Hi all,
I've been lurking this forum for about two years now and decided to share my build. I spent many, many hours searching and reading threads here and utilized a lot of your experiences into my pop-up foam build. I figure it's time for me to share my experiences for the next person.
A little information about me: I come from a backpacking background and have always slept on the ground, either in a tent or under the stars. As the demands of life grow my trips become shorter and my wife and I, along with our young daughter, do a lot of weekend rock climbing trips. We typically leave on a Friday night, climb our hearts out on Saturday and Sunday and drive home Sunday night. Our motivation to camp is driven by climbing and we often stay on BLM or Forest Service land, arriving after dark. One particular late night I was setting up our tent and blowing up the air mattresses amid a flurry of snow showers when I looked across the dirt road and saw an old 13' Scamp camper and told myself we needed a better, more efficient camping setup.
A few months later I came across a free Craigslist posting for a 1970's Palomino popup camper. I immediately jumped on the deal and quickly discovered why it was free.
Here it is when I brought it home. 1978 Palomino unknown model, most of the interior was missing, much of the fabric was brittle and easily tore, mold on the floor, and it was generally in poor condition. It did, however, have a newer looking 3 way fridge.