{"id":2322,"date":"2019-10-15T02:22:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T09:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2019-10-09T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T18:52:53","slug":"4-wheel-camper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/4-wheel-camper\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Wheel Camper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While up north last summer we kept seeing truck campers with tops that popped up like the old Starcraft campers.  We saw them everywhere and they seemed like a great alternative to the heavy rigid &#8216;rolly polly&#8217; ones you seeing weighing down the back of trucks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, we looked at the map (this is becoming a really bad habit) and their manufacturing plant was just outside Sacramento&#8230;that&#8217;s not too far! Let&#8217;s go check them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1405\" data-attachment-id=\"2327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/4-wheel-camper\/z-4-wheel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?fit=2000%2C1405&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1405\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570109672&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000286697247706&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"z-4-Wheel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?fit=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?fit=525%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?fit=525%2C369\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?resize=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?resize=1024%2C719&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Flat bed version which gives a larger living footprint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-attachment-id=\"2328\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/4-wheel-camper\/z-4-wheel-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570109499&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"z-4-Wheel-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-1.jpg?fit=525%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-1.jpg?fit=525%2C295\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2328\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/4-wheel-camper\/z-4-wheel-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570109490&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"z-4-Wheel-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?fit=525%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?fit=525%2C295\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-2.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Inside kitchen area. The fridge is a wee bit small  compared to our ARB fridge, but an inside cooking area sounds luxurious. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-attachment-id=\"2330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/4-wheel-camper\/z-4-wheel-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G935U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570109486&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00833333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"z-4-Wheel-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?fit=525%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?fit=525%2C295\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/z-4-Wheel-3.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Sitting area with table, we don&#8217;t have this in the Wee Rover, it would be nice in the next version. More storage under the seats&#8230;what would I do with all of this storage room?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something to consider for the future. It would be a 4 wheel drive truck which lets us go to the remote places we like, but a separate driving and living space seems a waste?  Too far in the future to think about too much&#8230;back to the Wee Rover!  I can hear Puppy saying &#8216;Let&#8217;s go!!!!!&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"592\" data-attachment-id=\"617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/04\/travel-companions\/puppy-and-buddha\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?fit=1774%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1774,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-T820&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1533069366&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0588235294118&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Puppy and Buddha\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Puppy and Buddha sitting on the front dash.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?fit=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?fit=525%2C592&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?resize=525%2C592\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?resize=908%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 908w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?resize=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?resize=768%2C866&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?w=1774&amp;ssl=1 1774w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Puppy-and-Buddha.jpg?w=1575 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Buddha says patience Puppy&#8230;ohmmmmmmm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While up north last summer we kept seeing truck campers with tops that popped up like the old Starcraft campers. We saw them everywhere and they seemed like a great alternative to the heavy rigid &#8216;rolly polly&#8217; ones you seeing weighing down the back of trucks. So, we looked at the map (this is becoming &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/15\/4-wheel-camper\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;4 Wheel Camper&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[355],"class_list":["post-2322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-4-wheel-camper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ImxW-Bs","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2333,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322\/revisions\/2333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}