Pop-up first timer

[Fuzzymike]

Speaking of this, do most people load the trailer up with their clothes, food, coolers, etc for the trip?  Why I'm asking is I'm working on getting the back of the Jeep set up for the dog.  Maybe a platform that allows her to stay back there and still have a little room for some stuff.

Any laws about popping the tent up at rest areas to get at needed supplies?  And a transmission cooler, is this a do it yourself thing or best left to a pro?

F_M

As long as you don't need to get to far inside the PU you can crank it up 3-4 inches so you can open the door and put some items in.  Too much in the trailer can really change how it acts on the road.

[fritz_monroe]

I really appreciate all the input.  As for the Newport, I kind of like the floorplan, but not as much as the Niagara, but the several thousand dollars difference might be enough to sway our minds.  :p  

As I said about the Niagara, I really like that all those items that are options on other models are included on this one.  If I'm not mistaken, this means that the CCC rating will be mainly for water weight and personal camping "stuff."

[pupcamper]

We bought our first popup last year. While we didn't use the heater, it was one of our essential items. Be sure to fire it up and burn the new out of it and  then air out the pu before going camping.
 
 We got the a/c with ours. While it is not absolutely necessary, we use it all of the time. It sure makes those hot sticky nights we have in Arkansas a lot better.
 
 We didn't get a built in toilet or shower because we didn't want to lose the space. We plan on getting outside units this year.
 
 We also bought an add-a-room when we purchased the p/u. We use it every trip. It gives us more space to get out of the rain (which sure was handy because it rained at least part of every day every trip last year). It also gives us a place to remove and store our shoes outside of the p/u, which helps keep the p/u cleaner. We are planning on keeping a porta-potti in it at night to cut down on midnight potty runs.
 
 Two other items I consider essential are the BAL leveler and the BAL chock
 they make setup a lot simpler and make the camper a lot more stable.
 
 I don't fill my water tank before arriving at the campground. We carry all of our clothes and other items we don't want to get wet in the camper and everything else in the tow vehicle.

[fritz_monroe]

Well, just got back from the RV place.  They didn't have any PUPs set up, but we had them pull out the Newport we wanted to look at.  We like the set up, but had a tough time getting the top closed back up.  Is it normal to have to put all your weight on a corner of the roof to get it to latch?  It only needed to drop down about an eigth of an inch, but seemed tough to close.  It also has a lot of counter space, but the spigot is kind of low.

Sure looks long when it's folded up.  Anyone know if my Jeep Liberty will have any issues with this long trailer?  Since this is my first trailer purchase, I'm really concerned with the abilities of my TV.

[pupcamper]

I have to push down hard on ours too.

[tlhdoc]

Is it normal to have to put all your weight on a corner of the roof to get it to latch? It only needed to drop down about an eigth of an inch, but seemed tough to close.

When it is cooler out the tenting is harder to compress.  The roof latches can be adjusted.  What I do is lenghen the latch and then close it.  Wait a few minutes and then shorten the latch.  Also I only hook all 4 latches and then close them after they are all hooked.  If I latch 3 of them the fourth one always seems to be a problem.  Is there just a single bowl sink?  What price are they asking?
 
What is the tow capacity of your TV?

[fritz_monroe]

When it is cooler out the tenting is harder to compress.  The roof latches can be adjusted.  What I do is lenghen the latch and then close it.  Wait a few minutes and then shorten the latch.  Also I only hook all 4 latches and then close them after they are all hooked.  If I latch 3 of them the fourth one always seems to be a problem.  Is there just a single bowl sink?  What price are they asking?
 
What is the tow capacity of your TV?

I believe the price was around 11,000, but not entirely sure.  It is new, though.  It is a single bowl sink and the spiggot is pretty low, about the height of the typical bathroom sink.