Inexpensive Pop Up Camper Mods & Hacks You Can Make

We have many campers and sold them all and went for a pop up. We love it! Fold it up and store it anywhere, no need to winterize. We also removed the stove, but we then removed the entire box with sink and all. Also removed the tables...much more room. We cook and eat outside ( unless it rains then we have a microwave and a fold up tv table inside). Just the hubby and I so it works the best for us. Might have to add that toilet tho 😉

This guy is so thorough! I bought my Jayco in 2008 and it sits never used and never modded/repaired because my husband hasn't taken the time. Awesome video of my camper dream.

These mod are brilliant! We just got our very first pop up camper (used) and I see some great idea here. Thanks so much for sharing your mods with us. Anything to make life easier and your trips more comfortable!

Some good improvements, especially the commode. My 2001 Coleman Popup has a small, metal step just like yours, under-capacity and dangerously slippery. Mine was also wearing out the pivot point and was causing that side of the trailer to flex too much every time the step was used. To help correct this I just placed two, 2"x 4" pieces of wood under the step to help reinforce it and put the downward force directly to the ground. This worked OK for a about a day as the wood either fell over or was too sloppy. To permanently fix this I used two, large 4" turn buckles. Drilled a hole in the step on either side rear of step and secured the top threads with a lock nut below and above top end. The bottom end had the threaded round eye which is easily adjustable on to a flat scrap of 1" wood to spread the force. Its now solid as a rock and stays that way for as long as I camp which is for weeks sometimes. If it gets sloppy, it merely takes a tiny hand adjustment of the buckle. These two adjustable step supports easily detach and store inside. I should probably market these as a fix-kit for a common problem with these flimsy metal steps.

Great camper and thanks for sharing the tips. We're from the UK and just got our Coleman trailer. Very excited. Your inspirations will run off on our build! Thanks again

Love your mods. Another cheap expensive tip. We line our emergency mylar blankets inside the lining of the windows/screens of our popup. Put one in each window/screen area. A pack of 10 runs 8-10 bucks on Amazon. For sunny sites, it worked wonders in the summer and kept our pop up much cooler to a pleasant level. Even with A/C our camper couldn't keep it cool enough until we used the mylar blankets. We also put them over the bunks on the outside (like you did) and attached with metal office clips. They were cheap and saved us while we camped in Williamsburg at a site that got sun from sunrise to sunset in the middle of July. We even used the mylar blankets on the sides of our coleman canopy to block out sun. When one side no longer needed it, we just rolled it up and clipped it to the roof, and let the other side down which blocked the afternoon sun. We may have looked like a Lunar lander but we were cool and happy and couldn't have enjoyed our trip without those 10 dollar blankets (and about 8 bucks in office clips). Another storage tip: We took bungie cords and hooked them to on the roof side edges. Those remain in our camper hooked. Then when we setup , we hang from the bungies, over-the-door coat racks and closet hanging storage shelves to store folded clothing and hang backpacks. I can't tell you how much of a difference this made in storage of clothing, hats, backpacks. Camp on and thanks for your tips as well.

We recently traded up from our Viking Pop-up but when we had it we had cut some silver bubble wrap to fit into the windows. Between that and the reflective tent covers you showed it made a huge difference in the winter and summer. (it does make it much darker in the trailer however. Thanks for sharing and good luck on your journeys.

Great enhancements! Thanks for sharing!

LOVED IT ! for us that are new to camping with a pop-up, these are very useful, quick and cheap improvements to help make camping more relaxing ! Thanks!!

Ours came with most of the things you added, like portapotty and pricacy curtains. We never had issues with our three way refrigerator, we did find it worked best on electric and propane. 12 volt was a joke so we only used it to maintain cold when we travelled between sites. We srldom went camping where there wasnt electricity so that was never an issue. We had a furnace in ours so we could start our season early and camp later. I see where someone uses the bubble insulation in the window areas, that would help retain heat at night. Especially where we live. Camping in mid October brought is Snow this year. Earliest ever.

Great video! Thanks so much for sharing! We've gone from a pop-up to a teeny travel trailer and are now heading back to a pop-up but needed some ideas for modifications. Thanks again!

We purchased a Luggable Loo for our popup. Double garbage bag the inside, add two inches of kitty litter, fit the seat over the top of the bags tight so they are not drooping into the inside. If using it for #1 it will last a few days without a smell. #2-change daily. To empty pull the top bag out (check to see if it is leaking and if it is pull both bags out). Empty in a camp garbage container.

Great video. Well thought out editing, enjoyable to watch. Fantastic ideas too.

great modifications I will have to try a few on my pop up. Thanks

Definitely implementing your toilet idea! Great way to fit one in a pop up!

Wonderful modifications

Great job! We have a Land Rover and a Viking pop up and I have a feeling we will be making a lot of these upgrades. Thank you for video taping your projects and posting. Happy Camping!

I really like what you did with your camper. Thanks for the ideas!

some very clever ideas there...cheers for sharing.

Really loved less chats but fast flowing ideas great suggestions thank you