Pop-up camper hauler

[Bryan Raffa]

Thanks GO OVRIT, I like that...

I like that also!!

[3Queen]

I like that also!!

After last year sleep in a tent.. Man that made me feel old I could not move the next day.. Ten years ago I did the tent thing but not no more,

[Bryan Raffa]

here mine with the wood repair done ... I hear ya Regina!!! gettin old!! plan on a rack on the roof for racing! replacing the partical board with one side sanded .. for the beds should make it last twice as long.. thanks for this post....you just put a bug in my ass to get new canvis!!!!

[3Queen]

plan on a rack on the roof for racing!

LOL so it was you, when you get it done I would like to see pics. You can buy roof racks for a pop-up but I do not know if it would hold a trike.

[Bryan Raffa]

yea it was me..LOL you got a link to that rack for your camper?

[just ben]

It has been my plan since I seen one roll into TF. The plan I have will anchor the roof rack to the main frame but will also allow it to be set up withouth removing the rack. I'm just waiting to find a tandem axle camper,not because I am worried about the weight but because they usually have a bigger box which = more trikes on the top

[3Queen]

yea it was me..LOL you got a link to that rack for your camper?

I just search pop-up camper roof rack, but the one I was looking at was ors racks direct..

[3Queen]

So you did see one Ben? With trikes on it.. Did you look at the racks were they home made?

[kb0nly]

Man i wouldnt risk that... I have owned and worked on many PUP's over the years, i never had one that would support more than a roof mount AC unit on it, let alone a rack and a trike. The biggest issue is that most of them are on the hairy edge of the axle rating even without your stuff in it. If your going to haul anything on the roof the first thing you need to consider is the axle, tires, and weight. I would bet your going to need new tires at the minimum, most of them are rated for about the amount the axle is if that. Especially if you have the little 8" tires. If you have 8" tires expect an upgrade, axle, bigger wheels and tires, etc. Also make sure your camper is a full axle, some of them PUP's have what amounts to spindle style axle on either side, put any extra weight on the roof that changes the center of gravity and man do they roll on the curves and turns. If you have a solid axle you might even need to beef up the springs, even if the axle would happen to be rated for more i doubt the springs are.

I have been through this many times. I have rebuild the winch setup on a few PUP's because someone added a rack to the roof and stressed it. You have to consider the dead weight your adding even when you take the trike off. Are you going to also remove the rack before setting up? If not then you have to take that weight into account as well because the cables and winch to raise it now have that extra weight. I have installed a roof mount AC unit and had cables pop before, boy was that fun, another weekend and new cables fixed it, but sure was scary as hell!

[Bryan Raffa]

I'm only lookin to carry 1 bike on top.... I was thinkin a alum rack or eyelets and wheel chock points.... mine has the same axle as my sled trailer so I'm not worried. no cables here manual lift so lighter the better!

[just ben]

So you did see one Ben? With trikes on it.. Did you look at the racks were they home made?

yes and yes I think 2 or3 trikes.I seen it come into haspin but didn't see it after that.

[shovelryder]

Between those having crap frames, and junk axles.....I wouldnt try that.....

[samuraiguys]

I got a 2006 Fleetwood Scorpion S3 that i modified the bed on, did a frame over and extended it 2 ft and 1ft wider. That way I can haul rzr or bunch of trikes. Was a nice factory toyhauler and even better now with the bigger deck..