Are there any Overgrow members that go camping?

I just seen the set up…nice. you might just fit right in at Mill Creek. It is good skiing and great fishing. LTSP is 9.9hp or under but good fishing too

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That’s not me with the boat & pop-up…Clark Co. IL. Has all them world’s biggest items right?



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Hahaha, go camping?? We lived camping for sometime…lol In a tent forever, then no electric, water or sewage for 6 months when we moved. My wife is a champ…lol

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Now that I’m home, I have a minute for a proper post. My father in law had a dodge duelly diesel, with a four seasons camper when I met him.

He had welded a platform on the back of the camper that had a hitch. He would hitch his ranger boat (made in Flippin Arkansas) on behind his camper.

The kicker was that the platform was designed so he could pull his bike up on it, and strap it down.

Once he threw some food, it wasn’t fancy, just the necessities. :sunglasses:

I think you pegged this redneck. :wink:

You have to have a special license to pull 2 trailers don’t you? My husbands friend was a trucker and had it.

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Here in Oklahoma, I don’t think so. I know the father in law had a cdl, but I don’t think he had a special endorsement for multiple trailers.

I do know there was a length limit though.

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According to Lt. Jim Shaw at the Michigan State Police Jackson post, motorists in Michigan may not pull two trailers in tandem, such as a camper and boat trailer.However, a boat may be pulled behind a fifth-wheel camper, if the boat trailer is hooked to a hitch that is mounted to the frame of the fifth wheel, rather than to a bumper hitch. The overall length must not exceed 65 feet.

and than:
According to Lt. Jim Shaw at the Michigan State Police Jackson post, motorists in Michigan may not pull two trailers in tandem, such as a camper and boat trailer. … The driver must have an “R” endorsement on his license to legally pull the boat trailer behind the fifth-wheel camper,

I guess you need to check each state you travel thru.

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No doubt. It sound completely similar though. I know it was a fifth wheel hitch.
You can never take your states laws for granted when traveling.

Edit: could also have had something to to with him having a cdl.

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Since you brought up redneck, I took this picture last summer…

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North vs South, here it’s just a 4 wheeler in the back. :joy:

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Wow, I wouldn’t want to be on the road behind them.

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That’s not me pulling the boat & trailer, this is me.

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I wouldn’t underestimate the rednecks ingenuity. Notice, they expertly placed the engine side of the snowmobile towards the front, and leveraged the total weight downwards with the tailgate. Wedging the majority of the mass into the center of the trucks wheelbase.

In case you didn’t know, Nissan makes the sturdiest tailgates, so you’re good there too.:rofl:

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That’s a nice sized pop-up. I may take my wife a bit more seriously next time she brings one of those up. It looked pretty dang nice on the inside.

My wife and I love to camp. We have what I’d call the “lightweight luxury” setup. Basic tent, extremely comfortable high r value mat (megamat), down bags and yeti cooler.

We keep our gear in totes so we can be out the door in about an hour for a weekender. But then we always have to go back for our pillows. :joy:

We make a goal to go out at least one weekend a month once the mountains warm up.

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You can probably pick up a used smaller one for 2K…I seen them around on Facebook Marketplace.

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The wife’s dad is a Craigslist hawk. She’s mentioned some good deals, and I kinda blew them off. You’ve got me thinking I probably shouldn’t have.

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That’s our problem bud, we think we need all the comforts that primitive can have, no generator or electricity. It makes it nice, buts it’s tons of packing. It makes the trip need to be more than a weekend to make it worth it. We’ve slacked off in recent years as a result.

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That was exactly our thinking. We gotta make it easy enough on ourselves that it doesn’t stop us from getting out there. So I spent the money on a few important items that give us good sleep and meals. Then we spend the time hiking or fishing and enjoying the outdoor freedom. That’s what my wife and I are really going for anyway.

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Here kitty kitty kitty…

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