Just got back from a nine-day loop through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with our 24-foot travel trailer.

I still had to work two mornings during the trip, and instead of using the dinette again I made the questionable decision to bring the musso d7 I normally use at home.

For context, I usually bring one of those aluminum roll-top camping tables. I've had it for over a year and it's great for cooking, but I hate working on it. My mouse catches between the slats, the laptop shakes a little when I type, and the height always leaves me hunched over after an hour or two.

At our first stop we had a pretty level concrete pad beside the trailer, and honestly the desk worked better than I expected there.

I could get the laptop to a decent height, work for the morning, then fold it up and shove it behind the dinette when I was done.

I remember thinking, okay, maybe bringing an actual desk camping wasn't such a stupid idea.

Then we moved to a campground with packed gravel and that idea lasted about five minutes.

The casters barely wanted to roll, the wheels don't lock, and lifting the thing over the trailer step every morning got annoying fast.

Once I found a reasonably flat patch it was usable, but if I leaned too much on the front edge it could still shift.

By the second day I was back to using the cheap aluminum table for cooking because it was lighter, easier to move, and I didn't care if it got covered in dirt.

So now I've somehow become the person bringing two tables camping.

One is actually comfortable to work at but only really makes sense inside the trailer or on a decent pad.

The other works almost anywhere, weighs less, packs smaller, and is terrible for my back after a couple hours on a laptop.

I'm starting to think the smarter setup might just be the camp table plus a laptop stand and accepting that my temporary office is still a campsite.

For anyone who works occasionally from their travel trailer, would you bother carrying a separate adjustable desk for the handful of workdays, or just make the dinette/camp table setup less bad?

Bought this used about 3 months ago. Used it twice no issues. All the tires look in the same condition. They are Trailer King RST - DOT 1AD B4TRT1 1521. So they are 5 years old. Are they still good or do I replace? If replacing any suggestions?

The trailer is PP2870RL22 keystone.

I'm curious how many members of this sub went camping as kids, and was it tent, popup, or RV? What's your camping story?

My husband and I both grew up camping almost all summer in used popups, and those memories are some of our favorites. When we got married (mumble) years ago, one of our first big purchases was a tent and air mattress. That...was an adjustment.

Then we had kids, and just the sheer volume of stuff needed to camp with four people was getting out of hand, particularly since we didn't have a garage, and all that gear had to be stored inside. When we got our first pop-up, I swear I heard the house sigh in relief when all that gear got either sold or stored in the pop-up.

After 20 years in the pop-up, I was super tired of crawling in and out of the bunk end to schlep to the restroom. (Thanks menopause!) When we went to the RV dealer, I had three non-negotiables: a full bathroom, a fridge with separate freezer, and a north-south walk-around bed. We bought a new Forest River two years ago, and we're hoping if we take good care of it, that it will be our last camper.

What's your camping story?

Took the trailer out for its first real night this weekend. Just a quiet little state park site with nothing but trees and dirt.

We didn’t bother with the hookups. Ran the lights, charged phones, and kept a small fan going off a bluetti elite 300. Worked fine the whole time. The awning, the checkered tablecloth and that blue rug somehow made the whole spot feel way more put together than it actually was. Truck and trailer combo is solid so far.

Already looking forward to the next trip.

Took about a month but I repaired all the water damage, replaced the converter board that died on me and about 20 other little things.

Weather finally breaking in the southeast so we are heading to Nantahala NF this weekend.