Full Timing in a PUP

[jitterbug]

We are planning on full timing in the near future. My question is are there any campers out there who full time in a pup?
Thanks!

[PattieAM]

I've seen threads in various forums of folks who have, but they stayed in one place for more than a week, headed south for winter, north for summer.  Complaints were pretty much the setup/take down time, packing/unpacking.

If I were to full-time, I might very well try it in my PUP as it has all the amenities, but, lacks the storage.

[Dray]

I saw a fulltimer with a popup last year.  He was at the beach.  He had an old truck with an older popup.  His popup was beat up, to say the least.  It was him and a dog.  He seemed quite happy.

[ForestCreature]

We met a couple fulltiming in an Aliner a few years ago.:yikes:
I wonder if they're still married. I love our A, but wouldn't want to full time in it unless I were single.

[Gracy]

I saw a fulltimer with a popup last year.  He was at the beach.  He had an old truck with an older popup.  His popup was beat up, to say the least.  It was him and a dog.  He seemed quite happy.

Bahaaaaaaaaaaaha!  This made me laugh.

[Cheryl]

Back when we had our Coleman Cape Cod pop up we ran into and even set up next to another couple with the same pop up. They were full timing in it and enjoying themselves immensely. We got a few very good storage/mod ideas from them. It was great to see their joy.
Cheryl

[boncrab]

We got a few very good storage/mod ideas from them. It was great to see their joy.
Cheryl

Would love to know what those ideas were, including pics if you have some.

[dkutz]

Well when we sold our last pup, one of the people who called wanted to know if they could LIVE in it.  I choked back a laugh, and said yeah I supposed you could.

I don't think I would want to live in it full time.  I guess if we were doing construction onthe house, and needed someplace short term maybe.  But ours doesn't have a proper shower or toilet, so we would need a bathroom accessable.

[erich0521]

I've not ever seen anyone full timing.  My running joke is that when my DW kicks me out of the house I'll probably live in the PU :eyecrazy:

[Cheryl]

Well it's been about 10 years ago so I don't have any pics and the memory is rusty but the best tip we got was a way to hang shelves around the perimeter of the roof just above the curtain line. This was using white wire closet shelving and the same clips that would be used in  a closet install but using existing pop-rivet holes. We had a deeper roof line than the average pop up and this gave us soooooo much storage space. Don't know if the current roof lines are deep enough but this was a great use of space. We used light chain and "S" hooks to hold up the front edges of the shelving and everything came down and laid across our gaucho couch for fold up and travel. This probably isn't too helpful but for the 5 years we used that pop-up it was a godsend.
Happy camping,
Cheryl

[Dee4j]

Here in Cali the weather is nice enough to that. but some campgrounds like the one near me won't allow full timing in a PU they actually have size and age requirements. not sure the length they requiring but I believe nothing older than 10 yrs old. They allow tenting and PU's just not long term.

[cjpoppin]

We met a guy and his wife and two large dogs full timing in their pop up last summer at the mojave Narrows.  I don't think it was their first choice but it's all they had and were making the best of it.  They had to pick their camp grounds and couldn't stay in places like Canyon RV for extended stays, etc.   They too had a beat up trailer and Van but I must say they seemed happy and seemed to be making it work.  They used the Van for all the extra storage.  He was a retired Marine and his wife did crafts and sold it at the camp ground for extra cash.  So I guess it can be done not my first plan of action however........

[GeneF]

Fulltiming in a popup?  All I can say is that you have to really like your roommate.  That pup is going to get small after a while.

While I think it would be fun, for a while, I think younger folks might be happier doing that than dw and I at our stage of maturity.

About 16 years ago, DS, DD, DW and I did a 49 day trip in an 8 foot popup.  That was a fun trip but  we knew there was an end to it and we would be able to use the bathhouse in our home in the future.  Always using campground facilities would not be at the top of my list especially if your site is a good ways away.

There are always people that like to be adventerous and I tip my hat to them because sometimes I envy them and sometimes I just wonder what they are thinking about but then that is what makes this world go around.

People thought we were crazy doing the 49 day trip.

[CajunCamper]

I think when it comes time for me and my wife to fulltime, I'm gonna have to invest in either a motorhome, or a TT. Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up on canvas sides and sleeping under the stars, for that I will most certainly have my tent, air matress and all my tent camping gear, kayaks and the such on board with me. I will simply use my (RV, TT) as a base camp and still enjoy the experience that only a tent or pop up can provide when I choose. There would also be times that we would want to stay exclusively in our (RV,TT) when visiting different parts of the country, to me this would give us the best of both worlds.

Believe it or not, I always have my tent and air matress as well as our tent camping gear with us on most trips we take in our pop up. I have been known to reserve a site for my pop up and a primitive site for my tent at the same campground or different campgrounds, depending on the campgrounds and availability. Although if a campground is booked pretty close to capacity, I would never book two sites, I would hate to think another family couldn't get a site because I was being greedy.

CajunCamper

[Old Starcraft]

I met an older couple at the KOA in Ashville last year. They spent there summers in their hardsided camper (not a pop-up, but could be done). KOA has a work program. All they have to do is spend a few hours working in the campground. No heavy work, mainly helping campers to their site, backing in, etc.. In return they get a free site and some cash. They told me it wasn't much but with the free campsite and a little cash they lived all summer there without needing to spend any of their savings.
 
There's something I think I cold do, but I don't think I would do a whole summer in a pop-up.