I need a trailer to haul all my stuff to NC from WA, and I'm gonna need a place to live once I get there until I go to Iraq. I figure I'll only spend 1-1.5 months in Cherry Point before I leave, so a travel trailer should be pretty liveable for that amount of time.

I don't know much about them, though. What should I look for? What features/configurations/etc should I be looking for in terms of something that I'll inhabit for at least a little while, not just a weekend at a time?

6/11/2008 12:31:13 AM

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/rvs/712285046.html

how about this one?

6/11/2008 12:33:19 AM

all of them are very similar stick and staple construction, so price and the features you need are all that matters. you might consider a toyhauler if you ever think you'll have a bike/4 wheeler to bring along, or it's just be nice to have that door/area for loading stuff.

oh, and make SURE all the systems work fine. also spray/dump water on the roof and see if it leaks anywhere.



[Edited on June 11, 2008 at 12:52 AM. Reason : so when will by dodge be here for delivery? ]

6/11/2008 12:50:52 AM

^^ that looks like a damn good deal

6/11/2008 10:22:07 AM

this is the one i actually meant to link to there (although i like that first one, too)

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/rvs/715054666.html

6/11/2008 7:08:00 PM

you put the idea in my head now, i may get one instead of renting a place for about 6 months until i buy a house, theres a statepark nearby with cheap hookups, ill just keep it and then ill have a place for my parents to stay if they come visit

6/12/2008 10:57:13 AM

^^ that one's a fucking scammer.

Quote :

"See more pictures attached .Look, I 'm now in Birmingham UK, and will be moving here permanently soon, but I am using Clickandpay services so I can sell the camper from this far away. They have it in a storage place in Bismarck ND since I left . They will take care of the shipping , paperwork, and everything else. Also, there's a return policy included. So if you want to buy it, please let me know and I will explain you how Clickandpay works and how we can proceed. Please excuse me for my grammar use, I had a stroke six moths ago and I?m recovering."

6/13/2008 1:32:04 AM

http://bellingham.craigslist.org/rvs/719299551.html


???

how about this one? i don't really know much about these, in terms of what's good and what a good price is.

6/14/2008 2:40:36 AM

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/rvs/728092419.html

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/rvs/725537859.html

any thoughts?

[Edited on June 22, 2008 at 1:33 AM. Reason : asfd]

6/22/2008 1:32:56 AM

yeah, the 97 looks like a decent deal. check for any water damage/leaks on both, especially the older one. these things are a dime a dozen, for your needs don't fret over what to get too much.

[Edited on June 22, 2008 at 1:38 AM. Reason : then you can give it to me to mount on the front half of my trailer. ]

6/22/2008 1:38:11 AM

ha, you're gonna turn that big flatbed hauler into a homebuilt toyhauler?

why do you think the '97 is a better deal? only a few years apart in age, look to be similar, but 20-25% difference in price.

[Edited on June 22, 2008 at 1:44 AM. Reason : asfdad]

6/22/2008 1:43:31 AM

bttt

any more advice?

6/22/2008 10:44:55 PM

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/rvs/742958267.html


waiting on the dude to email me some more pictures...might go pick it up this afternoon.

7/6/2008 3:17:19 PM

We've got a couple that size, I wouldn't pull them with anything less than a 3/4 ton duallie. The old one's usually weigh a metric fuckton too, but if you're just looking for something to cram your stuff in and go, that'll work.

7/6/2008 3:41:48 PM

i have a 3/4 ton, but it's not a duallie. it's a '95 Ram 2500 w/ the V10. 113k miles.

7/6/2008 3:45:54 PM

With electric brakes that'll be fine.

7/6/2008 3:46:32 PM

yeah, i'll have to make do without them today if i go get it, but the trailer will be empty.

i'll get a brake controller installed before the XC drive.

7/6/2008 4:07:04 PM

hmmm, the furnace doesn't work in that trailer. he says it just is a stuck safety gate of some sort in the ducting that keeps the burner from lighting. still, I have to assume that it will need the furnace totally replaced.

if he'll take a low enough price, I'm still game. I don't really know low I should offer him, though.

7/6/2008 9:41:22 PM

^ if he knows what it is then why hasn't he fixed it? sounds shady

7/6/2008 11:38:41 PM

Like I said, I will make an offer based on what it costs to completely replace the furnace...then be pleasantly surprised if I don't have to.

Actually, it's really just a question of my own resale...I'm probably not going to need the furnace.

[Edited on July 7, 2008 at 1:25 AM. Reason : oh, and he said he's just been using an electric space heater when he needed it.]

7/7/2008 1:21:25 AM