![]() ![]() To alleviate the first issue, I’ve installed child-proof locks on the fridge that I set when we travel. Forgetting to adjust the fridge temperature dial can have dramatic consequences. We have large temperature fluctuations in Colorado and it’s common to go from the high thirties in the evening to low eighties in the afternoon. Instead, you adjust on a high/medium/low dial. Difficult to sustain a consistent temperature - the fridge doesn’t have a temperature setting like your home fridge.Door opening during travel - cleaning up an spilled orange juice and sausage at a gas station on a 90 degree day was a bit of an annoyance.Initially the fridge was an exciting addition to our camping life, but my enthusiasm waned over time: The Scamp comes with a Dometic Refridgerator with three-way power (AC, DC and LP Gas). This would give a bit more breathing room to travel around 70 mph. When we’re due for tires, I’ll look into M-rated tires with a max speed of 81 mph. Our Scamp comes with L-speed rated tires, which means a top sustained speed of 75 mph under load. While being safety-conscience, rolling along on lonely Wyoming freeways at 65-70 mph with a chorus of “are we there yet” from the back seat can feel slow. Max speed rating of tiresĪs a human I’m no stranger to contradicting myself. While I do allow more distance than normal, it’s hard to notice the Scamp when coming to a stop with electric breaks on the trailer. However, I erred on the side of safety and ordered electric breaks with our trailer. There’s some debate on the need for electric brakes due to the low weight of the Scamp. Our camping travels frequently send us through the crosswinds of Wyoming, ranked as the state with the second-largest average wind speed. Added a friction sway bar as a safety precaution.Haven’t tried loading bikes on the trailer hitch again.When using the water tank, I also fill a portable 5-gallon water tank and place it in the front of the trailer to help balance the load.Since then I’ve done the following and have not encountered trailer sway: I lifted my foot from the accelerator and the trailer corrected itself. Once while heading down the summit of Cameron Pass with a full water tank and three adult mountain bikes attached to the trailer hitch (likely adding 150 pounds), I looked in my rear-view window and noticed the trailer swaying. One gallon of water weights 8.345 pounds, so fully loading the 12 gallon tank adds 100 pounds to the rear of the trailer. It’s fairly easy to have an unbalanced load with the Scamp as the water tank is in the rear of the trailer. It can also be caused by a strong crosswind, a passing semi-truck or a quick maneuver (avoiding a road obstacle or experiencing a blown tire). Trailer sway is most frequently caused by an improperly loaded trailer (usually significantly more weight in the back of the trailer versus the front). ![]() There are few things more terrifying than watching video clips of a swaying trailer. There are two primary concerns with towing a trailer: 1. Like a first-time driver stopping for 30 seconds at an empty intersection, I was safety-conscience as a novice trailer driver. Scamp is one one several fiberglass, light-weight camper manufacturers that also includes Casita and Escape. ![]() Lightweight and space-efficient, it was the talk of the group for those of us tying down our tents in windy conditions. But first: what’s a Scamp?įive years ago on a group camping / mountain bike trip, a friend brought along a curious-looking, small, egg-shaped camping trailer that was the talk of the group. ![]() In this post, I’m going to share some of my lessons learned in three years as a Scamp owner. Outside of our three year-old falling out of the top bunk (more on that later), it was the start of many magical nights in the wilderness. Just over three years ago, our family of four loaded up our Scamp trailer for the first time in an early-season (and slightly cold) one-night getaway to Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. ![]()
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