Sightings thread

Saw a white Hawk on a red 2nd gen Tundra leaving Hillsboro, Oregon Imbrie Fred Meyers parking this afternoon. We waved at each other but I didn’t recognize them.

Paul
 
Within 10 minutes I saw 4 FWC campers go by me in Port Townsend, WA including a nice flatbed. More FWCs than I have ever seen out here in one day.
 
Just had a nice 'sighting' - with talking, too. :) I'm camped in Twin Peaks Campground, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, southern Arizona. I stepped out of my rig and in the campsite across the lane is a FWC! Had a nice chat with Dave from Texas. He's having furnace problems, and I encouraged him to post on WTW.
 
We just returned from a trip. And there is nothing like seeing a FWC or Popup on the road or in a campground. we saw a couple of them in the Grand Canyon area pulling in l very late. They were like ghosts......gone in the am. We saw one down in the skyislands along the Arizona New Mexican border no one around. Nothing like giving a friendly wave to comrades on the road.
 
Here in Twin Peaks Campground, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ sighted today: 2, count 'em TWO, FWC Fleets -- in TWO flavors!
One, a flatbed model on a flatbed Tacoma from Oregon.
The other, a regular Fleet on a regular Tacoma from Arizona.

In the 2+ weeks (between last month and this) that I've been in this campground I've seen more pop-up truck campers AND molded-fiberglass travel trailers (my two families) than I've seen in any campground anywhere.
 
Yet another day of multiple sightings here in Twin Peaks CG, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument:
A FWC Fleet on a Tacoma from Washington
A FWC Hawk on a...truck from California

I chatted with the owners of both rigs. They were already familiar with WTW, so I didn't bother offering them membership at the Moderator's Discount price.
;) :D
 
And the hits just keep on coming here at Twin Peaks CG, OPCNM, Arizona!
Switching it up a bit today to keep things from getting stale:

A small ATC on a small truck...from California, I think. It was a drive-by past my campsite so didn't get a good look. But it had a lot of stickers on the back window and some kind of aero rooftop carrier

An Alaskan camper (!), cabover type, from Colorado.
 
MarkBC said:
A small ATC on a small truck...from California, I think. It was a drive-by past my campsite so didn't get a good look. But it had a lot of stickers on the back window and some kind of aero rooftop carrier
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wasn't us :)
 
Last Sunday morning, 28 February 2021, Julie and I were descending Hanaupah Canyon Road in Death Valley National Park. We had seen the Ford F-150 with a FWC the night before camped about a mile below us. As we approached we watched the theatrics of the top teeter tottering front to back as the occupant was trying to lower the top. "This guy needs some help," the Lady directed to me. I stopped and helped by explaining there was no way the top was coming down with the wind blowing in the back door. For some reason this guy was incredibly nervous. I have never been called "Sir" so many times in my life. As directed, he climbed inside and shut the door, turned the exhaust fan on high blowing out, and lowered the top. I got the latches for him.

"How long have you had your camper?" the Lady asked. "I picked it up four weeks ago," he answered.

 
RIGHT NOW! Here in Palmetto Island State Park, Louisiana: a FWC Hawk on a GMC Sierra with Texas plates. Just a couple of sites away from my campsite.
(I, however, am traveling incognito: my identity as a pop-up camper owner is obscured by my travel trailer.)
 
On Mother’s Day, there was a smooth side Fleet on a full size Silverado parked in front of the Haines, Oregon post office. A nice looking setup.
 
On Thursday I saw a beautiful FWC rig on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (Annapolis, Maryland area). It was coming at me from the opposite direction and we were in heavy traffic so I didn't see much. Truck and flatbed camper appeared to be color-matched in kind of a dark bronze color and looked show-room new.

Nice!

We were headed to Maryland's Eastern Shore for a few days (St. Michaels, Hooper Island, Jane's Island, Crisfield, Deal Island, Pocomoke City, Snow Hill, Berlin, etc).
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Northeast Oregon sighting of the the Wild Peevy and Carol. After years of chatting on WTW and by phone, we finally got to meet. Patrick and Carol are a delight, and that camper is so nice!

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It was finally nice to meet the face to the legend!

Sagebrushs are super nice people. Our short 3-hour chat went by way too fast!!!

The view from his place is very nice, his cell phone images don't show the complete picture.
 
I see pop-up campers (usually FWC, but some probably ATC) almost every time I drive around town here in Bend. Some of these are probably locals, some are probably tourists passing through. I spot 'em so often that I don't report local 'sightings' anymore -- just not special enough.

It was cool to see a couple of them in the campground in Organ Pipe Cactus Nat Mon, back in February, and it was surprising -- and special -- to see one in southern Louisiana in March. Yeah, I still like to report Sightings when way-out and about.
 
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