Unusual popup

[Tom]

A couple of days ago I saw an unusual rig pull into the campground. It looked like a small utility trailer with a storage pod on top. Later, I saw that the pod had been deployed like a popup. They left the next day, before I could talk to the owners.

[Lowell]

That would be a terrific off-road camping trailer to pull behind a Jeep!

[winstons mom]

Can't tell from the photo, what does it say on the side of the pop-up on the canvas?

[Tom]

Looks like it's a Maggiolina Safari by Autohomeus.

[cougar3514v]

Looks like it's a Maggiolina Safari by Autohomeus.

I wonder if the roof to my crew cab would support one.  Might make a nice place to put the 8-year old or maybe a place for me to bunk when I've done something stupid.

-Dave

[PancakeBill]

There are tents that deploy on top of the pickup.  Friend of mine just put one on for when they venture away from the mothership TT.  They do a lot of offroad photography, keeps them off the ground.  I'll try to find a pic.

[Tom]

I'd be interested in seeing the photo Bill.

Meanwhile, here's a couple of photos of a car-top tent uploaded some years ago by forum member Rex Morrow.

[PancakeBill]

Here you go.  The ladder swinging down somehow lifts tent to upright.  I need to see it to understand.

[PancakeBill]

Looks pretty much the same I guess.  But this one has a pretty lady on the ladder. 

[Tom]

Thanks Bill. I wouldn't want to sleep up there - it wouldn't hold my weight 

[PancakeBill]

I am way over tents.  Pat and his wife (on the ladder) are still pretty young.  More power to them.

[Murph]

When I was in Brisbane Australia we went for a ride on a beach called “Rainbow Beach” you had to have a four wheel drive to get on the beach. The entrance and exits to the beach were very rough, the sand was soft and deep. I saw a lot of trailers that looked like this alone the beach, maybe someone for Australia can tell us more about them?

[cdrcos]

I always get a charge out of the aggressive tread on the tires on these "off-road" pop-ups - like the pop-up tires are on drive wheels.   

[Bob Maxwell]

Since I may end up in one of these, I'm keeping up with PUTC's.

This is the USA co I recommended to Jim Godward for his daughter's look see last January: http://www.jumpingjacktrailers.com/features/

Ian Loxton put me onto this Aussie unit several years ago and is really the Glandenwaggon of off road tent campers:

http://www.adventurecampers.com.au


Take a look at them all but especially the Pilbara and the Grand Tourer.
I would really love to have one of the later from Adventure Camping for the southwest and Baja! There's a shortcut road in central New Brunswick as well some in AK, the Yukon and BC that it would handle quite well, too!

Enjoy!!

[Lowell]

I always get a charge out of the aggressive tread on the tires on these "off-road" pop-ups - like the pop-up tires are on drive wheels.   

The reason for this is that the trailer tires are the same size and a replacement for the tow vehicle or additional spares if you will.