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Show us how great your no name POS (pc of sunshine) MH is. Pics of my ambo are on here so please convince the Van Living Forum. aka put up OR shut up!
I just watched this and I think he makes some good points as to why he is downsizing from the ambulance. It's a good video and brings in some good thoughts.
Everyones idea of their prefered method of travel, and camping, and dwelling will be different.
I've owned and camped in tents, pop-up tent trailer, motohome, SUV, converted van, travel trailer, pickup topper/camper, and DIY cargo/conversion trailer, and for me the best solution is the pickup with a topper pulling the DIY trailer because I have the flexibility of keeping the dwelling unit staionary when not needed and using only the powered unit for local errands, shopping, exploring, etc, and not having to 'break camp' when I do so.
Yep there are lots of problem areas I would need addressed. First as mentioned many people like me are 5’10 1/2” and it takes 6’ or a few inches to make comfortable standing height. My DIY trailer is 6’ and I still can hit my head if I stand on a thick rug with my hiking boots on and stand on my tip toes which occasionally happens if I get in a hurry. Quality 13” tires are hard to come by and wear out quickly not only because of their smaller diameter but if overloaded wear super fast in my experience. Which is why mine has heavier axles and 16” wheels. This alone usually rules out towing with a smaller vehicle but weight of water, solar, and propane adds also. My 7’ wide by 7’ long by 6’ tall 800 pound trailer weighed enough and had enough wind resistance a 2013 Toyota Tacoma with a 2.7 liter 4 cylinder with manual transmission 4 wheel drive had trouble towing it on the Interstate and up grades above 55 to 60 MPH once loaded with 700 pounds of gear. Fuel mileage went from 23 MPG to 15MPG. I would have actually gotten better fuel efficiency with a V6 automatic Tacoma towing. I since have mounted it on a larger trailer I now pull with a Suburban. In my opinion a smaller trailer like Maki2 has with a expandable top towed by V6 Tacoma 4 x 4 with an electric bike under the topper would probably be ideal for a single person with a pet or maybe two without pets. A van as a tow vehicle for a Casita works as well like RV Sue and her Canine Crew used to use.Of course, the downside is, higher fuel burn going down the road and issues when parking the entire rig in crowded urban settings.
Other than that, its an ideal solution for me, and I think Bob has also tried everything, and simply coming back to what works for him.
I look forward to seeing the future videos.
There's nothing in the video about a Weeroll trailer. He said he got a Runaway trailer, different company entirely.
The issue with towing a trailer with a popup top like mine is finding one in good shape. Mine is 54 years old and needed a total renovation. Basically I bought a derelict fiberglass shell that needed a massive amount of repairs and upgrades repairs for $1,500. Then I started putting in way more than $1,500. Plus a huge amount of labor hours.Yep there are lots of problem areas I would need addressed. First as mentioned many people like me are 5’10 1/2” and it takes 6’ or a few inches to make comfortable standing height. My DIY trailer is 6’ and I still can hit my head if I stand on a thick rug with my hiking boots on and stand on my tip toes which occasionally happens if I get in a hurry. Quality 13” tires are hard to come by and wear out quickly not only because of their smaller diameter but if overloaded wear super fast in my experience. Which is why mine has heavier axles and 16” wheels. This alone usually rules out towing with a smaller vehicle but weight of water, solar, and propane adds also. My 7’ wide by 7’ long by 6’ tall 800 pound trailer weighed enough and had enough wind resistance a 2013 Toyota Tacoma with a 2.7 liter 4 cylinder with manual transmission 4 wheel drive had trouble towing it on the Interstate and up grades above 55 to 60 MPH once loaded with 700 pounds of gear. Fuel mileage went from 23 MPG to 15MPG. I would have actually gotten better fuel efficiency with a V6 automatic Tacoma towing. I since have mounted it on a larger trailer I now pull with a Suburban. In my opinion a smaller trailer like Maki2 has with a expandable top towed by V6 Tacoma 4 x 4 with an electric bike under the topper would probably be ideal for a single person with a pet or maybe two without pets. A van as a tow vehicle for a Casita works as well like RV Sue and her Canine Crew used to use.
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