How to set up a tent trailer 

Thanks for the safety information at the end. Those are things that are NEVER covered in other videos. Pretty important stuff!

Dont understand how any of your videos could have dislikes, your videos are full of great info and I myself enjoy watching them

You're incredibly good at walking through the set up of this trailer. And the person filming did a great job. I remember having to setup one of these decades ago and it was quite easy. So many memories coming up just the one you are putting up here. Thanks so much for being so thorough and mentioning the rookie concerns to watch out for.

Love your sense of humor! I had one Jayco and one Coleman tent trailer in the 90s that had similar setups with lots of cranking and the same stabilizers. Very solid construction. Excellent video!

Hahahaha, who would argue with logic like that, especially when it is being dispensed by a short fused red head! Id love a little camper like that for fishing trips, its pretty decent once you get it set up. Good vid man :-)

Thanks for the info, we just bought a 2000 niagra eliet popup. This is my first trailer my husband owned a travel trailer but this is his first popup so this is a new experence for us. Thankyou again Sarah and Dru.

Good instructions. I rarely get a chuckle out of how -to videos but you, Brian, made me chuckle a couple of times. Thanks for your time and effort.

This was exactly what we needed to see. We bought a second-hand trailer and you've helped us know all the things we needed, so we can set up and enjoy! Thank you!

Here i was looking to find helpful hints on trailer set ups, and I find my favorite mechanic offering his helpful advice on tent trailer setup. Well damn! What don't you do? Thanks again!

We have watched tons of videos being noobs to pop ups and we have to say not only was it very informative but your frekkin hilarious! Great job!

The trailer looks 100 percent better with the new suspension! Great job. The pop up looks very clean considering previous owner neglect and age. Hope you enjoy her (the pop up) for many more years

Very funny but thorough in explaining things..just needed to talk about the awning and how that sets up. I didn't fall asleep like I did with the other 2 I watched :)

WOW!! What a great video. I'm considering an extended camping trip in Canada next summer. This might be my solution. I feel like even I could get this all set up. Many thanks!!

Me too! They are perfect. Cool like shorts. Double layered in front to protect your knees. It just stinks that They take so long to alter. No one makes them like this in this country.

Excellent video. I didn't realise they were so comfortable, and easy to put up ( when you now how!).

I am not a camper and this reminds me why. I did enjoy the fine detail and reminder about setting up a camper. Spanky is a great addition to your videos. I thought you lived in Utah.

Oh it is! I bought it because my daughter has to have a special weighed diet to keep her free of seizures. The camper makes that SO MUCH EASIER! My dad uses a C-pap so same thing when I take him hunting.

Great video. I think I've changed my mind about buying one. They are as much work as setting up a camper!!

I thought i recognized your voice from a subaru video. I just got a coleman pop up for the family for Christmas. Good to see you again! Andy from Florida

Brian (and Sparky) you are the best!

If I'll go on a trip, I'll want to take you with me, your amazing, thanks , I've learned a lot.

Great video. Thank you for all of the setup instructions and safety instructions. You just made my decision to purchase a tent trailer easier

If I wear shorts to keep cool my knees get black and get ingrown hairs. So I cut the backs of the knees out for cool air and sew them on the front so they are cool and double layered where KNEED'D. I get a lot of looks for them, but lucky for me no one teases me or gives me crap. I look like a short fused red head or something?? : )

Thanks , best vid I've seen yet. Just bought my first tent camper, an 03 Coleman Niagra elite, very similar to yours.

Thanks for showing me this! I am a college student and I currently am off for summer and I want to save up for a pop up aka Tent Trailer! This was very helpful! Thanks alot!

Nice video. Reminds me of when I was a kid in a Coleman pop up. Its nice to see some new (to me) camper features (easy exit)

Thanks Brian for this how-to video. I am selling my 27ft sailboat and have decided to try some land camping for a change and see I have a lot of research to do.Donn

Great video! This was a great help as I am still learning to put up my trailer, hopefully by myself!!! Thanks!

Hey Brian, just wanted to say I love your videos. We have a Colman Niagara Elite that pretty much sets up the same way, just have a king on each end and a shower/bathroom in it. Wife and I have it down pat to where we can have it setup and ready to rock in under 10 minutes, love the thing.Please keep your videos going, not only informative but I love your commentary, makes me watch it to the end.

Thanks, i m thinking between a trailer to the same campsite or more moveable tent trailer to go many places...... good video, well explained and funny.

Wore out a lot of jeans in my day, never wore a pair out behind the knees though..

First of all, you are adorable. This video was super helpful, thank you for sharing!

You're welcome- thank Spanky. She filmed/edited/posted it.

Thanks! Was thinking of getting a trailer myself and this is a great learning video.

Yes. And a fridge, water heater, outdoor shower. It's kind of overkill if you ask me.

Very nice video, helpful and to the point, with personal touch. good job

So helpful! Thank you, John and team!

thanks Was always interested in this method of camping. appreciate the candour.

Nice rig. Hope you enjoy it.

It's great for some of the 4X4 adventures I take.

Great walk around video man, thank you for posting!

If you are watching this video and own a Coleman/Fleetwood unit this video has one MAJOR mistake. You never set the stabilizers before you raise the roof on Coleman/Fleetwood units. Roof Up, Jacks down. Jacks up, Roof Down.

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

Great video!! Technically, on Coleman pups, the roof should be cranked up before putting the stabilizers down. The stabilizers should also never be used to level the camper. They are not designed to hold the weight of the camper, only to stop some of the camper movement.

Thank you, just bought my first and this was a help.

Actually the lifters may not have gotten enough lubrication. On my 1986 starcraft nova 24 the lifters were seized up. That stops the lifter brake and will cause the roof to fall down when you let go of the crank. Hope this was helpful. -cheers mitch

Awesome video thanks for the clear explanation!

Thanks so much for posting. We have been on the look out for a tent camper, used of course. But when you buy used you may not, make that probably won't, get all the instructions. Can you maybe go into detail bout how to inspect/ what to look for in a used one? What repairs are really expensive, cheap, common, hidden, etc.

Thanks. We call it "feeding the mosquitos!" Yes of course I have. : )

Great video, very informative and humorous!

Thanks for the video. My husband and I found it informing and funny......

Just an idea, but maybe a vid on how to install a reese hitch, safe towing. You know, that stuff you probably know so well that you take it for granted. Just throwing it out there.

Thank you very much! You're most kind!

Thank you for the great video. I'm planning to get a 1976 Apache hard shelled walls, any recommendations on that?

Did you redo the ABS top? If so, do you recommend removing old cracked ABS and coating with bed liner materials?

I always wanted to know how to do that. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. That girl looks just like my sister's best friend. Weird!

AWSOME VID, I JUST PICKED UP A USED 96 COLEMAN

if you don't use jacks what does get used for leveling been years since I had a camper but am going back to one. thanks for your video helped a lot and saved me a lot of aggravation that I had with my other one. good job

thank you fouund this very informative and loved the humor.

awesome I always wondered how tent / trailors go up!

Hey Brian, good vid... Just a lil comment though, the little plastic hooks that you said to just clip on the roof latches or a screw or something... There's a plastic thing under da bed and that's where that one goes, it looks like a hook. You might have already figured that out. I have a Sedona and I still like looking at these vids because I sometimes learn something new. P.S. I always put my cranking and lug/jack tool away after I popped it up, 2 reasons- 1. never misplaced or lost 2. kids or dumb adults messing around taking/stealing them. Again great vid!!

Right on!

Love the video and love the T shirt. Go cougs!

thanks for the video. We were just gifted a 1996 that is in great shape. What year is this one?

first time seeing trailer like that but Really nice one you got my dear friend

They're winning right now against the Aggies

Thanks!

Great vid mate, much appreciated.

Well I did enjoy the trailer,trailer video !! Have you ever been camping up in Canada ?

That's a great idea!

Thanks

Great video, funny as well!

Thank you this was very very helpful ;)

Thanks for the idea!

Very useful thank you and very funny man x

Oh BTW best pop up video!

It's just quiet. Like watching paint dry or grass growing.

lol You're pretty sharp!

Love the shirt! Go cougars!

EXELENTE VIDEO, MUY CLARITO, MUY EXPLICATIVO, PODRAS HACER UN VIDEO EXPLICANDO EL CIERRE?, PARA VER COMO DOBLAS LAS LONAS DE LOS ROOM, SOY DE ARGENTINA Y TENGO UN DESTINY CEDAR, SALUDOS Y FELICITACIONES

Thanks this very helpful.

would like to see video on hooking up and cleaning gray and black watet.

Brian - you must have been reading my mind - I've been thinking about buying a used tent trailer! Great video and thanks for all your info. I have to ask about what you're doing in Chicago - Did you move? Weren't you in Colorado at one point? I was born in Chicago but grew up in sunny California. Go Cubs! :)

I hear ya man..Good idea!

very helpful video. 2 thumbs up!!!!

Great video Brian! Also, is that an air conditioner for your shop? Very "cool"... And those mountains in the background are amazing!

another great video. you are a good looking guy.

Listen to your wife. She has good camping acumen.

Great vid !

Yeah I was wondering wtf about that too. I'm about to move to Chicago. Crazy city =)

As they say if the trailer is rocking dont come knocking.

what is the camper brand ? :)

Says hes from Chicago but the mountains in the background prove different lol

somehow I managed to fall out of one of those before. I'm not all that tall only 5'7" but still. no idea how it happened

The two whole people that didn't like this video didn't like the sirens. Dang sirens.

Hey brian i know this a old vid but wanted know how much this trailers weighs, and is it possible for to put this trailer on its side for storage purposes ..... Does it have a study side to it or will it crush if u put on its side

Go Cougs! #BYU ........oh and thanks for the instructional vid.

Have you ever washed the canvas ?

Nice and cool

I like your chanle