Thanks everyone! The main purpose is music camps. We go to a ten-day camp every summer and a few weekends. Also a portable bedroom if going to parties in other villages on our island home. Also to visit lovely campsites elsewhere in Scotland.

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I also spent a fair amount of childhood camping in a foldout canvas-sided camper. After having Nashville Tent & Awning re-canvas it, twice, it now looks like this:

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And is still quite handy. That little camper, and the utility trailer it turned into, have been all over this country.

I want one of these: http://www.tab-rv.com/

I have a birthday coming up in a couple months, so if y'all want to chip in on a Yuengling-themed one... :D

http://www.golittleguy.com/promo

Here is a tour of my model, save that I do not have the sliding glass doors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fh9FS3tktQ

Smart. Good times.

First question for Pam:
levelling the trailer. I read that first you level it left/right using ramps if necessary and then front/back using the jockey wheel, and you can either do it by eye or spirit level.
I do understand this but is the left/right levelling as fiddly as it seems (lots of tiny adjustments up/down a ramp placed under the lower wheel)? Is it sufficient to do it by eye, I'd have thought a spirit level would be awfy sensitive?

Not usurp your question to Pam, but, by eye will do. Does your's have the leveling jacks on the rear of the camper? If so, you can use those to level left to right, as well as front to rear.

Ideally, of course, you'll be parking on a relatively level spot to begin with.;)

Just make sure you sleep with your head on the uphill side.

Yes. Downhill head or not level side-to-side sucks.

We've just got wee corner steadies that I understand should not be used for levelling, just to stop our fanny from rocking about too much ;)

Limey, you are quite right. The jacks are to steady the trailer, not to bear much weight. You have the levelling procedure right also. Left to right first, then front to back. I use a four foot level for mine, but my trailer is much longer than yours. In your case, by eye will likely do, but if you find the drains not working properly, adjust as needed.

Ramps are probably not needed unless you are parked on a hillock.

Oh, almost forgot. you must block your wheels first! Otherwise the trailer might well roll away on you. I use plastic wheel chocks but a large brick or even a rock will do. Put something hard and flat, such as a paving block under the landing gear (trolley wheel) if not on a paved surface.

Youtube should have many helpful videos on the subject of camping. I recommend it highly.

If this van's a rockin', don't come a-knockin'!

Do you like Dags?

Not sure what you mean, LJ?
Drains, Pamela? I have one sink for all purposes and intend to fit a PortaPotty.

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ever see Snatch?