A Foamie for one

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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby ghcoe » Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:04 pm

JazzVinyl wrote:
ghcoe wrote:Nice thing about the foamie is that it will heal itself.... :thumbsup:


It's yet another big advantage of a Foamie!! I dented it with my knee rolling over to apply the Elastomeric coating on the bottom (looked like a baseball hit it). I cannot find the dent now! So can testify that it does indeed heal itself!

Also been sleeping in it, via camp backyard. Sleeps great! Just my body heat seems to warm it up. Been surprised to open the door in the mornings to find crisp COLD breezy air and frozen dew on the camper exterior, when I was so warm and cozy inside. Have seen that rain runs off it, like a duck.

My inside walls that I worked so hard on, to eliminate the printing....are incredibly even and smooth, they look like drywall. The soft brown interior color, the indirect lighting, Carnegie Hall acoustics, coupled with the Harman Kardon Bluetooth speaker...

I am really loving it! It has exceeded my own expectations.

The vertical window, on the drivers' side is perfectly placed for stargazing.

The rear wall vertical window that is covered by the overhang, has also proven itself. On a rainy night where I could not open the other windows, the covered window could be opened wide...w/o rain splatter coming in.


Cheers, all...!


I love my #2 solo travel. Sleeping in dust free bed, no tent to set up, so light you don't know it is there. Foamies are just wonderful...
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby GPW » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:17 am

"Foamies are just wonderful…” They really are eh !!! 8)
There’s no place like Foam !
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby twisted lines » Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:10 pm

JazzVinyl wrote:Hello Foam-ites! :thinking:
Really happy with the way it turned out!


Me too! Nicely done
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby JazzVinyl » Fri May 01, 2020 10:56 am

Thanks, twist...
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby JazzVinyl » Thu May 07, 2020 3:00 pm

Had my Trailer weighed today:

760 pounds.

That had my bedding, and maybe 1/4 of the stuff that I will be bringing along. I would say fully loaded it will be 100 to 125 pounds more.
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby GPW » Fri May 08, 2020 5:05 am

Light one … :thumbsup:
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby JazzVinyl » Sat May 09, 2020 7:13 am

GPW wrote:Light one …


A little heavier than expected, but sure does roll down the highway, smoothly.
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby GPW » Mon May 11, 2020 5:02 am

As they ( me too ) say , “Tows like Nothing is there !!!” 8)
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby JazzVinyl » Wed May 13, 2020 8:37 pm

Here we are, all dressed up and no where to go! May 13th and no word from USDA on opening the NF campgrounds, yet.

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There is a little rise (hill) to get to my backyard. Wife and I cannot muscle the camper up the hill to the backyard, now that it is finished. So...

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I bolted on a winch today. Hook up to the shed in the backyard and the winch pulls it up there, no sweat!

I am ready to go! All I need now is opened campgrounds! So for now...it's Camp Backyard!!

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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby ghcoe » Wed May 13, 2020 9:54 pm

Cheaper that way... :thumbsup:
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby GPW » Thu May 14, 2020 5:19 am

Try Backyard Camping …. Fun !!! Good for remembering all the stuff you forgot …. :lol:
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby JazzVinyl » Thu May 14, 2020 6:14 pm

GPW wrote:Try Backyard Camping …. Fun !!! Good for remembering all the stuff you forgot …. :lol:


Yes, agree!! And "Camp Backyard" is helping me get the interior configured exactly as I want it.

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All the License Plate facilities have been closed here for months as well. When they reopen, expect it will be a zoo, for weeks on end...

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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby M85 » Thu May 21, 2020 9:41 pm

JazzVinyl wrote:All the License Plate facilities have been closed here for months as well. When they reopen, expect it will be a zoo, for weeks on end...

Cheers!

Looks outstanding! Also, I've have the same issue as well with registration. Oh well, I'll just sneak my old trailer plate onto the new one for the short term ;)
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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby JazzVinyl » Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:17 pm

We did have a quick rain storm...could not resist the opportunity to catch raindrops dancing on the roof of the Foamie 4-1:

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Cheers...hope all, continue to be well...


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Re: A Foamie for one

Postby JazzVinyl » Wed Aug 12, 2020 4:48 pm

Solo camping trip #3 has been completed. Here is "Foamie-4-1" parked in it's space at a USDA CG in Colorado:

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I love the way it tows! So well behaved and easy to tow.

Just me and the pup, and miles of trails:

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I love going "during the week" - many fewer humans:

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Got up early and went for Sunrise photos, but the sunrises were not all that spectacular:

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This is a cell phone picture and used one of those "surreal filters":

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Cheers, all, I hope you are stayiing well!!!

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