Vintage RVing: Campers and Camper Life Back In The Day
This is a great video on campers and camper life back in 1937 It is amazing how much Campers and RVs have evolved over the years. But the overwhelming feeling of hitting the road and exploring new horizons still is very well engraved in our DNA. Nowadays we have great innovations like solar panels, energy […]
Getting Your Bicycle Ready For Spring
Springtime is almost here! Spring is the perfect time for outdoor fun and exercise. What better way to enjoy the great outdoors than with a bicycle. Before hitting the trails, or attaching it to your camper right away you might want to follow these simple steps: Clean your bicycle Your bike has probably been […]
Camper Humor: Extreme Motorhome Racing
What happens when you have to much time in your hands. And you have fans that expect you to come up with something fresh? Well you come up with things like motor-home racing. This one of a kind race was held at Essex Raceway. For this race I would have loved to have a Phoenix […]
Boondocking and Urban Camping Tips
This clip gives great tips on Boondocking and Urban Camping. Some of the things discussed in this video are: – How to know when your camper is leveled – Look at parking signs for possible restrictions – Use a compass to park, to use or avoid sunlight – Consider street lamps, they might save you […]
Service Job: Phoenix Custom Pop Up Camper on a Toyota Tacoma
This is our most recent job, we redid the camper on this Toyota Tacoma inside and out. Exterior Paint: One of the key things in this project was to have the paint of the camper match the truck’s original paint. So we had a special paint mixed, and applied it to the camper. Now the […]
Full time Boondocking: Thanks to solar power and using it wisely
In this video we follow these two full time boondockers, and they reveal how they are able to live out in the country without having to connect to external power or sewers. With the use of modern technology like solar power, and other energy efficient devices you can live “unplugged” in the middle of nature. […]
Update from Guatemala: Neli’s Big Overlanding Adventure
Phoenix Pop Up is proud & excited to follow Victoria, Jason and their dog Neli overlanding from California to Mexico and now Central America. Their adventure began Oct 8th 2013 when they left left Venice Beach. This is the story as told by Neli, and that’s what makes this overlanding expedition so different, the narrative is from […]
Project Campers: Extreme Off-Road Camper
This camper was created for extreme off-road camping, specially in the desert. It can keep two people self sufficient for two months. It is incredible to the see the extremes some people go to in order to see their creation fulfilled. Do you have any one of a kind project camper? Or would you like […]
Getting Your Camper Ready for Spring
Spring is coming and it is time to get your camper ready for all the action! Follow these simple steps and you will be set to hit the open road and enjoy your camper as it was intended. 1. Check Exterior Water leaks are the biggest problems that are found after the winter months. […]
Beautiful Minimalistic School Bus Camper
Architecture student Hank Butitta was sick of drafting imaginary buildings in studio courses destined never to be built, and sought (with help from his younger brother Vince) to steer his education in a more hands-on direction. For his final thesis project at the University of Minnesota, Hank bought […]