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My wife would kill me if I bought this but I like it. I would have to debate changing the colors to match a good zombie eradication command center.
OOOOORrrrrr you could own your very own FEMA trailer
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My wife would kill me if I bought this but I like it. I would have to debate changing the colors to match a good zombie eradication command center.
OOOOORrrrrr you could own your very own FEMA trailer
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Im debating buying about 4-5 of those if I can swing the deal. (FEMA)Originally posted by kbscobravert View Post
They are getting rented for $800-$1000/mos right now up in parts of North Dakota due to the oil boom- very limited housing up there.Comment
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Todd, talk to my father in law. I know he has thought about selling his. You could get an older one but at least everything works in it.Comment
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here is one of the biggest issues with buying used. The majority of Americans that use travel trailers go straight from their home/residence into these travel trailers thinking the same abuse/wear/tear you can do in a home, you can do in a travel trailer and you cannot. From slamming doors, to flopping down on the couch, to shutting drawers, etc they just cant take the same abuse a home can since they are not built as strong to withstand that abuse.
That is why "if" i was trying to buy one, id buy one from an elderly couple that took excellent care of it and go to their place, spend at least an hour there, and get a feel of how well they took care of it.
What i will say though is after months of debating on whether to buy one or not, we will continue to stick to renting them- much better deal for us.
Cons to ownership
monthly payment (most times unless you pay cash)
monthly storage fee (at least $100/month in the metroplex from where I found)
all repair costs (current rate anywhere from $85/hour to $100/hour)
tags and registration
The only real pro to ownership we found was you can grab it and go whenever you wanted and you are the only user so you know it's history and it is taken care of while you owned it which is some peace of mind.
Now, if you switch over to Motorhomes, I do feel some coaches are built with higher quality parts than others. Having owned 5 different motorhomes over the past 19 years, I feel (imo) that Bluebird Wanderlodge makes an excellent coach. Yes, Prevost is superior imo, but that is baller status right there, and we (my fam) are not baller. If you buy a new coach expect to lose 1% per month in value. We are currently looking at 14-16 year old Bluebirds right now as that seems to be the bottom of the depreciation curve for quite a while, but then again, the only real reason we are even considering ownership is my father who has always wanted another coach.
The best thing about renting is you pick it up, all neat/nice/ready to go, use it, then when the last day of rental comes you get your stuff out, drop it off, and bam, no more worries.
Here is one of the best forums on the net in regard to RVing:
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The primary reason we were wanting one was this. I loved the idea of being able to keep it fully stocked minus clothes and perishable food. My father always had one growing up and it made going camping so much easier. Stop at the grocery store on the way home on Friday and grab the food you needed, get home and load it into the trailer, and head out. Same thing with getting to camp. Level it up and you are done. No worries about getting to camp late and setting up in the dark as all we needed to do was level it and we were good for the night. Hell, my parents even kept a good supply of clothes in there so they didn't even need to pack clothing. Just had to wash them and put them back in when we got home.Originally posted by SMKR View Post
Of course, they had room on their property to keep the trailer at home. If We had one now I would have to get it from storage the day before and bring it home, then take it back to storage when done. Just one more PITA.
Ultimately I am glad that we didn't get one, but that is only because I was laid off not long after, and there was no way I could have maintained the payment and storage.
At this point I am going a different way with my camping strategy, but some of the basis are there. I now have a trailer, that once built as i want it, will give some of the same advantages of owning a travel trailer.Comment
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I am considering a car hauler style trailer that can be fitted out.Originally posted by Chili View Post
Last edited by KBScobravert; 10-18-2011, 08:56 AM.Fuck you. We're going to Costco.Comment
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.Fuck you. We're going to Costco.Comment
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My brother in law rents his out. That is about the only good use for one if you aren't constantly going on road trips.Comment
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Not a bad idea... only issue I see with that is sanitation/insurance. My parents did that with their yacht in the carribean.Originally posted by mstng86 View PostComment
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He requires a deposit and asks it be cleaned to a degree. As for insurance, I don't know how he handles that. It is normally local, so he delivers it to the location usually. So that may not be an issue.Originally posted by BajaBob View Post
He has rented it out everytime nascar has come and on other occassions.Comment
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I have seen some pretty cool builds on enclosed utility trailers. I want to say i have browsed a forum dedicated to them, or at least a subforum on another site. Mine will be much more simple based off the pick-up truck bed trailer I picked up recently. When I start making some progress I will probably post a thread about it. It will be a few months before I really start working on it, the goal is to get it to where I want it by next summer. We will still be tent camping but the trailer will be set up for all of the gear storage, and possibly, depending where finances are, a roof top tent mounted to it.Originally posted by kbscobravert View PostComment
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i have a 36' Montana for sale. Tripple slide fireplace queen bed new fridge and plastic still on the carpet.Comment
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This. As long as you buy a good quality trailer to start, you can build the inside to your specification with quality parts and it will last forever. You won't be as roomy, and can get pretty heavy if you don't keep that in consideration, but it's worth it to know you'll have something that won't fall apart or need constant repair.Originally posted by Chili View Post
I thought this shop puts out some pretty good turn key cargo conversions:
They aren't cheap, but they have some pretty cool designs:
I've got a 5x10 that I'm building to haul gear mostly - it's a little small to sleep in but I could in a pinch. I still prefer to setup a tent personally, it's part of the experience.
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