On some farmland in southeast MO. Big weekend with friends we do every year. We were the first ones in and last ones out.

  • falk1856@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    How much does that pop-up weigh and do you tow with the Subaru? I have a similar setup and I’m always worried about overloading.

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      1 year ago

      It’s 1800lbs dry, or at least that’s what I told the state of Kansas. My Outback Wilderness is one of the trim levels that can tow up to 3500lbs, so it handles it just fine.

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      1 year ago

      We love it. It’s a game changer as far as comfort and general campsite vibe.

      I don’t really know anything that you won’t find in all manner of popup-related youtube videos, but I will say that the one thing that caught me off guard was that the lug nuts on the camper’s wheels are a different size than the ones on my car. Anyone who pulls trailers probably knows this (and I know it now…) but I didn’t know it before we got a flat tire 300 miles in to our very first trip with it. We had to unhook and leave the camper on a county road while we drove 9 miles to the nearest AutoZone to get a socket that fit. And this leads in to the other lesson I learned quickly - when jacking the trailer up, make sure it is attached to your tow vehicle, or else it is not stable enough to do this repair.