Folded Down -

These are pictures of the camper folded down.  The weight of the camper is about 2,320 pounds for traveling, and uses a standard 2″ ball.  We have pulled the camper with both a minivan (Town & Country & Dodge Caravan), as well as with truck (Toyota Tacoma), and a small SUV (Ford Escape).  You will notice the wood box on the back of the camper, this is a home-made addition for storing hoses and firewood.

Setup Exterior

Setup for the camper is very easy.  We can usually have camp setup in less than an hour when we go camping, but that included both setting up the camper, a screen house, chairs, kitchen area, and more.  I would say probably about 20 minutes for the camper.  It has built in jacks on all four corners for leveling the camper.

Interior

The inside of the calendar sleeps 6 people easily.  It has a sink, port-a-potty, shower, cabinet, refrigerator and storage.  The main bed is a queen sized matters (near the sink), and a full size on the other side.  The table folds down into a bed.  There are two drawers for storage, storage compartments under the table chairs, and when folded down there is a lot of room for storage of camping equipment.  The inside is clean and only has a few minor issues. For example, last year the faucet of the sink had problems.  We replaced the faucet and it is working fine, but there is a little water damage near the sink (probably just needs a bit of glue).

Table / Fold Down Bed

The table folds down, and the chair cushions become a bed that could sleep an extra two people.

Home Made Cabinet

We made a cabinet that hangs from the ceiling above the sink for extra storage. We keep bathroom type items in the cabinet, as well as paper towels, batteries and flashlights.

Cooking Stove

The camper has a cooking stove which can be moved outside or inside. Both places have a propane connection from the campers LP tank. The pictures show the front of the camper with and without the stove.

Backside Utilities

The camper has electric and water hookup. It also has a water pump and a storage tank if you are camping somewhere that doesn’t have a water hookup (we have never used this). It also has a battery system for when you don’t have an electric connection, but there is not currently a battery, and we have never used this system. There is a gray-water system under the camper that drains the shower, and another in front that drains the sink (we have a pipe installed to help with concealing a hose to the back of the camper). There is a water heater which works well as well as a furnace.

• Here are the instructions for the water heater
• Here are the instructions for the potable water pump
• Here is the book about the camper’s LP system

Port-a-potty

The camper has a bathroom. It has a shower and a toilet. The pictures show the bathroom, as well as the cassette for emptying the toilet, which is fairly easy to do.

• Here are the instructions for the toilet.

Interior Utilities

Inside there are many comforts such as a furnace, heated water and more. The first picture above is under the sink. You can see there is room for storage, as well as the plumbing for the sink. The second picture is the water heater. There really is not much room down there for storage. It is under the cabinet across from the table. The thermostat keeps the camper warm, and it also has a gas detector. There are three outlets inside the camper for electronics. There is also a mini-fridge under the sink. There is also an air-vent for circulating the air in the camper.  While it doesn’t have an air conditioner, who would want to spend all day inside a pop-up if you were camping anyway?  It would be easy to get a portable AC unit to store in the camper to help at night.

• Here are the directions for the refrigerator
• Here are the directions for the furnace
• Here are the directions for the thermostat
• Here are the directions for the gas detector
• Here are the directions for the over-head fan for circulation

Tires

The tires were just replaced in January, 2010, and there is also a spare tire.

Directions

• Here is the owner’s manual from Forest River
• Here is the quick sheet with tips on setting up the camper

The Cathedral was awesome and so beautiful. I love seeing the inside with all these picture of the bible story like David and Goliath. There was three different chapel of Jesus. One was of Jesus’s birth and it was called the Bethlehem chapel, in it was a sculpture of Mary holding baby Jesus and there was stained glass that told the story of his birth. The second one was of Jesus’s death and it was called the Jospeh Of Arimathea chapel. The third was the rescurration chapel and in it was the most beautiful mosaic piece I had ever seen of Jesus’s rescurration and also the one we had to be quiet in and there was a man dead body that we couldn’t figure out who it was. We also saw the other chapel. There was a guy playing the pipe organ. There was one chapel which dad might remember because I tripped on the step and would had fallen flat on my face if it was one of the moment where I dont have a good balance and couldn’t catch myself before I hit the ground. He thought it was funny but I totally don’t find it funny. It was the most beautiful church I ever been to. I would definely like to go back there.

Thank goodness for classes to be done in comfort of your own home

Whew

Men’s bathroom at Pasghetti’s restaurant.