There is a small kitchenette with a cooktop, refrigerator and sink. There is a bed on either end (full on one and queen on the other), a sitting area and table area. It wasn’t exactly what Jamie wanted to pay, but it was closer and we both looked at each other and said let’s do it. She said you really aren’t going to sell that camper to that nice little family?” He said we could thank his wife and he came down on the price a bit more. He said, “I got off the phone and my wife gave me a hard time. Jamie told him he would call him back but within seconds of hanging up the phone, it rang again. He was super nice about it, but only took off a couple of hundred dollars. We discussed the pros and cons and if it had what we needed In a camper.įinally Jamie called the seller to see if the price was negotiable. We sat in a parking lot and talked it over for a bit. I’m pretty big on the gut decision and my gut was telling me that this adorable little camper needed to come home with us. I could just see us in this camper and the wonderful experiences we would have as a family. I’m aware this is crazy emotional, but it felt like we were leaving something behind. There were concerns it might be too small or lack some of the features we were hoping for…so we left.Īs we drove off, I immediately started crying. It all looked good, but he just wasn’t sure about the price or if this was the right camper for us. Jamie spoke with the man selling it for a bit and then did a thorough inspection of everything. I could envision our little family in it. We drove up with the kids and I sat in the car with them while he checked it out. Jamie found our camper on Craigslist about an hour and a half away. The camper would allow us to remain completely self contained.

We also wanted to be able to cook our own meals. We wanted to be able to explore and adventure this summer, but avoid staying in hotels or using public restrooms at campsites. After Covid happened it seemed even more perfect for us. Jamie and I started talking about getting a camper of some sort pre-pandemic.

We named her Mae because we purchased her on a lovely May spring day and she is just so adorable that she needed a sweet, dainty name. She’s the newest addition to our family, a 2006 Starcraft Pop Up Camper.

Starcraft pop up camper