Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: Nick1994
They have tents for the top of Cherokee's.
For what that costs I bet you could buy... a popup.
My first one cost $275. $20 for a lift cable and it was operational. I goofed and spent $150 on junk HF wheels; the right ones were $150 so that was a big mistake.
My second one is the size of my house, but cost much more.
How were the HF wheels junk? Just curious so I don't make the same mistake.
Originally Posted By: Nick1994
They have tents for the top of Cherokee's.
I thought about trying to build something like that. But I want to be able to take the Focus on some trips.
Originally Posted By: css9450
We had one for probably 12-14 years. I don't remember the brand but I would probably recognize it if I saw it. it wasn't Jayco.
It was pretty durable. The furnishings were all pressed wood with veneer on it so the corners tended to get kind of beat up, like where you had to squeeze in and out by the table.
We usually (or always) set it back up upon arriving back home to a) unpack and b) let it dry if necessary. We went to western Michigan dune country a lot and tended tp track in a lot of sand.
I can't imagine pulling anything that size with a Focus!
Reading the reviews for my hitch, someone pulled a RX7 on a trailer with a Focus! Not sure I'd go that heavy ... There's room in the GVWR and GAWR for it.
Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
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Grew up tenting. I've outgrown it. Area floods and you wake up in 3'' of water. Raccoons scratching at it at night. Bear walks by and takes out the ropes and the tent collapses. No more of that for me.
Pitch the tent above/away from runoff
Keep food out of the tent and don't sleep in clothes you cooked in; the raccoons won't even know you're in there. Never had a bear encounter so can't comment on that but it just sounds like you're getting old
PS my almost 80 year old grandfather sleeps in a tent when he goes camping, I think you'll be alright.
I'm familiar with all of those. Every night before going to bed,we would all jump in the lake and then change. Food was stored in the trailer and we never ate in the tent. Still had issues.
The bears don't scare me. But when one takes down your tent ... it is a good way to get startled!