@carmen_snyman: We thought the cable had snapped and honestly, our hearts sank. Because being stuck at a campsite with two kids and a camper that won’t pop up is NOT the camping experience we signed up for 😂 Turns out, thankfully, the cable hadn’t snapped at all, it had just unthreaded from the crank. A quick fix and we were back in business. But you better believe that tent is staying in the car 😂 Pop-up camper owners… has this ever happened to you?
my brother's cable snapped while lifting it for the first time before a 2 week trip 😭 thankfully I was able to help him replace the cable 2 days before his trip! was a fun experience
2026-08-19 02:26:09
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drglinski :
did u unlatch the roof first?
2026-08-20 20:55:20
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🇺🇸T-Bone🇺🇸 :
I had to completely rebuild the lift mech on our 1970 Apache. Such a delicate thing.
2026-08-23 01:33:17
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PaleoJon :
My parents had a camper when I was growing up. Camping with them was driving to the site then the 2-3 hours of horror to get it set up for them to tell us to sleep outside in a tent. After all that work it was just another tent on wheels. I vowed never to subject my children to that and just got a real camper
2026-08-22 14:13:34
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Jen :
My cable snapped last summer. Repaired it. And then it snapped again 2 days into a 9 night trip this summer. Thankfully I always pack extra metal tarp poles and used those to prop up the roof. Replaced the entire cable system after
2026-08-22 23:05:16
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golfnutt08 :
our opening punch list had the words UNHOOK LATCHES in yellow highlighter
2026-08-25 11:07:45
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Han :
Haha this happened to us… 8 hours away from home. Drained battery on our camper. We finally got it working but the switches are now reversed
2026-08-23 01:38:35
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Dalton :
love my pop up
2026-08-21 02:05:28
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The Outlaw Josey Wales :
sure did. while camping. with 3 dogs. campground put us in a cabin because we were at a family reunion states away from home. we got it fixed when we got back and sold the B the next week. love pop ups but never again.
2026-08-23 19:18:06
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Sarah Williams Artwork :
Our slide out wouldn’t slide this weekend 😳 so we’re making the best of a tight situation, then it’s off to get fixed 😂 always something!
2026-08-23 13:14:21
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Caitlyn 🥀 :
What’s the worst is forgetting the crank and you’re in the middle of NOWHERE!! Had to spend $500 on a hotel an hour away 🙃
2026-08-23 04:24:21
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LAZERBEANZ :
I love pop ups so much 😅
2026-08-22 21:57:20
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Daniboi85 :
When I got my pop up I cut wooden 1 X 2 slits for each post just in case a cable snapped. Granted my pop up is 46 years old but still
2026-08-21 20:12:36
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kurds :
sleep in car
2026-08-20 22:03:02
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Mike Justmike :
we had cables break on us before. We swithed to a Hybrid.
2026-08-24 09:49:01
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Breanna Hughes :
Love discovering your TikTok! We live in Peachland with two young boys and are thinking of getting a pop up
2026-08-23 04:29:28
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Danny Boy 🇨🇦 :
Had ours make it all the way up then the cable pulled out of the cable clamp. Couldn’t fix that on the spot. Went to the nearest hardware store for some 2x4s and had other campers help prop it up. 🤦🏻♂️
2026-08-21 05:07:37
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BigFatCubby :
Camper was just reminder you how grateful you should be to have a bed 🤣🤣🤣
2026-08-20 22:42:04
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joseph reidinger :
😂
2026-08-22 12:07:15
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