Picking Up Our Runaway RangeRunner 6x8 Micro Camper and Getting It Ready for Our First Trip

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A 20 week lead time was pushed back to 26 weeks on the Runaway RangeRunner 6x8 micro camper we ordered back in December. We booked a vacation thinking 20 weeks would be plenty of time, but the delay put us in a serious time crunch. We were able to build a bed platform, cut down a queen size memory foam mattress, install a Maxi Trac 8x8 awning, Maxx Haul hitch rack, and we even did a bit of decorating.
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@chrismorrison728 Год назад

Runaway makes a great little unit. I live near Clarksville, TN and I've rented them from How We Roll there in Cleveland on several occasions. I decided I wanted one but didn't want to wait for the long lead time, so I built my own from the trailer up. It was a learning experience but it allowed me to make some design changes not offered by the manufacturer. If I may make a suggestion, you should consider ditching the plastic license plate attachment point, they get brittle over time and break off. You'll make a stop and notice your plate has been lost out on the highway. Enjoyed your video and safe travels.

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

Already replaced it with a diamond plate one. Thanks for the tip though, and thanks for watching.

@travelinman482 Год назад

Craig Gentry Where's your safety glasses, gloves, and mask? You need these things when sanding processed wood.

@rodneyjordan6745 Год назад

@@travelinman482Out of doors, not so much.

@charlesmoman 2 года назад

We really enjoyed our Runaways. Our favorite mod was adding LED lights on the rear of the camper. It makes you SO much safer on the road - especially in heavy rain and at night, Check out this video to see how I did ours. Be safe out there! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tLHHsGfLkII.html

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Awesome, thanks for sharing. We'll check that out.

@diegovamanos6770 2 года назад

@@iamcraiggentry Hi Charles Moman, your adventures and educational videos of your Range Runner, along with some other owners, inspired me to get my Range Runner. I am going to install the extra brake/turn signal lights as shown on your video. I'll let y'all know how it goes.

@Glasscity84 4 месяца назад

Nice job. Happy camping!!

@iamcraiggentry 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@gotlostacres 5 месяцев назад

We did a similar roadtrip from MS over to CA then up across to CO and back down over 30 days. We took the rear seats out of our SUV, built a bed frame and did the same thing for our bed but had storage underneath. BEST trip we’ve ever taken.

@iamcraiggentry 5 месяцев назад

Sounds fun!

@Jay-hr3rh Год назад

We found having the bed lengthwise offers more convenience. You don't have to crawl over the person next to you to go to the bathroom/woods.

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

We preferred the extra room at the front and I don't get up at night.

@Jay-hr3rh Год назад

@@iamcraiggentryWhen you turn 50 years old, that would change. 🤣😂🤣

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

@@Jay-hr3rh I'm almost 43 so I'm trying to get it together.

@rhondalyn100 Год назад

Great vid! Warmed my heart as we picked up our brand new 2018 RangeRunner from How We Roll four years ago and had so much fun building it out. We've been all over the southeast in it; some of the best times of our lives. Great job on your bed platform and, Aspen, you did a sweet job of decorating. Welcome to the Runaway family...We love our Runaway! 🙂

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

Thanks for the warm welcome!

@wil7228 Год назад

Nice rig . Enjoy

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

Thank you, we've been loving it.

@justinshoulta5649 2 года назад

That’s awesome Craig. Nice!!

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Thanks buddy!

@kenbradley4645 2 года назад

Fantastic job. I got mine the same way you did. Someone cancelled they order and I bought it. I placed additional LED stop lights on the back, added a tool box and spare tire. Good luck on your trip.

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Thank you! We're home now, I'm editing our trip video. I hope to post it in the next couple of days.

@DirtyJakTheDustyBean 10 месяцев назад

Great video! We have been starting to talk about doing this as well, love it.

@iamcraiggentry 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@larryparson9609 Год назад

Congrats Happy Trails

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@JavierBlanchardBJJ 2 года назад

Congratulations, awesome video

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Thank you!

@alinatamashevich3354 Год назад

You forgot the washers on the U-brackets, also paint the zinc hardware or switch to stainless hardware. And, cut the excess threads off and file the roughness down.

@diegovamanos6770 2 года назад

Way to go! I am setting my Range Runner now and waiting for the Texas heat to break before I go camping. I did change the license plate holder, swapping out the plastic one for a metal holder, don't want to lose my plate to the highway gods. Have a great time, keep the videos coming.

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Awesome to hear about your camper. Are you going to make some videos for us to watch? We need more Runaway content!

@diegovamanos6770 2 года назад

Yes, I will be making videos. I have a few already in mind: the flooring I installed; the license plate holder; how I will secure the trailer from theft; a tarp I bought, and campfire cooking, plus whatever else pops up.

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

@@diegovamanos6770 awesome, I'll subscribe!

@dylanstreet8566 2 года назад

I like the Vibes bro! Definitely pleasant to watch!

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Thanks homie, I appreciate that!

@markjoost2652 2 года назад

Congratulations, Craig! Nice work. I'm in the beginning stages of building out my "new to me" 2022 RangeRunner. I ordered a queen size trifold mattress, so I believe I will build a pull out slat bed that will function as a couch against the west wall when not in use. It will provide storage underneath and the mattress will turned south to north to unfold into the bed. I have the usual black interlocking 3/4" foam gym pads on the floor. I probably won't have time to make the bed frame before my girlfriend, Renee, and I head out on our first trip in two weeks... North Florida to North Georgia, East Tennessee, and the southern Appalachian mountains, but it will be a blessing nonetheless! Great job on documenting your RU-vid channel, Craig! May all of your adventures be fun and abundantly blessed!

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Thanks Mark!

@travelinman482 Год назад

@Craig Gentry Why did you use 2x6s and not 2x4s? And why not drill some "weight relief holes" into the 2x6s? Wood is a lot heavier than aluminum framing (Extruded 8020).

@rwfrogismyname 2 года назад

Awesome man, out here living the life

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Well, on the two weeks of vacation I get each year.

@Cutman318 Год назад

Cool

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@Jay-hr3rh 2 года назад

Your video helped us on the bedding design. We bought a camper yesterday from XYZ Camping in Pa. We will be driving down from Massachusetts to pick it up in one long ass week from today.

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

That's awesome, congrats! I think I'm going to make a bed specific video and share a little more info on what I did and why I did it that way.

@Jay-hr3rh 2 года назад

@@iamcraiggentry Good stuff 👌

@aycarambas 2 года назад

Woah muchoww buenow!!!

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Thanks!

@crxseth 2 года назад

Nice work! Can't wait to see more of the trip! Almost to 1000 subscribers!

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Thanks! Slowly getting there!

@crxseth 2 года назад

@@iamcraiggentry Money coming soon.

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

@@crxseth wrong. I'm WAY behind on watch time.

@crxseth 2 года назад

@@iamcraiggentry Keep pumping out videos to get your watch time up. One a week.

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

@@crxseth I wish I had that much extra time.

@snotbubbles3276 Год назад

How sweet, unfortunately I think the Runaway has gotten a little pricey for what you get at $7500 base price. You can easily get a cargo trailer that will allow you to stand up in for the same amount of money these days. You seem to definitely have the skill set to do that type of conversion. Safe travels.

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

We ordered ours before the prices went up so we paid right around $7500 with a few options. A cargo trailer will be a lot heavier and Runaway is no longer using any wood in the construction. I compared campers for years and the Runaway just made more sense for us. Rustic Trails might be next, I love those and I've always wanted a teardrop.

@rodneyjordan6745 Год назад

@@iamcraiggentryNot using wood makes no sense.

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

@@rodneyjordan6745 all the people with tiny campers that have rotted would disagree with you.

@rodneyjordan6745 Год назад

@iamcraiggentry There are boats that live in the water 8 months out of the year that are 40 years old that have very little rot. The seams must not be very tight and/or the owners are not taking care of the unit.

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

@@rodneyjordan6745 which is why a composite material is a better option.

@snowcrash395 Год назад

Seems like a perfect plan to set up a 60"X70" shortened queen size bed along an east/west orientation, but I'm concerned the 70.5" isn't long enough. Is it cramped for someone who is over 6' tall?

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

I'm just under 6' tall, I do wish I could stretch out a bit more when relaxing but I curl up a bit when I sleep so it doesn't disturb my sleep at all.

@snowcrash395 Год назад

Luckily for us we're just planning to use Thermarests, east/west first. If that doesn't work, we'll go north/south. Anyway, I'm getting a lot out of your Runaway videos. Thank you.

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

@@snowcrash395 thanks for watching!

@EZPB 2 года назад

🥰

@iamcraiggentry 2 года назад

Thank you!

@rustyharvey3481 Год назад

Wow you did a great job I’m starting to like these runaways very much ? You look tall like me I’m 6.2 Is the trler 8 feet wide 6 long Or 6 wide 8 Long

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

It's 6 wide 8 long. You'd probably have to have spotters and oversize load signs if it was 8 wide. I'm just under 6 feet tall. I wish I could sprawl out a little more but I still prefer the bed East West. If I was your height, I'd probably go North South. I love having this extra space to enter though, and having a seat on the edge of the bed. Thanks for watching!

@rustyharvey3481 Год назад

@@iamcraiggentry appreciate the info Great watch look forward to more vids

@poolman3939 Год назад

How come your selling your runaway Thinking of getting a rouser. Should I rethink that.

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

Not at all! These campers are great! We have some expensive mountain bikes that we're not comfortable with leaving out back on a bike rack so we're going to get a van and lock them up inside. We wanted a van from the start but we're now seeing it as the best option for us.

@sulenedossantoslimaneves9208 Год назад

Faltou o banheiro

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@drhobbs1669 Год назад

You said you waited to you got home to get tags. Did Runaway give you something to make it street legal for your trip home?

@iamcraiggentry Год назад

It probably varies from state to state but I don't think it's 100% necessary here. I bought mine from a dealer, they were out of temporary plates. We didn't have any issues getting it home.