One man on bike one trailer

[Too Tall]

Suppose I was going to do a little rambling and I'm not in love with tent camping 100% of the time. Don't get me wrong, I love tent camping it's just not something I'd desire every night for a couple weeks at a time.

Talking this out, because y'all are tolerant and I'm ignorant!

I'm thinking about finding a used not abused small travel trailer to haul my bike and as a place to sleep. Something like an Airstream Flying Cloud 19' has enough head room even for a tall ape like myself. The trailer saves me from campfires for cooking, easy in/easy out setup etc. It's a small rolling home nes pas? My pickup truck is already setup for towing.

I'd park in various AWESOME places and have daytrips from the campgrounds returning to use campground showers etc.

[deano]

Sounds like most excellent adventuring. Travel with your trailer if you like, but when I had a pickup truck, I was *yay close to building a sleeping deck in the back. When I get a truck again I'll do it for realz this time. If you have a camper shell and an 8' bed, you're set. You have the space under the sleep deck for storage and you can build a little slide-out cooking unit from under the deck to the tailgate. Can be as fancy or as no-frills as you like. Cook with white gas or electric, put a little marine battery in there for lights and a fan. Towing's no a problem for you, but still - it'll be easier to turn around, drive on rutted NF roads, etc, and you get to build a cool little thing.

Either way, Godspeed!

[Edit: Saw you want to stand up. Well, c'est la vie. Maybe the sleep deck apple hasn't fallen that far from the tent camping tree.]

[rowdyhillrambler]

I am your guy!! Restored dozens, owned several, seen a shit ton!?.!?.

I know you love your wife, so unless she loves neurotic, sometimes psychopathic activity.. Why an airstream?

Built well, beautiful, and a pain to keep that way.!

These can be an absolute joy, or total nightmare.

Are you opposed to a slide in camper that fits into your truck???

[Mabouya]

How about a Flip Pac?

http://www.flippac.com/#page_1/

[Too Tall]

Pretty cool. VERY cool. For offroad adventure, yes that's perfect.

How about a Flip Pac?

http://www.flippac.com/#page_1/

[rowdyhillrambler]

Yes, I have restored trailers. Only for clients, not friends, Toots!.!.

A labor all in itself. Now, gutting a trailer and building it out is a different story.

[Too Tall]

Not opposed to a slide in but it's going to get cramped quickly.
The Airstream is just an example. It has interior height I need and good resale.
Subsequently I've found a couple small "toy haulers" that looks really good AND an obscure Airstream called "Basecamp" google it, it's clever.
Look at this: 2016 Octane Super Lite 161 | Jayco, Inc.
Now suppose two formerly good friends were to do this. You could basecamp or leapfrog down the road and really cover some ground.
My pickup truck is getting old, this could be a lovely way to put a fork in it ;)\
Wait...you restore trailers??? Hmmm

I am your guy!! Restored dozens, owned several, seen a shit ton!?.!?.

I know you love your wife, so unless she loves neurotic, sometimes psychopathic activity.. Why an airstream?

Built well, beautiful, and a pain to keep that way.!

These can be an absolute joy, or total nightmare.

Are you opposed to a slide in camper that fits into your truck???