Usually 45 minutes to an hour. I wipe down EVERYTHING before we leave. Stakes, poles, hoses, cords. I have a rag bag I keep in my storage for nothing more than breakdown. DF does the bed stripping, we fold em up together. She cleans the bathroom, I'm straightening up outside last 2 things in are the patio mat and the bikes. Dump and hit the road. Same deal, at home - laundry is already in hampers in the trailer, hampers go in, bedding goes in, perishables go in, camper floor gets swept and mopped, woodwork gets wiped down and polished, bedding and clothes get reloaded, we're ready to go!
Typical is about an hour to leave with about an hour finish up at home. The work at home consists of unloading clothes and towels, cleaning out the fridge, sweeping and mopping the floor. I don't bother cleaning the floor when I break camp since it'll just get tracked back up at home.
I have hit the road in under thirty minutes before.
I don't get lost, I investigate alternative destinations.
See a guy in the campground with a telescope, that may be me.
2001 Dodge 2500 Cummins HO six speed.
2002 Springdale 286 RLDS TT
If we are just passing through we can be gone in five minutes, just take the cover off of the windshield and roll. If we are fully set up it's usually somewhere between one and two hours to stow everything and clean up the area.
We broke camp 3 separate times on this trip, the last time being a campground in the Mammoth Lakes area this morning, and I'd say we averaged an hour to an hour and 15 minutes. The DW handles the inside and I handle the outside. She backs up the truck while I spot her. I hook it up and we're on the road!
Randy
2008 Toyota Tundra
2006 Antiga 21SSO
2005 Rescue Shelter Pound Puppy Shep. Mix
1950's Something Sweetheart of a Fisherwoman Wife
It usually takes us about 3 hrs. My DW seems to add more stuff every year. With 4 grandkids the list of stuff we bring is considerable. We always camp at the lake and you have a lot of flotes and stuff to get the air out of. We usually have my pickup full plus a 5x8 trailer that my wife pulls. My 3 grown children are with us most of the time to. Below is a pictue of our tipical campout except now we have the 23B and my youngest son has our old Rockwood. We usually have a lot of toys to cleanup. I try to keep everything neat but with 4 little one under the age of 10 It gets quite tiring. If it was just DW and I, I think I could be out in 1 hr.
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Anthony & Margie Powell
Sherman,Tx.
2001 Jayco Kiwi 23B
2000 Chevy Silvarado
Old
1995 Rockwood Freedom 2280
2000 Chevy Blazer
Deal with it at camp, no matter how long it takes. It'll save you time! Having to unload it all again when you get home so you can clean it or organize it means you double the time you have to spend on it. Do it both ways and time each one. You'll see.
Besides, when you get home, wouldn't you rather drink a "frosty beverage" than reload the HTT? I know I would. (and I don't drink "frosty beverages" unless of the soft drink variety!).
2008 Aerolite Cub 23TT Unmodded as of yet!
2008 Chevy Silverado 1500 LT1 4x4
5.3l V8, HD tow package, Z-71 suspension, FlexFuel
Days camped 2008: 32
We put our rig away just like it was when we left home, ready to go out again. I don't want to do it when I get home! 2 - 3 hours depending on how much stuff we brought and how long we stayed. Bikes, easy-up, canoe, portable tables, grill, camping mat and then we always take showers before we close up and hook-up.
I figure it takes a couple of hours. We start packing up the night before, taking the awning down, putting duffle bags in TV, since it it just us two we take down the other bunk. Still there is the other stuff you have to do the day of breaking camp. I handle the outside and the wife handles the inside....the dog sits and watches. We usually leave it ready for the next trip.
Jim & Kathy
2007 Chevy Tahoe
2008 FR Surveyor 233T
When we had our Orbit HTT, we managed to get the time down to an average 30 minutes, including dumping (if no lines, we rarely use full hook up sites) We would clean and organize daily. The night before, I would hitch up the TV and mirrors, disconnect the water and add enough in the fresh water tank to use it that night and the next day.We would get up in the AM, wipe down the bunks, fold them up and put all the stuff in our firewood tote that would have to get taken out at home. We would have time to relax a bit before we pull out. When we got home, we would pull out the tote, empty the fridge and take out the dirty laundry. With 4 of us it would take about 15 minutes at home to unload and park the HTT. Of course with rain, it would take more time to dry things out. One thing that saves time for us is when I cook, I cook everything. A day or two before the end of the trip I will cook the hot dogs, burgers, bacon, scrambled eggs etc and put them in the fridge. the morning we leave, it is just heat and eat or make sandwiches and eat on the road... that saves us the most time.
Don't like the view?? Then change it and Go Camping
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