If you are moving to the Florida Gulf Coast email me! I am a Real Estate Agent! - jack.motley@adoorrealestate.com

We are buying ours tomorrow & your videos have been a huge help for us! Y’all are awesome!

I camp with an older Jayco - 2001 12 UDST. We also never use the water heater, in fact we never use the water system in the camper at all, we just use a 7 gallon aquatainer. Works well for us and we have actually removed the sink for more counter space and much easier to set up. In regards to all the stuff you carry, we have a bigger camper and I think we have about 1/10th the stuff you have and we camp with from 4-7 kids. All you need to do is take a couple of longer trips (multiple locations, national parks....) and stay at some sites without electricity and you will start taking a lot less stuff. For sure it is hot in FL in the summer, which is why it is great to camp off season when it is cooler and a lot more pleasant outside. Once each year you should do maintenance on all of the camper systems and wipe down and vacuum out all of the rarely used spaces. You'll catch any issues early that way and the camper will last a long time for you. It looks like you only weekend camp in FL with electricity, I would encourage you to get out on longer trips to some other areas, especially some of the national parks, there are some fantastic places to see in the US and camping is a way that you can do that cost effectively. But, to enjoy that you have to learn to camp without 120 hookups as almost all of the NPs don't have hookups in their campgrounds. It is not a big deal if you have a battery and are used to it, but it might take some changes for you with the reliance you have on 120V things. It is a great opportunity for the kids to get out there and see all the great things across the US, and there is a lot to see.

Just finished unpacking and drying our old pop up after a fun weekend! One trick we use is a split pool noodle on the end between the roof and canvas to direct the A/C condensation away from the canvas, keeps everything nice and dry👍

I’ve gone from tent to pop up to travel trailer and back. Pop up is by far my favorite, it’s just so convenient. Oh and I use a cordless drill to lower and raise my jack stands, it’s so easy!!! Thanks for sharing.

For years my wife and I have enjoyed tent camping. We finally decided to get a pop-up and plan to take it out for the first time this weekend. Thanks for the great tips.

OMG!!! Jack and Samantha. You have managed to fit more into your popup camper than we have in our 40 foot diesel pusher!

Just got my first pop up. It’s a hand me down but I’m beyond grateful and excited. Your videos are a huge help and confidence booster going into all this as a newbie. Thank you for sharing and best wishes.

Great video. Besides a family member motivating my wife and myself to buy a pop up, you guys were our internet inspiration to buy our first pop up last year. Now all we think about is camping and is to make our experience better. We started with a 2002 Coleman and quickly upgraded to a fleetwood 05 highwall😂

Good ideas! Especially for a slide-in pickup camper that has even less space than your trailer. Just learned this one, add Clear Gorilla Tape to your kit and a portable air compressor.

Loves Sam's idea about the dining room chair covers I'm buying some now for my pop up. Thanks for the tip!

Don’t forget the square bit screwdriver. Many campers use this type of screw. Phillips sort of works, but the square bit is better.

That's the camping life. Just like a home. It has to be kept up. Happy campers make good friends.

A crock pot is your friend in the camper...put a whole meal on in the morning before you head out doing Motley things, and the cooking is done when you get back, and if you use a liner bag, there's no clean up afterwards, just trash the liner!

Yes on the tins! We use those all the time. We keep cheap trays from Ikea for carrying things or as lap tables. Also tarps and rope to rig rain or sun shelter and rope and bungees for drying lines.

Excellent ideas! Making a list, as we prepare to buy our first pop-up.

Check the wheel bearing grease, lug nut torque and tire pressures before each trip. Make sure your spare tire is in good shape and holds air. Have a clipboard or use an app on your for for running list of things to fix, buy, replace, replenish while on a trip. Take care said items on the list as soon as possible when you get home.

The "Swingaway" brand manual can opener is a must have. Accept no substitutes. Best ever.

So I highly suggest fixing the sink my new to me popup, we went a few times without water or sink and I fixed it last weekend and my old 99 coleman hot water heater even works so now our outdoor shower and indoor sink work great very nice not having to walk to a shower house everytime we need to clean something!

Great video! Lots of good tips. The electrical issues...there are torque specs on all electrical connections. The salt air can cause oxidation on All metals. Yes, even copper. Especially aluminum. There is a product that can be applied at the point of connections and terminals. If it is not a molded plug, it alone is not necessarily weather or wet location approved. Check the Ampere or Amp rating of the appliances you use. A resistive electrical heating element is a large electrical load. They should probably have a separate cord to supply them. All electrical appliances should have a "name plate" with electrical use or ratings. Use Ohms Law. Volts times Amps = Watts. Therefore, Watts divided by Volts = Amps. A 1500 watt microwave ÷ 120 volts = 12.5 amps, just by itself. I bet that electric griddle is also a substantial wattage appliance. An electric water heater is another substantial load. Amps and/or Watts add up, literally. My goal is to inform and assist or help, not berate in any way. Those small electrical appliances can literally burn you up. The circuit breaker's job is to protect the conductor it supplies, not the appliances. Thanks for sharing your tips and advice with us!

Thank God for fast forward

penetrating oil (PB Blaster) works great on the tongue jack if it's stubborn, and teflon based firearm oil works great for the slides since it's designed to not evaporate.

After watching you guys go through the list of all you have to do, I'm worn out. I might just have enough energy to make it to the fridge for another cold one, but that's it.

We now have a Starcraft AR-one max. But we had a pop up for a few years. It was so easy to store and haul and you couldn’t beat the Ac in it. It was like sleeping in a refrigerator!! But we outgrew it. I also had a wire come loose at the power cord from it being pulled out and pushed back in. It was one little strand that was touching metal and my breaker box was smoking and glowing red. Probably time to check my new trailers wiring. Oh yeah and grease the bearings😂 nice video!!!!

A must have for any pop up camper is a 50 amp to 30 amp. adapter

We took out our hot water heater! It was broken, our camper is ancient. Totally personal preference and where you tend to camp for sure

Rented a camper off of Outdoorsy for July 4th. Came back to the camper from the lake after a sudden storm crepy up on us. Awning was folded in the middle and hanging down. The Roller for the awning bent in half. Things just happen. Thanks for an informative video. Keep them coming!!!

Wd40 is not a lube, for cables and anything exposed to dust use a silicon based lube!

I believe you can get a cover for the AC unit that will keep the wasps out when your storing it.

I'm in a rented RV this week. Everything was furnished except our food. A lot of the stuff we don't use. In fact, we try to use the bathroom as little as possible. No one likes to have hookup chores for the sewer line that has to be cleaned every time we move to a new campsite. Thanks for your post, Yak. There are a lot of little things to think of when camping in a popup. I did that once with a popup camper that my neighbor let me use. It was fun, but there were a lot of little chores that had to be done everyday.

Great information! My husband and I have been trying to decide if we should buy a pop up an knowing this stuff ahead really helps! Would love to see how Samantha sets up her kitchen when camping! 😃

Magic Bullet = Frozen Margaritas Must have

My brother just bought a new and very large camper. I never liked big campers. Feel like a small trailer in the trailer hood to me but that's his thing. He gave my wife and I his popup since we were looking to upgrade from tenting to a popup. We are very grateful for his generosity. It's in really good shape but does need a few things. Minor things so not complaining. We don't plan on using the stove or sink so we immediately removed them. Keeping them in storage if we ever get rid of the camper. We have an outdoor cookstove with legs that easily pop on. It's the perfect height. I made an outdoor sink from an old aluminum folding camp table and a stainless steel salad bowl (you get the idea) we ran the gas and water lines to the right side of the camper. They stow away in the former gray water tank which I modified for that purpose. The camp stove runs right from the tanks on the camper. The sink has both hot and cold water and a nice sized counter area for stacking dishes or placing our cutting board, etc. Stove and sink easily come apart and fold down. Both are stored together under a bench in the slideout dining area. We added a long cushion to the cabinet below where the sink and stove sat for more seating. Also, eliminating those opened up a ton of floor space for hauling things such as our home made awning, 70qt cooler and folding chairs. We have only had the camper one month. This weekend will be first time used camping away from our property. We have many other ideas and a full remodel of the inside planned. Including the addition of an electric fireplace and faux chimney wall in lieu of the bunk we don't use. Totally removable, of course, for when someone comes with us. Our ideas and watching your vids have had me thinking maybe we will do some vids of our remodel. Should be fun! Thanks for the inspiration!

You guys are incredibly likable and have such great tips. Thanks!

For as a sink we purchased a table wth a sink in it a rual king and it folds up works great

We go camping to the Keys for 40 + years and the best thing we bought 2 years ago was a small ice maker at Sams. I think it has already paid for not buying ice !

Thanks for the tips these are helpful ideas that I never considered. Coodoos on the slip covers,looking realgood.

Love your videos! My husband and I are purchasing our first pop up camper. Your videos are very informative and showed us things we didnt even think about. Thanks for the tips! Happy camping...wish us luck!

I’ve watch this video 4 times. Told my wife we are getting one! Love these vlogs you guys do.

GREAT IDEA REGARDING checking the electrical system...! (Very basic, yet easy to overlook). THANKS!! (You've sold me the idea of pop-up campers...) 😃😷👣

This was a great video to help people know what to do and have for pop up camping.I personally like two frying pans and two sauce pans. One sauce pan I like to have heating water for washing dishes.

Hi! Jack, for all your screws to the camper try blue lock tite...on all the screws.

newbie pop up camper here... great tips. Love the dining chair cover hack :-) thanks

My husband and I will be renovating, cosmetic only, thankfully, our pop up. Our maiden voyage with her will be to the Badlands in South Dakota this summer! This video was very informative-and saved! We aren’t green to camping in a pop up, but we are a bit wiser this time around!

Love the pop up camper!!! My family took one around the country and Canada!! Some off the best times...Great video Jack!!

just bought our first PUP. you all are a wealth of knowledge and useful info. thank you and looking forward to watching more videos. I see u all Kayak , we have a Crescent Crew use it all around central FL . Cheers from Orlando!

Samantha totally pulled something I would do at 14:57. Finds a 5 Hour Energy....pulls it out and looks at it.... discovers that it is expired....PUTS IT BACK IN!!! Hahahahaha...That is so me!!! Thanks for the video.

Ha! I think everything you said was a must have is something we don’t use at all or have in our camper. 😂

Thanks Jack! Good info there! Now all i need is a pop up to put all that knowledge to use. However, imma gonna get a boat first. Priorities don't ya know! Save me one of those PBR's or a natty light. Be heading down there sometime!

yep after 2 pop ups and fixing to buy our 3rd in tomorrow. the main thing ive learned is pmcs. for you civilians that means preventive maintenance.. and lubing the cables and pulleys are number 1!!! good idea what you said if it moves lube it..

I got so so lucky yesterday, there was a lady in my hometown who was selling a 1978 starcraft galaxy 6 in great condition . it needs some renovations on the inside and the roof but everything works and the canvas is in perfect condition ! my husband and I are going to start working on it but the heat here in las vegas is just too much to go work on during the day & we are not very handy. We don't even know where to start!

Even enjoying the content. We’re right down the road from you in Niceville, Florida.

You make me want to go buy a camper. Always enjoy your videos.

Great vid! You guys seem so down to earth, love it!

I also keep a large role of real paracord and a roll of gorilla tape

This makes me wanna go camping

Happy 4Th Everyone!!! Let the fun begin. 👍🏻

I just bought our 2008 fleetwood Cheyenne and only had it a month, the first time we took it out the seams started to fall apart! So it’s now at an upholstery shop getting all new ultra violet stitching

Love you guys I just bought a tiny pop up. Going to do some updates. Mine only weighs 850 lbs. Tiny loved your dining table you made does it still fold or no. I am thinking no. Thanks for all your info. I am single older woman not sure handy as you. Any hints would be appreciated.

Stay minimal. Best advice.

Yack! I miss you posting more frequently...

Wow. The stuff. U all are prepared

Rockwood HW 296 solar panel upgrade with lithium battery upgrade. WD 40 is your friend.

Love you guys! We are Clemson fans too. GO Tigers 🐅

Great video. Nice ideas. And you found the crayons!!! (very important for the coloring book) 🤣

Thanks for the walking taco tip, my kids love them!

Magic Bullet = instant margaritas or daiquiris!

Just my opinion but on that big medical box ... I would probably clip that zip tie so in an emergency you don’t have to worry about it

Thanks for the info Jack. Nice video

Good information Yak and Sam; 🙏 and blessings to both.,

Lol, I use my bullet blender

You guys should try camping at Elkmont Campground in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. You would love it there. Very helpful clip. Do you think you will ever upgrade to a larger travel trailer?

OMG how come nothing matches???

All good tips!

Pretty little lady! Good videos

Good job!

Damn your guy's little pop up camper has more room to walk around in than my family's 28 ft Fleetwood Bounder RV

The clips also can be used for bagged food. Last forever.

I had to stop @12:42 and have a good laught. "Sh!t Kit"

Why is the tool kit just “for the guys out there?” I can use tools better than most boyfriends I’ve had. I was just gifted a 99 Coleman pop up in mint condition and I’m currently redoing the entire roof and inside ceiling by myself. Already replaced one of the lift cables and I’m planing to completely remodel it next. Ain’t no man needed 😂

Love This Video!!! Thank you!

Thanks for the video! Go 1st Cav!

Good advice!!

Nice work

Me and my wife are in the process of looking for one now down here in Venice Fl!! Thanks for the info

stay safe you guys.

I don't even have a pop up camper, I'm just here to see Sam : )

I got a free 2007 fleetwood pop up. Im now even more scared to use it after this video. Thinking its best to sell it.

Hey buddy how them headlights holdin up? love yer vids

you can never have enough paper towels when camping either, we try not to do dishes until we come home

Great video

Do you still like the covers on your cushions? I'm thinking about ordering them. Thanks!

You guys the best thanks

Thanks for sharing.

WD 40 REMOVES most greases and oils. Only use WD40 to clean up and free parts, then you need to use lubricant after to keep it moving.

Just purchased a 2004 Fleetwood but I noticed around the screens on the two main windows for the table is not where the beds are. Its zipper itself is in good condition but the seam has come apart from the canvas. What can I use to sew that with to fix it. I was thinking fishing wire and glue

Great video guys! 🤙🏼🐅🇺🇸

For game storage. Take all the games out of the cardboard boxes and put them in zip lock bags. There is a lot of wasted space in the box.

Hot water heater. Why would you heat hot water? lol!

Holy cow! I have a larger camper and I don't have room for half of that stuff! : )