I'm really uncertain.......

[2kwik4u]

Exactly how to feel about a bimini top on a hard sides off road camper.

Wood-free pop-up camping trailer packs a rooftop party deck

With a pop-up that looks like a chimney and a bimini-topped party deck, the roof of the short, stout Purpose Trailer from California's RKS Off-Road is unlike any other you're likely to see at the campground. In fact, it holds up to 1,000 lb (454 kg) so that a campsite of friends can chill out…

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Neat idea though.....maybe?

 

[Bluewater272]

I think that thing rocks. I've bandied around the idea of a small off-road travel trailer to take on the beach, but I can't help but thinking it'll get stuck.

 

[LakesideLaw]

That is awesome looking off road camper... love the idea.

 

[906Tony]

It’s like the Bimini is missing it’s boat?

 

[ScreaminJay]

I’d have one for sure

 

[Wayloncle]

$40k starting price?. It’s neat and all but dang!

 

[HangOutdoors]

Buy it!!! then send me pics so I can envy you and covet it. Admiral would leave me and probably take the boat......

 

[2kwik4u]

Buy it!!! then send me pics so I can envy you and covet it. Admiral would leave me and probably take the boat......

I've been trying to talk the wife into a RTT for awhile now. She insists on indoor plumbing, AC, and NOT climbing a ladder to get into/out of bed.

I suspect I would too be left in a hurry

 

[906Tony]

I've been trying to talk the wife into a RTT for awhile now. She insists on indoor plumbing, AC, and NOT climbing a ladder to get into/out of bed.

I suspect I would too be left in a hurry

It is cool but it sounds like the only one left needing convincing is your wife. good luck with that!

 

[Elliott]

Just buy a truck camper - like a Lance or other quality brand. If your truck can traverse the terrain, your camper will be with it (height clearance would be the only difference). Truck campers may not have a roof deck, but their interior is much more practical and insulated (can use it in the winter too).

 

[2kwik4u]

Just buy a truck camper - like a Lance or other quality brand. If your truck can traverse the terrain, your camper will be with it (height clearance would be the only difference). Truck campers may not have a roof deck, but their interior is much more practical and insulated (can use it in the winter too).

I started down this path honestly.

Payload capacity on a 1/2 pickup is less than ideal, which lead me to a RTT.

Maybe I just need to upgrade to that 3500 I've had my eyes on for awhile?

 

[Elliott]

I started down this path honestly.

Payload capacity on a 1/2 pickup is less than ideal, which lead me to a RTT.

Maybe I just need to upgrade to that 3500 I've had my eyes on for awhile?

Unfortunately, a heavy duty truck (preferably a 350/3500) is required for most small and medium truck campers, but you would have something that you could enjoy year round. Outdoor kitchens are great until it is: raining, the bugs are out, heavy winds, snowing, really any temp. below 50 degrees, any temp above 95 degrees and etc. Of course, some people only camp in spring and fall.

We camp at various times of the year, and a fully insulated / four season travel trailer is nice in the middle of a Georgia summer or any cold times during the winter.

Good luck with your search. You might want to look at these too: Black Series Camper | Camping is better Off Road | Pop-Up Campers | Expedition trailer

 

[2kwik4u]

Unfortunately, a heavy duty truck (preferably a 350/3500) is required for most small and medium truck campers, but you would have something that you could enjoy year round. Outdoor kitchens are great until it is: raining, the bugs are out, heavy winds, snowing, really any temp. below 50 degrees, any temp above 95 degrees and etc. Of course, some people only camp in spring and fall.

We camp at various times of the year, and a fully insulated / four season travel trailer is nice in the middle of a Georgia summer or any cold times during the winter.

Good luck with your search. You might want to look at these too: Black Series Camper | Camping is better Off Road | Pop-Up Campers | Expedition trailer

Yea, that is what I was finding when I was searching. To get anything with enough space for (2) adults and (2) boys we need to move to an 8ft bed with a 350 chassis. Wanted a way to take some A/C and a soft bed with us as well as tow the boat. We're boat people first, and camping people second, so the RTT was the next logical step for me, but the wife doesn't like the idea of climbing a ladder into or out of the sleeping area. If I wasn't already pretty happy with my 1500 pickup, and/or it didn't have a lot of life left in it, I would be looking into moving into a 3500 SRW with an 8ft bed for just this reason. Get a medium sized slide in camper, and then drag the boat around behind that setup for weekend adventures. That still might be in the future plans. Hard to say where we'll be in a few years.

I have an idea in my head to make a 1/2 ton towable 5th wheel chassis that has a slide in camper on the front, and a boat trailer on the back. Then somehow make the the chassis separable so I can take JUST the boat from time to time and NOT the camper. That might be an ideal setup for us, but it's very custom, and inherently expensive. No idea if there is a market for that sort of thing or not though, and I've only scratched the surface of feasibility in actually making it happen.

So, for now, as mostly day boaters, we have resolved ourselves to finding places to go boating that have rentable "cabins" near the launch area's. Gets us the running water, A/C, and soft beds we want, and doesn't break the bank. Even at ~$150/night we can do 5-6 weekends a year without breaking the bank, and that sneaks up on the cost of camper ownership once you include payment, storage, maintenance, and fuel to get it around.