Promised Land Homestead

We Bought A Camper!

We weren't really looking for one because I had long since determined they were out of our price range.  The ones that were affordable were too old to be any good for long.  Then, lo and behold, I was perusing Craig's List and found an older (1999) pop up camper in Abiliene that was extremely well taken care of.  The owner had stored it in his garage it's whole life and had only used it maybe 40 nights total in 10 years.  It was a great deal and a price we were able and willing to pay.  And, the seller is an Aggie, so I know he's honest.  I've bought so many great things from Aggies lately (cow, truck, and now a camper).

A pop up really suits our needs.  We're not looking to do a lot of long distance camping trips.  Mostly just weekend stuff.  Pop ups are economical, and have great amenities.  They take a while to set up and take down, which is why a travel trailer is probably better for frequent travelers.  For our situation, a pop up is perfect.  It makes camping just a little more comfortable and allows us to camp further into summer and winter.  With an A/C and furnace, we can camp in hotter and colder months that would have had us putting our tent away.  It can sleep 8 adults, or 2 parents and a lot of kids. 

It almost feels like treason to stop camping in tents since my days in Boy Scouts.  I still love tent camping and plan to take my kids on backpacking camping trips when they're older.  I mainly bought this camper because I want to camp more, and with little kids and a frequently pregnant wife, I was only going to get there if I added a little more comfort to our excursions.  They're excited.

Here it is.

Looks GOOD

9:56 PM, Saturday, January 10, 2009 .. Posted by rstewart8888

It seems to be in GREAT shape ... what a deal. I like the way you think... I've been reading some of your entries. Hope you have lots of fun camping... you could use it for a guest room too.. or camping at home for fun with the kids.. Rob S Onraio Canada

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10:15 PM, Saturday, January 10, 2009 .. Posted by stitchnchick

You have given me hope! We need to look for a reasonably priced camper to use during fair week this summer. I hadn't thought of Craig's list, but I will definitely check into it! Congrats on your purchase. I'm sure you'll enjoy it! :-)

Amy

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6:56 AM, Sunday, January 11, 2009 .. Posted by morningsunshine

you sound like me... I also love to camp. But being frequently pregnant and with small children, I am NOT sleeping in a tent! (I honor my pioneer ancestors who crossed the plains in varying stages of pregnancy, but PTL it was them, not me!)
Good job on finding that camper. enjoy

Memories

6:48 PM, Sunday, January 11, 2009 .. Posted by Anonymous

That's exactly what we did - start out with something reasonable and then went to the 5th wheel. You will have so many memories in this. I hope I get invited to share some of them! Happy for you all (for McCulla with no cow poo!)
Nanci

New Trailer

9:36 PM, Sunday, January 11, 2009 .. Posted by Anonymous

It looks really cool.

You said that you need to "stock" it. What does that mean?
Mom

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9:43 PM, Sunday, January 11, 2009 .. Posted by dsw3131

"Stock it" means putting in permanent supplies. For now we'll keep several things in it all the time:

- broom and dust pan
- sheets
- that silverware set you recently gave us.
- cheap camping dishes
- other "camping items"

Nice!

8:19 AM, Monday, January 12, 2009 .. Posted by Lyndsey

What a great find! We've been wanting to take the kids camping soon...it would be fun to meet up somewhere! What's with Aggies being honest? Matt's come into contact with a lot of Aggies who don't follow the "Aggie Code"!! I'm losing my faith, man! Have fun with your camper :)