Comments on: SylvanSport GO Camping Trailer Now Availabe Direct-to-Consumer http://www.gear.com/sylvansport-go-camping-trailer-now-availabe-direct-to-consumer/ Gear Reviews, News and Comparison Shopping for The North Face, Marmot, Patagonia and More Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:22:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Mitchell http://www.gear.com/sylvansport-go-camping-trailer-now-availabe-direct-to-consumer/#comment-9868 Jason Mitchell Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:53:31 +0000 http://www.gear.com/?p=497#comment-9868 Ha! Let me guess, are you afraid of little chipmunks who will come in and nibble at your candy stash or something too? What about spiders? Do we have to build a spider-free trailer too? I'll put it on the list. In all seriousness, you're right. All backcountry travelers should practice those basic techniques of separating food and cooking from sleeping. It's the ideal, but the reality is if its raining or if you're somewhere with lesser dangers (e.g. spiders), you may be just fine with taking that risk. If you are using this trailer in bear country, keep your food cooking and storage well away from this thing as it will offer little protection should a grizz decide to check out your Doritos. Ha! Let me guess, are you afraid of little chipmunks who will come in and nibble at your candy stash or something too? What about spiders? Do we have to build a spider-free trailer too? I’ll put it on the list.

In all seriousness, you’re right. All backcountry travelers should practice those basic techniques of separating food and cooking from sleeping. It’s the ideal, but the reality is if its raining or if you’re somewhere with lesser dangers (e.g. spiders), you may be just fine with taking that risk.

If you are using this trailer in bear country, keep your food cooking and storage well away from this thing as it will offer little protection should a grizz decide to check out your Doritos.

]]> By: Brig Graff http://www.gear.com/sylvansport-go-camping-trailer-now-availabe-direct-to-consumer/#comment-9866 Brig Graff Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:38:15 +0000 http://www.gear.com/?p=497#comment-9866 One question though --- first rule of camping in bear or cougar country is to not let any food or aromatic items anywhere near your tent or sleeping area. You cook away from your tent, and you keep your food & cooking items in a bag up in a tree on the edge of camp. If you are camped in bear country in a caravan like this, and you are eating INSIDE your tent, aren't you just inviting the bear to come sniffing around your tent? I love the camper on paper but when I think about how unsafe I might feel in the woods because I'm sleeping with my food, it gives me pause. Or, at least it might impress me to NOT bring my food or cooking items into the caravan. That's one solution, I suppose. :-) One question though — first rule of camping in bear or cougar country is to not let any food or aromatic items anywhere near your tent or sleeping area. You cook away from your tent, and you keep your food & cooking items in a bag up in a tree on the edge of camp. If you are camped in bear country in a caravan like this, and you are eating INSIDE your tent, aren’t you just inviting the bear to come sniffing around your tent? I love the camper on paper but when I think about how unsafe I might feel in the woods because I’m sleeping with my food, it gives me pause.

Or, at least it might impress me to NOT bring my food or cooking items into the caravan. That’s one solution, I suppose. :-)

]]> By: marie ortiz http://www.gear.com/sylvansport-go-camping-trailer-now-availabe-direct-to-consumer/#comment-9603 marie ortiz Tue, 19 May 2009 04:47:39 +0000 http://www.gear.com/?p=497#comment-9603 This is the coolest camper I have ever seen. This is the coolest camper I have ever seen.

]]> By: Trailer Guru http://www.gear.com/sylvansport-go-camping-trailer-now-availabe-direct-to-consumer/#comment-9538 Trailer Guru Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:57:15 +0000 http://www.gear.com/?p=497#comment-9538 This is great! I have been looking forward to getting my hands on one of these for years. This is a great, money saving alternative that is sure to please. Thanks for the heads up! This is great! I have been looking forward to getting my hands on one of these for years. This is a great, money saving alternative that is sure to please. Thanks for the heads up!

]]> By: Brig Graff http://www.gear.com/sylvansport-go-camping-trailer-now-availabe-direct-to-consumer/#comment-9533 Brig Graff Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:40:32 +0000 http://www.gear.com/?p=497#comment-9533 Okay, now this is actually very cool... Never thought I could say that about a car camper caravan, but this is. I also saw a an aluminum camper trailer at the REI in downtown Seattle in 2003 that I loved. And there are the Jumping Jack trailers that give a few other alternatives, too. http://www.jumpingjacktrailers.com/ Okay, now this is actually very cool… Never thought I could say that about a car camper caravan, but this is. I also saw a an aluminum camper trailer at the REI in downtown Seattle in 2003 that I loved. And there are the Jumping Jack trailers that give a few other alternatives, too. http://www.jumpingjacktrailers.com/

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