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desertcpl
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I have a 2007 Tacoma ACC Cab, TRD off road package
presently I have a shell on it but thinking about going to a POP UP camper..
any one have some ideas about this and also what would I have to do with my suspension with the added weight
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air bags!
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If you're only going to camp for a few days or by yourself look int a flip top camper. They're light enough to leave on all the time. A neighbor down
here has one and it's set up really comfortable and cargo is no trouble. Perfect for light trucks.
You'll probably have to copy & paste the URL below or just google flip top camper.
https://www.google.com.mx/search?q=fliptop+camper&ie=utf... fficial&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=3k4DVNHbNc7P8gf7h4CgCA
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| Quote: | Originally posted by desertcpl
question
I have a 2007 Tacoma ACC Cab, TRD off road package
presently I have a shell on it but thinking about going to a POP UP camper..
any one have some ideas about this and also what would I have to do with my suspension with the added weight |
Air Bags . 4Wheel does a nice light very durable popup to fit Tacomas
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desertcpl
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the flip up is a good idea,, but thinking I need to have a toilet in it, for the wife,, I might be asking to much for my Tacoma
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http://www.fourwheelcampers.com/index.php/products/for-minim...
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desertcpl
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thanks for the link,, nice campers
expensive
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mojo_norte
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| Quote: | Originally posted by desertcpl
thanks for the link,, nice campers
expensive |
Yeah - a bit spendy but I think worth it if you do alot of rough road driving - the cheap ones tend to fall apart with that sort of use. You'll never
have a problem finding someone to take it off your hands either.
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Alm
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Make up your mind. Looked into this once, then decided that this is too much compromise with not enough comfort. It's difficult to make the right
choice of course when your partner has her own ideas.
Fixed camper is the cheapest, you can find one under $600, thought might need some fixing. Pop-ups are costly, the one in the link above is not the
most expensive yet. I don't think there is THAT much weight savings in a pop-up, compared to fixed camper of same length and width. 14ft-15ft cabover
pop-up would weigh 1,900-2,000 lbs and a lightweight fixed camper would be 2,000-2,100 lbs. Though a good lightweight camper - don't know, like
Bigfoot maybe - is usually a new-er model, you won't find it for $600.
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mojo_norte
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He's got a Tacoma so not many 'fixed' overheads will fit and most are too heavy.
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mojo_norte
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these are nice - don't forget your check book 
http://www.livinlite.com/5_7-gallery.php
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Decisions .. decisions ... but, for a good cause
Good luck finding the best fit ... I'm sure you will find something
With all the folks here that do outdoor "stuff"
Just looked ... the guy across the street has had one of these for around 15 plus years ... he has one that is full sized ... and have heard nothing
but good things about it
http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/off-road-expeditions/guy-...
Here's one where someone is using the Tacoma ... hope it provides some information in your quest to the perfect camper for both you and your WIFE ...
Think most of us married folks knows how that goes ... I used to be a very basic camper or as described by the wife "primitive" ... prior to
"marriage" ...
That all changed 
[Edited on 8-31-2014 by wessongroup]
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woody with a view
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yeah, wife's get over HOBO CAMPING real quick! at least they are willing to go though.
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Yeah, Livinlite campers are somewhat "light", but not cheap. They are new, I think less than 5 years, so finding a good used model will be difficult.
All metal, no wooden frame. Their travel trailers and 5-ers are not popular, same weight (if not heavier) as molded fiberglass boxes like Bigfoot,
Escape, Casita etc, and higher cost. Smaller Livinlite campers don't have a toilet, and bigger campers with optional cassette toilet are quite heavy
for a small truck. For 2 people it's a too small place to be inside, you can only sleep there. Cooking and doing dishes is more comfortable outside
as well. To me this all is close to "hobo camping", slightly more comfort than in a tent.
It's going to be difficult to find a good camper for a small truck. Will be easier/cheaper to get a bigger truck, and a bigger camper. Though... from
my observations, wives are rarely happy in any truck camper, maybe only until the age of 25-30. Then they need a trailer or 5-er, at least 26ft long,
and with slides. So she can tuck herself in a "dinette slide" with reading or whatever, and you take a "living room slide", or vice versa. Less
interaction, more peace.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
yeah, wife's get over HOBO CAMPING real quick! at least they are willing to go though. |
Once I was properly trained, must say, it was better than sleeping in the dirt and a vast improvement in the quality of meals
Not a popup camper, a 63 VW Bus .. with a queen bed and all the stuff under it .. .except the dog, water and the beer and maybe a few munchie's ...
and it was a long way from $40,000 
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Any camper on a small truck is going to be small. Don't under estimate your wife, mine has been quite happy in a 8 foot popup on a full size truck.
It's just a place to get away from the flies and sun.
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all good points,,, for what we want, guess I will need a bigger truck,
or just break down and buy a Provost
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| Quote: | Originally posted by desertcpl
Russ
the flip up is a good idea,, but thinking I need to have a toilet in it, for the wife,, I might be asking to much for my Tacoma
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toilet or the wife
Just kidding
Bob Durrell
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desertcpl
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LOL
got to keep her happy as she is a keeper for sure
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Sorry dude. You need a bigger truck and camper.
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