Sunday, June 28, 2009

Compact Camping Options


I recently purchased a small truck (Ford Ranger) and have been looking at camping gear options. Since small trucks can only handle so much towing weight, I began looking at older fibreglass trailers in my local online classifieds. Because I live in a town house and have limited space, my thinking switched to finding suitable camping gear and once again I turned to the internet. That's when I found it - the Adventure Truck Tent at http://www.adventuretrucktent.com/



As the website states:




"... (the) ENEL Company, is an engineering company that designs a wide variety of high-tech and innovative products. The Adventure I Truck Tent was first designed in 1992 and was patented (patent 6,481,784) and 1st released to the public in 2001. Thousands of truck tents have been sold and with an almost 100% satisfaction rate, showing you the customer that The Adventure I Truck Tent is the best truck tent on the market. The Adventure I Truck Tent allows truck owners to set-up camp on any ground surface, sleep comfortably and adapt their truck box into an enjoyable camping experience, and because of our unique design no floor is needed. No floor means, EASY TO CLEAN and MAXIMUM use of your truck bed. Thousands of families, campers, fisherman, mountaineers, cyclists, sportsmen and hikers have enjoyed turning their truck into an affordable recreational vehicle.

The Adventure I Truck Tent is constructed with quality in mind, and only top-of-the-line materials are used. High-strength fiberglass poles (aluminum poles are also available for additional charge), double-taped seams, nylon fabric and high quality zippers are just a few of the outstanding features. The Adventure I Truck Tent is designed to encompass the tailgate and due to its patented conestoga tent style design, the tent is extremely spacious with 145 – 195 cubic feet of tent and truck box space. You can walk in and out of the tent ( 5ft. 6 inch for all models), no crawling in to stand up, no other truck tent can match that. That means that there is 5ft 6 inches throughout the tent, not just in the middle. No other tent can match that! The truck tent is lightweight, weighing only 11 lbs, and is stored in a small stuff bag, measuring 22" x 11". The simple and easy to follow instructions enables anyone to quickly set up the Adventure I Truck Tent in about 10 – 12 minutes. Customers are amazed at the ease of set-up and the comfort and spaciousness that comes with an Adventure I Truck Tent. The truck tent is affordable and available in different sizes to accommodate most truck models."

At $249, it is definitely an affordable, well designed and compact alternative.


Combine this with the mini camper found on http://www.minicampingtrailer.com/index.html and you will have everything you need for an enjoyable camping experience. This unit is a mere 40" x 48" x 48" and sits on a small utility trailer that can easily be pulled behind a small vehicle. It contains a kitchen space complete with sink, stove top and cooler, and a bathroom with port-a-potti and shower. It also features a water tank, outside spigot and lighting. Check out the video showing how the unit is set up.

The plans to build your own mini camper are available for free at this website. The plans are copywrited to Brad Flickinger (2008).

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