Re: [AMC-list] Some Wisconsin folks into camping need to check this one out!

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 7:38 PM, Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I'm not sure. I know all the gadgets add weight - but I don't know if
> plastic would be much heavier than canvas. I like canvas a lot - but
> the ABS would be good in the rain. I know what you mean about tangles
> - on my Apache Eagle one of the slides is a little bent - so it
> requires two people to get it open and closed


Yeah, one of mine has a kink and you have to wrestle it. One was replaced
with bent EMT (conduit). A lot can happen in 40 years!

But they are light. I recall them being fairly common in the 60's and 70's
but I rarely see them now. They are a 'sweet spot' in the low overhead vs.
convenience continuum.  I tend towards the frugal in camping, so the popup
seems luxurious. Every year 'til last two of us slept in the back of the
Rambler wagon for 7 days in a row! By the end we're feeling like rats living
in a dirty pile of  newspaper. To now be able to actually stand up to put
your pants on, why, it's just how them rich peoples up onna hill live!


Well it sounds like some fun to be had w/ camping trips for your kids.
There's a lot to be said for the temp out of the trunk; very low overhead,
easy to cruise around randomly.
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