{"id":658,"date":"2015-05-07T18:04:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T18:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iowabiker.com\/?p=658"},"modified":"2025-01-19T01:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T01:28:31","slug":"aspen-sentry-campertrailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.iowabiker.com\/?p=658","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Sentry Camper\/Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

With multiple camping possibilities coming up this year, the biggest being Sturgis in August (already reserved our spot!), the wife and I \u00a0made the decision to purchase a camper trailer. I originally wanted a Bunkhouse<\/a>, but found their Sales staff to be spectacularly unhelpful. I even looked for a used Bunkhouse and bought one on eBay, but had problems with the seller and ended up not getting it.<\/p>\n

I was getting a bit frustrated with the whole idea. I wasn’t\u00a0keen on many of the other camper\/trailers out there. There aren’t many that meet my personal requirements: I wanted a queen-sized bed, a set up of under 2 minutes, a cooler rack, the option to use an air conditioner without having to cut and sew the tent itself, and I wanted a lot of internal storage. One afternoon when I was browsing motorcycle forums someone mentioned the Aspen Sentry<\/a>. The Sentry\u00a0is essentially the Bunkhouse with a few minor changes, most importantly the poles are on the inside.<\/em>\u00a0I pondered on the purchase for a while, but then they announced they had a material price increase on the horizon and the trailer prices were going up $1000 on April 1st. I managed to get my order in on March 31st. I went with a black trailer body with a black cover. The tent itself is orange and black. Mine will look very similar to this:<\/p>\n

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As you can imagine, they were swamped with sales due to the impending price increase so I agreed to a 6 week build time instead of the usual 4. I am making my pick up on May 9th, which is 2 days from now. This means we’ll have it in time for the 100 Mile Ride campout on May 16th and the Legacy Ride campout the week after.<\/p>\n

My original plan was to go down and back to El Paso Illinois where the camper is in one day. It’s roughly 600 miles round trip. But every day I looked at the predicted weather, it got worse and worse. This morning I talked it over with the wife and decided I’d take the day off work and get a hotel room in El Paso for the 8th. I did this for a few reasons:<\/p>\n

– 600 miles in the wind\/rain can be done, but it takes a physical toll. I didn’t want to take a chance on being exhausted from 300 hard miles before I even got there.<\/p>\n

– I’ve never pulled a trailer before. I didn’t want to have to learn how on the way home while being exhausted. I want my body and brain to be rested and fully alert.<\/p>\n

Once I knew I was going to be staying overnight in El Paso, I remembered that McLean IL is somewhere in the general vicinity. I checked the map and it’s just 40 minutes down the road. This is important because McLean is home to a playable arcade museum<\/a>. I’ve been there before once with friends and it is an amazing place. I got to play so many games I had only read about. It was a great time, but we only had a few hours there. Tomorrow I should get at least double that if I want.<\/p>\n

I’m looking forward to the trip. I’ll upload some pics next week.<\/p>\n

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With multiple camping possibilities coming up this year, the biggest being Sturgis in August (already reserved our spot!), the wife and I \u00a0made the decision to purchase a camper trailer. I originally wanted a Bunkhouse, but found their Sales staff to be spectacularly unhelpful. I even looked for a used Bunkhouse and bought one on… <\/p>\n

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