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Old 10-27-2016, 11:39 AM   #1
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From Tent to pop up!

The family, 2 adults/2 kids age 6 and 7, have moved from an 8 person tent to a pop-up. Looking forward to a lot more camping!
We are in the New Hampshire area. will be branching out all over the Eastern seaboard in the very near future. Cross country adventure when the kids are just a bit older.
We have a 2012 Flaggstaff MAC LTD. Just a few simple pleasures is all we were looking for. Mainly, not having to stand up from sleeping on the ground.
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Old 10-27-2016, 12:28 PM   #2
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Waking up at 2AM in the pouring rain needing to use the bathroom becomes alot less of a pain too.
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Old 10-27-2016, 04:47 PM   #3
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That's the way we did it too. Tent to pup. Had our Rockwood Freedom for 5 years. Sure beats sleeping on the ground. Got our Puma last year. Love it!!
Congrats on the upgrade!!
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Old 10-27-2016, 05:31 PM   #4
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Welcome to the forum from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Congrats on your new rig.
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Old 10-27-2016, 08:34 PM   #5
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Welcome from SW Ohio ! Enjoy your popup !
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Old 10-27-2016, 08:40 PM   #6
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Same here! Went from tenting to a pop-up, then a hybrid and finally a TT. Kept changing as the kids (and us) got older. Welcome to the forum and enjoy your trailer!
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Old 10-27-2016, 08:42 PM   #7
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That was list of progression as well... Bivy Tent to a Eureka to a pop up tent camper to a TC. I don't miss sleeping on the ground at all, especially in a rain storm.
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Old 10-28-2016, 03:05 AM   #8
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We started with a pop up and this past year upgraded to a small travel trailer. On the other hand, I have always liked tent camping too (wife stays home for those trips), but a couple of years ago I "upgraded" from a tent to a camping hammock.
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Old 10-28-2016, 05:55 AM   #9
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Old 10-28-2016, 09:38 AM   #10
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We are also watching for an eventual upgrade to a hybrid. What did you have? What did you like and dislike about it?
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Old 10-28-2016, 10:20 AM   #11
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We are also watching for an eventual upgrade to a hybrid. What did you have? What did you like and dislike about it?
We had a Roo 19 hybrid. Since it was just the two of us, it was very nice. However, with 2 kids, you might want the 3 foldout bunks rather than the usual 2 (think Roo 183 - no slide, or Roo 233S - with slide). Slides are a big plus, too.

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If there are no Roo dealers around you, Flagstaff is a twin to the Roo.

As you will find out, the hybrids have the same issue with folding up wet bunk ends as PUPs. Although this is an issue, I think we only had a real rain issue once in the 20 yrs we had our PUP and the 3 yrs we had our Roo. Sometimes we'd just stay an extra day to let the rain stop.

The other issue (same as a PUP) is having to get everything off the bunks before folding up (not as big an issue in a hybrid as in a popup, since you don't have to put the top down).

Finally, hybrids are heavier than PUPs and have a large front wall that you have to pull down the highway, so you'll need a bigger tow vehicle (TV) and your mileage will drop.

On the positive side:

Hybrids are a bit less work to set up and take down as PUPs.

Hybrids have much nicer bathrooms (dry, not wet), more storage, bigger fridges, more room.

So at this point, just have fun with your PUP. Maybe you'll have it for 20 years like we did. My DD was 9 months old when we got our PUP and she cried when we got rid of it.
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