Our Tent

Our Current Car-Camping Tent: Jumping Jack Tent Trailer



PROS

• Off the ground
• EASY to set up
• Carry all of your gear on top of the tent
• Canvas material
• Lots of roomy space

THINGS TO CONSIDER

• Expensive
• Since it's on wheels, you are not always allowed to camp in the "tent" areas
• No dealers in the Midwest
• Interesting company to work with



Our Tent Trailer



I'm a tent camper and so is my husband at heart but for several years now he has rumbled about wanting a pop-up camper in order to be off the ground.  I insisted on using the word NO for a multitude of reasons until he showed me something called a tent trailer.  My NO turned into a maybe...let's go look at one.  We looked at one in person in Arizona and were immediately sold.

Tent trailers are literally tents designed to be on a trailer of some sort.  Often you can store your gear below the tent or on top of the tent but your bed and the floor of your tent are off the ground when they are set up.  There are a couple of versions out there, but this particular one seemed to be perfect for us.

We purchased our tent-trailer at the beginning of the camping season of 2011 and do not regret spending some of our savings on the purchase.  In fact, just last weekend while it was raining outside and we were dry inside, my husband said he loves our tent.  Music to my ears!  I have to confess that while backpacking tugs at my heart strings, finding quiet campgrounds and having this tent makes it difficult for me to want to pull out the backpacking gear.

I have a few pictures posted of our Jumping Jack Tent Trailer, but you should also explore their website.  If you're ever in our area, we would be happy to show you ours.