Travel Trailer Camping - Suggestions?
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My concern is dropping $10,000 on something as a 'first timer' to it, and then end up not using it as much as expected.
Getting into Scooters was such a low price of entry, that even if I don't use it as much as I did previously its not like I couldn't get my money back out of it easily enough.
Tent Camping is tremendously enjoyable for us, but with Dogs and a Kid on the way its time to step up, Just fearful of that kind of price of entry.
Its not so much a matter of uncertainty, it's the "It's something new to me and I don't want to loose my ass on it". All my automotive endevours are rather safe because I know how much I can get back out of cars/trucks/parts/etc, with Travel Trailers, their prices just seem to free-fall, so I don't really know what the 'sweet spot' is so to speak.
Even if we don't make tremendous use of it, I just don't want to regret the purchase by finding out I could have had the same experience for a fraction of the cost going used with a different brand for example.
I was actually just on some websites looking at rentals thinking about that exact approach.
Yea; I'm not in any rush, just started poking around today and was curious who all on here was knowledgeable on the topic.
hell if [MENTION=111]OffshoreDrilling[/MENTION] can rebuild his yacht in a parking lot. pick up a cheap rig and fix it up as needed. cant be any worse than normal wood rot, and fiberglass and rehabing in the inside seems simple enough. my budget is $4k for the exact parameters you've set. I've been looking at hybrids tho
My neighbor is selling a really nice travel trailer it is pretty big but he just wants out of it to make room for a new toy he paid around 30k for it new it's an 08' only been used a hand full of times when he used to travel and work pipeline, I believe he's asking 9k I just looked it up on nada for him yesterday it books for 11-13k depending on the shape, but it is a 28-29' if I remember right
keep yo kids mobile.
my buddy swears by this "motto"
took his 4 kids, ages 3, 6, 8, 10 on a 2 and a half week road trip to san diego and back last year in his 29' long rv... says it was one of the best times of his life.
toyhauleroffroadtiregoodness.
Before you purchase, inspect the roof, carefully. Look for soft spots and dry rot. Small tears in roof can be repaired with adhesive. Also look for vinyl siding that has come unlaminated from the side of the trailer. This indicates either a leak or a past leak and could be rotted interior walls in that location. Its hard to spot bad interior walls as most trailers are wall papered and cover the issue.
Same here, but the little bastards are ridiculously priced when you start adding options to them....
I mostly look at them because my Escape cant tow too much weight but most teardrops are just over 1,000 pounds.
I think we'd like 'facilities', which rules out pop-ups, and the explorer can handle the weight of something larger. I don't see being without a decent sized truck/SUV again to be honest, it's been a god send for the dogs and working on the house.
All the 'RV' shows seem to have only been super early spring sadly.
All the 'RV' shows seem to have only been super early spring sadly.
because fuck property taxes?I know the 1% aren't rolling around in RV's, no matter how nice.
agree to disagree on that one.
household making 450k and up is top 1% iirc...
those people can definitely be seen buying stuff like this
https://www.rvtrader.com/Prevost-Fo...evost|765320335&sort=featured:asc&radius=150&
because fuck property taxes?
real answer is because baby boomers.
retiring and being like fuggit gonna see the US
I've noticed that the options on Craigslist were all over the place for the same general thing, which gives me the impression that it's a hot market right now where private parties are swinging all over the place.
Like I was saying, I'm not in a rush, just wanting to learn so I don't get screwed or do something stupid.
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