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dcantato
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Removing one bed from Coleman Taos
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June 19, 2012, 07:19:50 PM »
I've been having a hard time finding a coleman colorado in the NYC area so I was wondering how much weight I would be able to cut by removing one of the beds from a coleman taos camper?
Do you think i would be getting it down to colorado weight? I need something at around 600# max I'm thinking. My car isn't rated to tow but I've read about many people doing so with light campers. I've also really wanted a Quicksilver camper but whoa those are pricey. Thanks
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Re: Removing one bed from Coleman Taos
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Quote from: dcantato on June 19, 2012, 07:19:50 PM
I've been having a hard time finding a coleman colorado in the NYC area so I was wondering how much weight I would be able to cut by removing one of the beds from a coleman taos camper?
Do you think i would be getting it down to colorado weight? I need something at around 600# max I'm thinking.
Not a chance ... dry weight for a Taos was around 1000 lbs, removing one bed platform certainly wouldn't lower that weight by any more than 100 lbs, if that.
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Re: Removing one bed from Coleman Taos
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Out of curiosity, what do you think makes up all that extra weight in the Taos and other campers? Sometimes I look at these campers that are almost the exact same size and features yet there is a 1-200 lb shift in dry weight.
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Re: Removing one bed from Coleman Taos
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My guess is the roof. Aren't Colorados soft-top campers with a canvas roof?
Have you looked at Aliners? The smallest one, the Alite, can be towed by a motorcycle, but of course it's quite small. Its base weight is listed at 610 pounds.
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. You would have a hard-wall trailer for security and privacy, the low towing of a pop up, and thirty-second set-up.
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Here's what you want: http://www.leesurelite.com/
But ultralight is neither cheap nor luxurious. There are tents on wheels with a bed platform built in.
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Agreed. The main goal with ultralights is to get up off the ground and maybe have a place to carry some of your stuff. Amenities are heavy and that weight adds up fast.
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I think I'll end up with a coleman colorado or a quicksilver 6.0. If anyone has one they wanted to sell within 200miles of NYC let me know.
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Re: Removing one bed from Coleman Taos
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Are you advertising anywhere for one?
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Re: Removing one bed from Coleman Taos
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Quote from: dcantato on June 21, 2012, 12:51:03 PM
I think I'll end up with a coleman colorado or a quicksilver 6.0. If anyone has one they wanted to sell within 200miles of NYC let me know.
You would love the Quicksilver 6.0.
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