PJ you are one of the most entertaining and informative presenters in the boondocking world. This NuCamp is very well optioned. I like the double door lid for the propane storage.
Needs an articulating removable hitch and a propane heater instead of a electric heater... The blackout shade and screen are an issue from what I've been reading, a full tongue box would be nice extra high!
Love the changes they have made over the years, ours is a 2020 and we recently hit 100k miles on it, anyone on the fence should not hesitate to get one, very well made and great company
Hey PJ I hope you're having a great day? I really like this Tag XL travel trailer.. Is the heater in this propane or electric? This is a super nice an simple travel trailer if you don't need all the balls an whistles! But I know that some people need everything from a full bathroom an kitchen! Lol. I like that you can pull it with most every vehicle out there! There is enough room on the inside to sleep an maybe put a TV in it if it's raining. This TagXL is basically getting back to camping but your off the ground with a hard tent in a way. Thank you PJ for showing us this little travel trailer. Your fan Leonard from North Carolina.
Nice improvements! But I wish NuCamp took their competition more seriously - I recommend a Black Bean to people who want to go off-road. A fully articulating hitch/coupler like a lock & Roll would be a BETTER option then colored LED lights for people that go off road - bent frames are expensive
Crazy to, and camper around that price you can stand up in it, have bathroom and can acess the kitchen from the inside. Even a 13ft scamp or a pop-up camper is less than $15k of this camper.
What’s up with all that electric heaters in small trailers? What I supposed to do with it? You buying small trailer to drag it into bush, not to use at rv parks where you can hook it up. Propane furnance or diesel heater is a must.
Nice video PJ! Question, where does the kitchen sink drain to? If it goes straight to ground, that is equivalent of dumping 24ga. gray water which may not be allowed at most parks I assume?
I'm wondering at NuCamp's decision not to include a propane heater on an off-grid trailer. Maybe it is a safety and space isssue but I would want something unless it was the height of summer. I have a tiny 110 heater that is made for placing near your feet under a desk or such - the low setting does not draw much and even the high setting would run off of the 2000 inverter offered with the second battery. For a tiny space it would be enough to make a difference. Would be interesting to know more about the heater that comes with the trailer and what the energy requirements are. Overall it looks like a pretty sweet little rig. Thanks Princess Craft for sharing what's new!
I put a propex furnace in mine. Mounted it under the rear and built a metal skid plate over it. It's ducted into the hollow wall (where the air conditioner vents are on the side) and it sips gas. No extra moisture. Set the thermostat, go to sleep. Perfect. You can also install a mattress heating pad. They don't use much electricity anymore and for 60W you can have a very toasty bed. The heater that comes with the trailer is 120V, so like the microwave, air conditioner and water heater it needs hookups to function.
Would be nice if the Heater would be propane or Diesel. Also I would enjoy air conditioning to run on batteries and 3000 w inverter for a couple hours to Sleep
@@conniewaite1371 Nope, it doesn't. Everything in this trailer is designed for hookups. Unless they changed things massively, this trailer doesn't have an inverter, so 120V is hookups only. The only thing that works on solar is the fridge and the lights and the water pump on the sink, but neither the AC, the microwave, the heater or the water heater will.
Nice trailer. I read in the description it comes with a "pitched axle". Do you know if they offer a axle-free independent timbren type suspension as a option? Thanks PJ. You always knock it outta the park in these trailer walkthroughs and breakdowns.
NuCamps have a torsion bar suspension with a trailing arm that attaches to the bar with splines and a clamp - just like air-cooled VW's in the '60's. To "pitch" the axle, they simply rotate the attachment - the same way one lifts an old VW chassis on a dune buggy
I accepte your idea and will try. But my main place to travel is in Northern West Canada. Where we get lots of rain and lots of marauding sometimes not so small critters. I use my small trailer basically as a physical deterrent for bears and other thieves (animals). This year we had 2 people killed by a bear while sleeping in a tent. But never in history has a bear attacked people in a trailer. @@Stuff7164
Great trailer, but why would one want absorbent "Black" color if one's camping in the late Spring/Summer/early Autumn Seasons?! Or if one's camping in any desert Southwest regions?
At least they brought the electric cooler back. I have a (custom) black boondock, but a much earlier model. I removed the air conditioner and the microwave - they make absolutely no sense for "boondocking". The heater isn't a cool feature either. Ironically, when you promote a off the grid model, you'd think that the features built into it work off the grid but with exception of the lights and the fridge none of them do. I put 300Ah of Litium batteries into mine, extra solar panels, solar panel connectors for mobile solar panels because normally you'd park the trailer in the shade and just have panels in the sun and I added a propane water heater and a propane furnace to heat the inside. Everything on my trailer works 100% on solar - plus an extra plug on the tongue allows me to hook it up to a DC to DC charger installed in my tow vehicle so I can charge the batteries properly while driving. Personally what I think would be much better for a Boondock model than appliances that all require hookups is a decent axle. Why not offer a Timbren suspension as an extra? I'd take that over an AC that doesn't work when boondocking any day.
Not a fan of the solar as it is. its best power generation would be the entire camper pointing south... but as soon as you open the galley door you pretty much block all solar. with the door open you have essentially a V channel so neither will get full sunlight and you need to keep your door closed most of the time to charge.
I wired external connectors for mobile solar panels. The ones on the trailer are ok while driving, but unless you're in the dab smack middle of Death Valley, you'll always want to park it in the shade anyways. So I just have foldable panels with long cords so I can park in the shade and place the panels in the sun.
@@jenniferstewarts4851 Well, I don't do winter camping in cold areas - I just drive south. But you do have a point on that. Still, the ability to plug in mobile panels is useful either way and they don't depend on whether the galley is open or not.
@@uweschroeder oh i have no quams about that. in fact i prefer having the ability to use AUX inputs. Especially if you are using a hybrid controller with both wind and solar. the space on your trailer or even vehicle is limited for the number of panels, so if you really need power, being able to set out a pair of wind turbines and 4 extra panels optimized for sun. Course massive power setups like that are more common on big unimog rigs running sat coms, direct satellite internet, and sat tv systems. those things often run like 13 KWh power banks
Don't go in an RV park... It's doable, but to be honest, just use a robe, go to the bathroom and take care of everything there. When you're not in an RV park, the squirrels won't mind...
I use an ARB awning (mounted to the Yakima roof rack) with attachable awning room as a change/potty room. It can also be used as a sitting area in bad weather, as it has zip up walls and bug screens.
Best solution would be a covered area over at least one door. But besides that I have to second MeadowLark's solution of a plastic container for the messy shoes.
We just have crocks we place on the fender, but a dollar tree shoebox will do fine too. We also bring $4 entry door mats (rubber) so you can step out without shoes.
I use an ARB awning (mounted to the Yakima roof rack) with attachable awning room as a change/potty room, which is a great place to take off and store your boots for a mud-less entry.
Would be nice to be able to run ac when boondocking. Ac needs to be built to run on lower amps. I like these trailers but, I think they need 360 windows. Like have a glass in the back wall and a window to the back. To have situation awareness. Get rid of galley. People can cook on the firepit or bring a small cook stove.
agreed, i guess you could drag along a generator but i'm with you, I want to be able to use the AC in the summer, especially when in the southwest. A generator is a PITA and I'd rather have that be a secondary option. Let me know if you found any solutions since you posted this. I'm just now in my boondocking trailer search.
Where is the TV ??? ...when you can't eat due to storms at least you could watch the news and a movie. Not even a fricking option... if I want a do it yourself, I will get a TC.
