DH and I have a small pickup, with a rack for poles (the rack works well its the back of the pickup that is to small), ..he is in the process of cutting a trailer down...and putting sides on it.... I would love to get one of those closed in trailers someday, something that everything could stay in...just add clothes and cooler and hit the road kinda deal.... what sets ups do you use?
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You want to see set ups for transporting campssssssss, Look at these two pages...and I have more going up in a few months.
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http://www.tipis-tepees-teepees.com/trailers_used_for_transporting_p.htm
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Kenney Moore
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Howdy,
We pull a 6' X 10' Pace enclosed trailer with a Ford F-150 extended cab 4-wheel drive that has a truck cap. In the trailer we carry enough poles, stakes, ropes and and canvas to set up 2 wall tents and flys, a one-pole. and a 11' X 17' marquee at the same time. We do not do this of course, but depending on what size event and lengh of stay, we are pretty well ready. We also have bedding, tables, chairs, lanterns and their hangers, clothing and kitchen supplies. In the truck we carry firearms and their possibles, water, food, coolers and the last minute things.
We used to pack only the truck each time we went out and that gets a little old. We like our trailer very much. We sold our pop-up trailer and used the money on the Pace. One of my good friends is a blacksmith and we installed 3/4" plywood on both sides inside and he made a set of racks on one side for the poles. We put 3 shelves in the front for misc. items.
If I buy another trailer, it will have a side door as ours does not and it is kind of unhandy if you need something clear in the front.
We pull a 6' X 10' Pace enclosed trailer with a Ford F-150 extended cab 4-wheel drive that has a truck cap. In the trailer we carry enough poles, stakes, ropes and and canvas to set up 2 wall tents and flys, a one-pole. and a 11' X 17' marquee at the same time. We do not do this of course, but depending on what size event and lengh of stay, we are pretty well ready. We also have bedding, tables, chairs, lanterns and their hangers, clothing and kitchen supplies. In the truck we carry firearms and their possibles, water, food, coolers and the last minute things.
We used to pack only the truck each time we went out and that gets a little old. We like our trailer very much. We sold our pop-up trailer and used the money on the Pace. One of my good friends is a blacksmith and we installed 3/4" plywood on both sides inside and he made a set of racks on one side for the poles. We put 3 shelves in the front for misc. items.
If I buy another trailer, it will have a side door as ours does not and it is kind of unhandy if you need something clear in the front.
Dodge Dakota QuadCab pickup. Wife and I in the front seat, kid and dog(if allowed)in back seat. Featherbed and blankets in waterproof bag on top of cab. Tent poles in bags attached to roof rack on cap of truck. Canvas all goes on a Hitch-Hauler that plugs into tow hitch, the rest of the stuff goes into back of truck. We started off with very little, worked our way up to wanting a 28 foot U-Haul truck and then got back to the basics(for us)and ditched about half the stuff we were hauling around.
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When it's my son and me, I cram everything we need into my Chevy Cavalier, tent poles go on top of roof on racks. We look like a load of Gypsies, but I usually manage to get EVERYTHING we need in my little car. Talk about conservative packing! If the whole family goes, we usually load up my folks Chevy Venture van, and I drive my car for passengers! 
Rabbit
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Started out going to my first Eastern with a S-10 Blazer. My and the wife. Boy were we overloaded. Every inch and the roof were packed. Then went to cheap homemade trailers and finally splurged on a 5 x 8 enclosed trailer. This is definitely the way to go. Mine is at least 15 years old now and still like new. It only goes out a couple of times a year but am able to store all my gear in it year round. Now I have a full sized extended cab Chevy truck with a cap. For long weekends I put a hitch hauler on and can get everything in it. Now there are 3 of us so I lose the back seat for storage. For the week long events we take the trailer along. Our camp is good sized. 12x16 Wall tent, rain fly, wood stove beds, tables, etc all adds up. I have so much room I always throw my own fire wood in since I have the room. The only thing wrong with my trailer, which is a Carmate, isit has a square front end. When this trailer is loaded it really knocks the snot out of my gas mileage (like I get good mileage anyhow). But I look at it that I only use it a couple of times of year for vacation and the rest of the year it sits and is used for storage.
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Cookie,
An old philosopher once said something along the lines of; "It's not so much that I have a story for every occasion - It's just that, if I am patient, eventually there will come an occasion for every one of my stories..."
I use a "rondyvoo trailer" and the following "story" might help shed some light on the subject.
...The Kansan...
"Re-building a rondyvoo trailer
An old philosopher once said something along the lines of; "It's not so much that I have a story for every occasion - It's just that, if I am patient, eventually there will come an occasion for every one of my stories..."
I use a "rondyvoo trailer" and the following "story" might help shed some light on the subject.
...The Kansan...
"Re-building a rondyvoo trailer
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OH MY Gawd . Too Funny!
What makes it even more funny is that is what actually happens when we man stat a project like that too. :crackup:
Shhhhhhh ,don't let them women know .:crackup:
Woody
What makes it even more funny is that is what actually happens when we man stat a project like that too. :crackup:
Shhhhhhh ,don't let them women know .:crackup:
Woody
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Too late!!
My wife knows about the projects.
You should have seen the look of terror on her face when her Dad pulled in the driveway the day I started the shelves in the garage!!
We combined two camps when we married, along with rolling stock.
Ford F150
Honda CRV 4wd w/top carrier
Ford Ranger w/roof rack and cap
Jeep Cherokee 4wd w/rack
Ford Escort wagon w/rack/top carrier
4x8' enclosed trailer
4x6' open box trailer w/rack on top and sides
Usually we can get everything there in two trucks with two trailers in tow, but occasionally we have to hire extra drivers!
And to think that two years ago I was camping out of two wooden boxes 18x18x24" and a 6' wedge tent hauled in the back of a Chevy Beretta!
Last April we went to our first long term camp together, 10 days at the southeastern. 2 trucks and one trailer. We returned and it took me two days to unload and clean up the gear. On the third day I was in the hospital with a heart attack!!!
5 days in ICU!!
!!!HONEST!!!
:crackup: :crackup: :results: :crackup: :crackup:
My wife knows about the projects.
You should have seen the look of terror on her face when her Dad pulled in the driveway the day I started the shelves in the garage!!
We combined two camps when we married, along with rolling stock.
Ford F150
Honda CRV 4wd w/top carrier
Ford Ranger w/roof rack and cap
Jeep Cherokee 4wd w/rack
Ford Escort wagon w/rack/top carrier
4x8' enclosed trailer
4x6' open box trailer w/rack on top and sides
Usually we can get everything there in two trucks with two trailers in tow, but occasionally we have to hire extra drivers!
And to think that two years ago I was camping out of two wooden boxes 18x18x24" and a 6' wedge tent hauled in the back of a Chevy Beretta!
Last April we went to our first long term camp together, 10 days at the southeastern. 2 trucks and one trailer. We returned and it took me two days to unload and clean up the gear. On the third day I was in the hospital with a heart attack!!!
5 days in ICU!!
!!!HONEST!!!
:crackup: :crackup: :results: :crackup: :crackup:
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Ghost you got too much stuff man. Pretty soon you'll be drivin in one of those rigs Rock Stars use to travel the country. :blah:
Speaking of the Southeastern, have they announced 2006's location yet?
Speaking of the Southeastern, have they announced 2006's location yet?
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They were talking about going back to Goodlettsville, TN at the Bledsoe homestead again. It's a good site near the origional fort and with Hugh Rogan's stone cottage by the entry.
He built that house around 1795 for the wife that had waited 25 years for him to return home to fetch her. He had a 25 year old son he had never seen! He had been told they were dead and they did not know how to contact him. The story of his life is ten pages that no one would believe except for the fact that most of it is documented.
I do not know if the decision on the location is final. I'll be glad when they decide that the southeast includes more than Florida and Georgia! A central location is better. I can drive 5 hours and justify it, driving 10 for a rondy is pretty rediculious with all of the high quality events we have in our area.
I can be at Mansker's station for the trade fair in 4 hours and the shopping is better! Martin's Station is only 4 hours and they have a good fair too, but not like the others. Boonesboro is better than Martin's and only 1 hour away. There are good events in OH & KY every weekend within a couple of hours drive.
I am trimming down the load though. Weekend camps will be restricted to the F150 and only a second vehicle if the work schedule demands seperate transport. Week long trips will be on an as needed basis with some measure of self control expected, espically on my part. I'm the one that goes through the gear saying "we might need this, and this, and that was a good idea so we'll take two more!" I can't really blame it on the wife. I throw things in I think will make her comfortable without asking, then half the time we never use them.
I used to have a rule that if I did not use something on two camps in a row it got left at the house. I trimmed way down with that attitude and remained comfortable. I was not actually using about half the stuff I was hauling!
:results:
He built that house around 1795 for the wife that had waited 25 years for him to return home to fetch her. He had a 25 year old son he had never seen! He had been told they were dead and they did not know how to contact him. The story of his life is ten pages that no one would believe except for the fact that most of it is documented.
I do not know if the decision on the location is final. I'll be glad when they decide that the southeast includes more than Florida and Georgia! A central location is better. I can drive 5 hours and justify it, driving 10 for a rondy is pretty rediculious with all of the high quality events we have in our area.
I can be at Mansker's station for the trade fair in 4 hours and the shopping is better! Martin's Station is only 4 hours and they have a good fair too, but not like the others. Boonesboro is better than Martin's and only 1 hour away. There are good events in OH & KY every weekend within a couple of hours drive.
I am trimming down the load though. Weekend camps will be restricted to the F150 and only a second vehicle if the work schedule demands seperate transport. Week long trips will be on an as needed basis with some measure of self control expected, espically on my part. I'm the one that goes through the gear saying "we might need this, and this, and that was a good idea so we'll take two more!" I can't really blame it on the wife. I throw things in I think will make her comfortable without asking, then half the time we never use them.
I used to have a rule that if I did not use something on two camps in a row it got left at the house. I trimmed way down with that attitude and remained comfortable. I was not actually using about half the stuff I was hauling!
:results:
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It is incredible to me how much STUFF people bring to a "primitive" camp! I have seen truly huge trailers pulled by huge SUVs all loaded to the gills....my neighbor, for example, pulls a 20+ foot trailer home, fully loaded, with a fully loaded Suburban. My wife and I decided that if we were going to do this, we were going to try to be as 'correct'as possible. We don't take anything that won't fit into the back of our little Subaru Forester. No big wood beds, no big wood cabinets, no big folding furniture, etc...we have a modest 1750 officers wedge tent from Panther Primitives, bedding, lantern, folding skillet, canvas stools, dutch oven, and a few other small items....our camp looks primitive and....that is the idea! :imo:
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Hey Mike!
As correct as possible means carrying as much as you can!!!
We got to remember that camping and treeking are two different activities! One is moving, the other is sitting. Patrols are operated out of base camps.
Remember all of those mile long baggage trains with the gear and camp followers?
Check out some of the sketches of the military camps and discriptions of the settlers moving around. They hauled an unbelievable ammount of junk when they traveled. Chairs, tables, beds, trunks, cooking gear, awnings and women! All of it documented.
After ten years of camping single I refuse to leave the woman at home, and she comes with an off-the-ground featherbed!
:crackup: :crackup:
Scouts and rangers could travel light because their gear was in the baggage train! Rogers Rangers had base camps and quarters in the forts. Long hunters built station camps and traders had perminant posts. Even Lewis Wetzil had some pretty nice caves and rock houses stocked with extra supplies.
A military train would have a lot of gear. Settlers moving west would have everything they owned. A group of hunters would have a pack train or boats loaded with gear. Traders would have a complete inventory (up to 200 pack horses in a string).
The minimal thing was the exception, not the rule.
I have done the minimal thing and enjoyed it. I have carried more gear than the law should allow, and I enjoyed that too.
My search is for the perfect camp. The camp you can use anywhere, summer or winter and leave packed in the trailer. You never have to load or unload because it is all there, you need no more and no less. You hitch up, add the cooler and clothes to the back of the truck and carry nothing else out of the house. Everything you need for comfort from -40 degrees to +100 is there, along with some plunder to trade. There is a perfect trailer for hauling this gear (you never realize it is behind the truck) and a perfect vehicle for towing it (plenty of power and 40 MPG).
When you get home you park it and forget it.
I've been working on this concept for thirty years. I pretty much had it figured out before the marriage! Now I've had to start over on the research! Will I succeed? Who Knows? That's part of the fun!
It's like the other day when I asked my wife what she was looking for in the closet.
"I don't remember but I ain't giving up!"
:results:
As correct as possible means carrying as much as you can!!!
We got to remember that camping and treeking are two different activities! One is moving, the other is sitting. Patrols are operated out of base camps.
Remember all of those mile long baggage trains with the gear and camp followers?
Check out some of the sketches of the military camps and discriptions of the settlers moving around. They hauled an unbelievable ammount of junk when they traveled. Chairs, tables, beds, trunks, cooking gear, awnings and women! All of it documented.
After ten years of camping single I refuse to leave the woman at home, and she comes with an off-the-ground featherbed!
:crackup: :crackup:
Scouts and rangers could travel light because their gear was in the baggage train! Rogers Rangers had base camps and quarters in the forts. Long hunters built station camps and traders had perminant posts. Even Lewis Wetzil had some pretty nice caves and rock houses stocked with extra supplies.
A military train would have a lot of gear. Settlers moving west would have everything they owned. A group of hunters would have a pack train or boats loaded with gear. Traders would have a complete inventory (up to 200 pack horses in a string).
The minimal thing was the exception, not the rule.
I have done the minimal thing and enjoyed it. I have carried more gear than the law should allow, and I enjoyed that too.
My search is for the perfect camp. The camp you can use anywhere, summer or winter and leave packed in the trailer. You never have to load or unload because it is all there, you need no more and no less. You hitch up, add the cooler and clothes to the back of the truck and carry nothing else out of the house. Everything you need for comfort from -40 degrees to +100 is there, along with some plunder to trade. There is a perfect trailer for hauling this gear (you never realize it is behind the truck) and a perfect vehicle for towing it (plenty of power and 40 MPG).
When you get home you park it and forget it.
I've been working on this concept for thirty years. I pretty much had it figured out before the marriage! Now I've had to start over on the research! Will I succeed? Who Knows? That's part of the fun!
It's like the other day when I asked my wife what she was looking for in the closet.
"I don't remember but I ain't giving up!"
:results:
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yeah, ghost, I agree to a point....but you have seen the camps I am talking about--even the generals didn't pack that much stuff. My neighbor has heaters and portajohns in their tent and more tables and cabinetry than my kitchen at home! Back when I "trekked" as a youth (didn't call it that then)I often went out with just a blanket, knife, hatchet, canteen and firekit--maybe a pocket full of jerky and candy. Even when in Boy Scout Camp, we didn't have half the stuff some of the buckskinners tote around! I may have to let my wife have a cot as she complains that the ground hurt her hips, but no wood-framed featherbeds! [I know they existed, but how many were carried along to the rendezvous?] :thumbsup:
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You mean you don't have a heater??
Or a porta-john in the tent?
I'll bet you don't have a propane heated electrical powered shower either! (You got to get one of those they are fantastic!!)
:crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
and how do you carry your china if you don't have a camp kitchen?
OK you caught me. I do own all of that stuff, and have carried it to certain events that allowed such things. Usually that is around once each year at camps where the whole family shows up for a week long stay (that includes around 20 teenage and adult females). Everything better be working too, and you'd better have extra batteries for the shower pump!
I do understand what you are saying and I also hate to see an excessively large camp in a situation that would not have been possible at a historic site or in a given senerio. There is a time and place for the reenactorisims and a time to discard them. Some people want to camp one way and one way only. You can take a PC camp anywhere but not the other way around. The less you have the fewer mistakes you can make.
Most of the time it is me and the wife in a wedge tent with an awning, two dutch ovens and a couple of chairs. I do like to sleep well and My old bones no longer allow me to rest on the ground. If the site allows it I take the bed. If it is a strictly jurried site I will fill the tent up with hay, and I mean fill it up!
I camp in all kinds of wether with all kinds of clubs and groups. I follow the rules of the site, whatever they are, keep covered what does not need to be seen and eliminate what is not allowed. I can be comfortable in whatever situation I find.
There is always a cooler present too. Even if the site does not allow them, I will keep it in my truck. The pioneers ate dried, salted and smoked foods in the off seasons. During warm weather they would have had fresh vegies and meat killed that day. It takes a cooler for us to duplicate that.
Or a porta-john in the tent?
I'll bet you don't have a propane heated electrical powered shower either! (You got to get one of those they are fantastic!!)
:crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
and how do you carry your china if you don't have a camp kitchen?
OK you caught me. I do own all of that stuff, and have carried it to certain events that allowed such things. Usually that is around once each year at camps where the whole family shows up for a week long stay (that includes around 20 teenage and adult females). Everything better be working too, and you'd better have extra batteries for the shower pump!
I do understand what you are saying and I also hate to see an excessively large camp in a situation that would not have been possible at a historic site or in a given senerio. There is a time and place for the reenactorisims and a time to discard them. Some people want to camp one way and one way only. You can take a PC camp anywhere but not the other way around. The less you have the fewer mistakes you can make.
Most of the time it is me and the wife in a wedge tent with an awning, two dutch ovens and a couple of chairs. I do like to sleep well and My old bones no longer allow me to rest on the ground. If the site allows it I take the bed. If it is a strictly jurried site I will fill the tent up with hay, and I mean fill it up!
I camp in all kinds of wether with all kinds of clubs and groups. I follow the rules of the site, whatever they are, keep covered what does not need to be seen and eliminate what is not allowed. I can be comfortable in whatever situation I find.
There is always a cooler present too. Even if the site does not allow them, I will keep it in my truck. The pioneers ate dried, salted and smoked foods in the off seasons. During warm weather they would have had fresh vegies and meat killed that day. It takes a cooler for us to duplicate that.
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Amen, Cookie. I mean, for pity sakes, maybe we should start a topic line about how MUCH stuff do you haul to the events! And Kansan, loved the trailer story!! bet we've all got a couple of those hiding in our past! :haha:
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Cookie, Red, ...et al,
Glad you liked the trailer story - To be honest I really didn't know how much fun I'd had re-building the darn thing until after I started writing about it.
Mr. Ghost,
One of the best practical jokes I ever pulled on my sweety was finding an old (small!!!) iron sink and hiding it in the rondyvoo trailer. As we were unloading (in front of several of our dearest friends) I was complaining about how much ...uh, stuff she had packed. ....Then, at the proper moment, I reached into the trailer and pulled out the sink and in a loud voice exclaimed; "Oh my gawd, she DID pack the kitchen sink!"
...She paid me back by out shooting me the next day...
...The Kansan...
Glad you liked the trailer story - To be honest I really didn't know how much fun I'd had re-building the darn thing until after I started writing about it.
Mr. Ghost,
One of the best practical jokes I ever pulled on my sweety was finding an old (small!!!) iron sink and hiding it in the rondyvoo trailer. As we were unloading (in front of several of our dearest friends) I was complaining about how much ...uh, stuff she had packed. ....Then, at the proper moment, I reached into the trailer and pulled out the sink and in a loud voice exclaimed; "Oh my gawd, she DID pack the kitchen sink!"
...She paid me back by out shooting me the next day...
...The Kansan...
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