Pictures of camping with your Jeep

[Ratbert]

I really wanted a shiftpod but the size was a problem for my 2dr. Recently purchased this… as it is more compact and light weight. Haven’t used it yet other than to erect it in my living room!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M9CZYT...ZYX9AVZ7D&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

It's shorter than they list on their site and fits fine across the rear seat of my JLURD.

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[wibornz]

City of Rocks State Park, Gila Cliff Dwellings, and Gila National Forest, New Mexico—

So was it worth the drive? Carla and I drove past this place in March but did not know about it.

 

[wibornz]

We camped in a campground for the holiday weekend for a dog event. Nice pool and clean. But it was very crowded. Ever site was full and the sites were small. My Jeep and small camper took up our full site and just had enough room to walk around the camper and Jeep with out being on the next person's site.

If you had a bigger camper or RV, by the time you put your slides out, you may not have enough room on your site to sit outside.

Now if you did pay for the premium site like my bud did that is taking this picture of us, you could get a bigger site. We camped at this campground to be with these Jeep peeps and attend the Dog Bowl (think dog like Olympics)events. It was three days of dog stuff with vendors in a pretty cool town of Frankenmuth Michigan.

Mr. Business did come in 3rd place in a dog run.

After three days of this, we headed for the woods in Northern Michigan to the the Huron National forest for some peace and quiet. Found a nice site along the Ausable river and just chilled out. There are many miles of trails in the the area, but they are super easy. Think like mini van friendly. We came to this spot to enjoy some peace and quiet and be around less people.

The views from the campsite were great.

We did go do some exploring with the Jeep.

There were several places along the river that high banks that made for nice views.

Carla and Mr. Business was enjoying the ride.

I got up early the next morning to enjoy a great sunrise over the river from camp.

This site was a pay site. We lucked out as this is the best site in the whole area and is usually booked solid for the whole summer. We stopped at the ranger station and someone had just cancelled their reservation and the rangers were like this is the site you have to stay on. We had several people with boats ask us how we got the site as it was right on the water and you could easily pull your boat up to it. There was a boat launch about 200 yards way from our site.

While the camping was a pay site for $10 a night there are thousands and thousand of acres of land in the area that you can camp for free for up to 14 days of boondock style of camping. The $10 dollars was worth it for the site. We still prefer to be farther out into the woods, but this was a nice impromptu stay.

 

[cornercanyon]

So was it worth the drive? Carla and I drove past this place in March but did not know about it.

It was and the no water/electric sites are creatively placed within the rocks which is really cool. The park has 10+ miles of hiking trails and good exhibits.

Surrounded by primarily BLM land there are likely opportunities for some trail running near the park. We went farther north into the Gila National Forest for some mild trail runs to hike. The high forest is beautiful with ponderosa pines and the spring creeks still running. The Gila Cliff Dwellings were well preserved and interesting.

I would like to explore the Florida and West Potrillo Mountains to the south.

City of Rocks SP was a great place to camp, though what interested us most north in the Gila NF had plenty of boondocking sites closer. It is best as a transitional camp rather than a base camp location–

 

[dragoneggs]

How do you fit inside?

Oops… copy/pasted wrong link. Edited original post.

 

[dragoneggs]

It's shorter than they list on their site and fits fine across the rear seat of my JLURD.

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If I would have known that I probably would have gone that way except it is heavy compared to what I ended up with… reposting the correct link here.

https://en.heimplanet.com/products/fistral-cairo-camo

 

[cornercanyon]

Is it just the angle or is there a lot of weight on your rear axle? I have trouble balancing my square drop trailer. It seems like too much weight on the tongue?

This seems like a real challenge with the square drop rigs with all the real estate for storage at the tongue–

 

[Hercules]

Is it just the angle or is there a lot of weight on your rear axle? I have trouble balancing my square drop trailer. It seems like too much weight on the tongue?

This seems like a real challenge with the square drop rigs with all the real estate for storage at the tongue–

No- definitely squatting a bit. My hope is that when I move the RTT to the trailer, the RAW will lighten some. The tongue weight for the XT was listed at 220ish, and I don’t anticipate putting anything too heavy up front, just the large bulky items.

 

[Mules]

Quick one night stay on the Meramec River.

 

[Mark]

Thoughts? We haven't had a chance to use ours yet.

I’m digging it. It is a bit pricey and bulky but for me it was worth it.

 

[Ratbert]

If I would have known that I probably would have gone that way except it is heavy compared to what I ended up with… reposting the correct link here.

https://en.heimplanet.com/products/fistral-cairo-camo

Yeah, that looks pretty slick and significantly smaller / lighter.

 

[dragoneggs]

Yeah, that looks pretty slick and significantly smaller / lighter.

About 6.5lb compared to over 30lb IIRC. My 2dr being also a toad behind my Class C means weight along with size is critical. All of my mods/gear buying decisions are 'heavily' influenced by weight!

 

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[dragoneggs]

Are you towing your Jeep with your Class C?

 

[Valpo Jeep]

Yes to the towing with a class C. We upgraded the hitch and had some frame stiffening done to the camper. We used to tow our old WJ with it

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