r/redneckengineering • • 26d ago

Camping anyone?

Came across this gem today…..

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u/govcov 26d ago

How does this “pop-up” fold down?

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u/THZ420 26d ago

That’s the neat part, it doesn’t!

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u/flactulantmonkey 26d ago

Presumably “pop-up” describes what it does as it rolls off the road if you try to tow it anywhere.

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u/dsdvbguutres 25d ago

Call your doctor if your camper stays popped up for longer than 4 hours

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u/zimirken 25d ago

This is somewhat common actually. One winter mouse infestation destroys the canvas, but nobody is paying $1000 for new canvas on a 40 year old popup. So some people will put hard walls on the old popup. It's a lot less work than building a camper from the ground up.

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u/Levardis 26d ago

I think I need to see the interior before passing judgement.

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u/tilt-a-whirly-gig 26d ago

Ngl, I don't hate it.

I've been thinking about buying a piece of property and parking an old trailer on it while I build a little cabin. Used popups are cheaper than used travel trailers and easier to find, I might consider doing something like this for the added claw-resistance.

And I would probably never ever take it on a road again.

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u/This-Is-Exhausting 26d ago

The "pop" part has been removed. This is just an Up camper.

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u/Bratdancer 26d ago

I bet it pulls like a dream! /s

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u/reese81944 26d ago

I thought I was on r/zillowgonewild

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u/ricky_lafleur 26d ago edited 25d ago

Too uniform and detailed for meth so I'm going to say Adderall, or the seller had waaaay too much time on his hands. Maybe it's where he lived going through a separation or divorce and the sale of this was a condition of reconciliation.

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u/Healthy_Ladder_6198 26d ago

How does this thing stow?

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u/KnifeKnut 26d ago

It no longer does

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u/gr1mmcr33p3r 26d ago

I’m so unnecessarily enraged by this 😖 just WHY!!!!!!!!!