Squidget Pop Top's first camping trip

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Squidget Pop Top's first camping trip

Postby cracker39 » Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:08 am

On October 17, 2011, I took the Pop Top on it's first camping trip. If you're interested in the results and photos, check out My Maiden Camping Trip.
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Postby eaglesdare » Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:21 am

congrats. it looks wonderful! :applause:
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Postby Woodbutcher » Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:40 pm

I love it! Great job and it looks like you had a beautiful spot to break it in. Thanks for posting the pictures. :applause:
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Postby campmaster-k » Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:12 pm

Congratulations. Look like fun. :thumbsup:
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Postby droid_ca » Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:04 pm

What a great first outing you had there
such a inspiration to us that are working on or still dreaming about our trailers
There is a world, just beyond now,
where reality runs a razor thin seam between fact and possibility;

Anywhere I roam where I lay my head is home....
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Postby zapj » Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:40 pm

Looks great and thanks for the pictures. They sort of inspire one to get moving and start camping. :thumbsup:
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Postby pete42 » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:46 pm

If you don't mind I will use the next to last picture as the background on my PC.

you look like you had a good time and a great spot good luck on additions.

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Postby b.bodemer » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:00 pm

Great looking camper!

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Postby bonnie » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:22 pm

Very nice. Great looking camp ground.
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Postby bdosborn » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:32 pm

Way to go Dale! Welcome to the pop top club!

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Postby S. Heisley » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:45 pm

Glad to see that your foamie roof top was a success and it looks like you had a pleasant maiden trip with the Squidget PT. ...Beautiful sunset and scenery pictures. :thumbsup: :applause:

A couple questions:

How much does your new foamie roof weigh and do you have some sort of latch attached to ensure that it doesn't fly off in the wind when it is in the up position?

Can you share a couple pictures of your completed galley and sitting areas? I couldn't find any at your website.
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Postby pete42 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:49 am

Dale I saw your pictures were copywrited so I removed it from my computer I didn't mean to infringe.

nice build and nice pictures.

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Postby cracker39 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:31 pm

pete42 wrote:Dale I saw your pictures were copywrited so I removed it from my computer I didn't mean to infringe.

nice build and nice pictures.

pete


Pete, my plans photos are copyrighted to try to keep someone from re-selling them. You're welcome to use my scenery photos on your PC if you want to.

S. Heisley wrote:A couple questions:

How much does your new foamie roof weigh and do you have some sort of latch attached to ensure that it doesn't fly off in the wind when it is in the up position?

Can you share a couple pictures of your completed galley and sitting areas? I couldn't find any at your website.


Sharon, the top with the Fantastic fan/ven installed weighs just 31 lbs, easy for me to lift one end at a time with one hand. I just use a simple screen door hook and eye on each end to keep the top in place. I don’t think anything short of a tornado would rip out the hook or eye. The hook and eye also keep one lifted end of the top secured to the end panel while I lift up the other end.

I could select some photos to put in the album, but they don’t do the justice that my video does in showing the interior, including making the couch into a bed. You can skip through the exterior part (about the first 70% of the video) and get right to the interior if you want to. Also, photos inside just can't capture the roominess of the interior without a really wide angle lens, so I didn't try to. The video is at This link. (NOTE: This is a sales video and is not posted here for the purpose of selling plans, but only to provide an overview of my trailer for anyone interested in watching the video.)
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Postby Kathy53 » Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:36 pm

What a great trailer. Your camping pics were great also.
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Postby S. Heisley » Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:04 pm

cracker39 wrote:

S. Heisley wrote:A couple questions:

How much does your new foamie roof weigh and do you have some sort of latch attached to ensure that it doesn't fly off in the wind when it is in the up position?

Can you share a couple pictures of your completed galley and sitting areas? I couldn't find any at your website.


Sharon, the top with the Fantastic fan/ven installed weighs just 31 lbs, easy for me to lift one end at a time with one hand. I just use a simple screen door hook and eye on each end to keep the top in place. I don’t think anything short of a tornado would rip out the hook or eye. The hook and eye also keep one lifted end of the top secured to the end panel while I lift up the other end.

I could select some photos to put in the album, but they don’t do the justice that my video does in showing the interior, including making the couch into a bed. You can skip through the exterior part (about the first 70% of the video) and get right to the interior if you want to. Also, photos inside just can't capture the roominess of the interior without a really wide angle lens, so I didn't try to. The video is at This link. (NOTE: This is a sales video and is not posted here for the purpose of selling plans, but only to provide an overview of my trailer for anyone interested in watching the video.)


Wonderful video, Dale! You have a nicely thought-out, efficient trailer and it's good looking, too! Thanks for the video and information. :thumbsup: :applause:
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