folds down into a bed. You can also take the table outside and set it up, which is way cool. Princess and Dude are already fighting over who gets the pull out and who gets the table bed - yet neither one of them knows which one they want, but they still seem to find a way to argue about it. And I LOVE all the storage space under the seats and under that shelf over there - it’s all empty for us to put stuff in - yay!

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Here’s the view of our “kitchen” and the king sized pull out. LOVE counter space in the kitchen area. The stove is only a 2 burner stove, but we usually only use it for hot water for tea and hot chocolate anyway, so we’ll survive. Can take the stove outside and hook it up to the side of the camper, which is cool! Also notice all the storage space under the kitchen and on the right side under that counter. YAY again!

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Here it is in all it’s outside glory :-) Ya, it’s a popup - they haven’t changed in YEARS! But what do I particularlyLOVE about this shot? The door. Yup - my favorite thing about our new camper is the door. Because it’s FULL SIZED! None of that 2 piece popup door crap that never stays together and is never level. I know, crazy thing to be excited about, but if you’d felt my pain the past 3 summers with a breaking door, you’d be happy, too. What is MISSING form this photo? The trunk. Yup - no trunk on the front of this one for storage of the dirty stuff - firewood, fire pokers, fishing rods, etc. I think I’ll really miss the trunk, but I also think I’ll get over it pretty quickly :-)

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This popup is 5 years newer than our other one - it’s way easier to crank up, the box is taller and shorter, and it weights 600 pounds less which is a huge thing.

So the Boedies are already looking forward to going camping next spring. Good times ahead . . . good times!

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