Believe me the poor Nurses, Techs, and EVS (cleaners) at the hospitals were champions during this. The amazing ones were the pro's who would deal with this for 16hours only stopping to wolf down food while cleaning up people who had stuff coming out both ends. They don't get paid enough
I do have to be careful how much water I consume before getting ready to go to bed. It's not that big of a deal. The tent itself is very comfortable and we have been enjoying using it over the traditional on the floor setups. It sets up in a minute or two and takes down just as fast. That was the key selling point, that and being off the ground. This was the gateway drug into camping in general. If we would get back into it with the 3 year old and the wife post surgery with this set up, then we can look to invest in an actual trailer next. This should resell well once we decide to upgrade to a trailer. Which might not be much bigger, looking at nicer teardrop types so as to fit in the garage.
I looked at these briefly. If we were camping primarily at campgrounds with electric, it certainly could be a great option. Lately we have been enjoying the privacy of the dispersed areas in the middle of nowhere. A fridge could still work, and might be an option later, but then I'll need to find a way to keep it going without using the cars battery as the main source of energy.
Wife is close to getting a trailer. We looked at the kind you have but are both a little long in the tooth for that climb
I may end up building my own tear drop or square back due to the insane costs of actual ones. The nicest one I have seen and actually really like is by Escapod. It's $20,000!!!Wife is close to getting a trailer. We looked at the kind you have but are both a little long in the tooth for that climb
She loves those Teardrop but damn they are pricey. Looks like we will get one of those that folds into its own trailer. They come as a kit and you put it together. Pretty cool looking and folded up super easy to store. I like the idea of being off the ground.
Yep we looked at a few Teardrops that were super cool but, like you said we could buy a nice vehicle for the cost of some of them
Most fridges have built in battery protection and will shut down at a preset voltage to allow the car to still start.
I'm not entirely against them for the cost. The escapod will be able to go to places that a regular trailer won't, just like my roof top tent currently can. Add that to the features they come with, I'm not entirely of the hook yet just because the costs. We factored in 15-20k for a trailer. The current set up is much much less and that was kind of the compromise we decided as we were not sold on the kiddo liking camping. He does, so we will use this roof top for the year and maybe the next season, then look to buy a trailer.Yep we looked at a few Teardrops that were super cool but, like you said we could buy a nice vehicle for the cost of some of them
Honestly, I've contemplated taking the generator along so we could run the instapot to make dinners. I'm not against the idea of a fridge. The dometic ones look to be off very nice quality.
Ha, that would be pretty neat. Have you considered a power inverter for that? Would be a nice addition to your camp trailer build.
My generator is an inverter model, it is capable of 1800 running watts peak. The instapot runs at around 1000 watts and usually drops to 400-600 when not building pressure. I bet the fridges run off less when not running the compressor. Kind of the reason I haven't looked at a power bank as the smaller affordable ones just don't have the wattage capabilities. You'll be closer to $2,000 buying a capable Goal Zero or similar to get anywhere close to the same wattage capabilities on AC.
Good deal on a rotomold! Thanks, didn't think to check Costco.
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https://bestcooler.reviews/catergator-cooler-review-vs-yeti/Found catorgator and I've been watching reviews. Looks pretty good at about half the price of a yeti.
Trying to decide if the extra room of the 65 is worth the extra size VS the 45.
CaterGator CG65CAMOW Camouflage 65 Qt. Mobile Rotomolded Extreme Outdoor Cooler / Ice Chest
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Exactly, if I can go at least 1 week without needing to replenish ice, I'm sold. These rotomolds do just that.
Yeti is anti-gun. Pelican coolers are as good or better, cost less, pro-gun and made in the U.S.A. I've had a Pelican for several years now and it has performed very well and taken some abuse. My only gripe is that the little cutouts in the lid that look like cupholders are very shallow. As your beverage gets near empty they don't function well. It's pretty easily overcome with a cardboard box and a knife, so no biggie.
In addition to this, I've also found that the right spot for a cooler can really help out. If I'm camping next to running water, the cooler goes in. If there's no running water, I half bury it next to a tree - try to find one that'll give it all day shade.
