Argonaut20
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- May 24, 2009
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Time to take the Bobcat out for a trial run. We wanted to see how it would work and how the dog would adapt. Would the dinette work out the way we wanted? Would the refrigerator be a PITA to light? How would the air bags do on mountain roads? Will the Dow Jones go up?
Top deployed, dog on leash ready for great out of doors. No jacks.
Obligatory single shot of just the camper lookin' good.
Dinette in use with dog inside camper.
I know there are no huge boulders that show I have 4 wheeled to this spot, and in fact this is a parking area in a National Forest Campground in the Gila National Forest. Be that as it may, the trip was successful. The dog learned how to climb up the steps and get into the camper. 80 pounds of dog is more than I want to lift, so this means he can go with us when we camp. Success #1.
The refrigerator worked wonderfully well. Good to chill down on 120V at home, good to stay chilled on 12V when in motion, easy to light when parked and on propane. I've always had good luck with Dometic and this one is no different. Success #2.
I used Air Lift bags as I have used them before and had no trouble with them. Here, they stiffened up the rear suspension, leveled out the rig, and did well in general. Success #3
Last, but certainly not least, the dinette. We feel like it does everything we wanted, and does it well. The table is large enough for meals, solitaire, laptop, whatever. We could move around even with the dog inside and he could lie down without being in the way too much. Face it, the Bobcat is a small camper so floor space is at a premium. A smaller dog would help, but this is what we got. Success #4
Thanks to Marty and Jeff and the crew. It's lookin' good.



I know there are no huge boulders that show I have 4 wheeled to this spot, and in fact this is a parking area in a National Forest Campground in the Gila National Forest. Be that as it may, the trip was successful. The dog learned how to climb up the steps and get into the camper. 80 pounds of dog is more than I want to lift, so this means he can go with us when we camp. Success #1.
The refrigerator worked wonderfully well. Good to chill down on 120V at home, good to stay chilled on 12V when in motion, easy to light when parked and on propane. I've always had good luck with Dometic and this one is no different. Success #2.
I used Air Lift bags as I have used them before and had no trouble with them. Here, they stiffened up the rear suspension, leveled out the rig, and did well in general. Success #3
Last, but certainly not least, the dinette. We feel like it does everything we wanted, and does it well. The table is large enough for meals, solitaire, laptop, whatever. We could move around even with the dog inside and he could lie down without being in the way too much. Face it, the Bobcat is a small camper so floor space is at a premium. A smaller dog would help, but this is what we got. Success #4
Thanks to Marty and Jeff and the crew. It's lookin' good.