^^I'd go with good used over a project if you can swing it. There's a lot to be said for instant usefullnesss, and you'll have plenty of maintenance/issues to deal with either way.
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Just made an appointment to flip the axlesand weld on longer/stronger scissor jacks. Getting excited for my April spring break trip!
TBH and having been there done that, I wouldn't even entertain the idea of a "needs work". These things are so cheaply built that "needs work" often becomes needs to be rebuilt.
When I rebuilt our last camper, I ended up ripping out the dinette entirely and going with an open floor plan. Figured a table that folded up from the wall + folding camp chairs meant we could have that space free when we wanted and have a table when we wanted. It felt much more spacious and pupper friendly with that configuration.
What's the stronger piece of it? None of the stabilizer jacks should see more than a couple of hundred pounds of loading.
We are going to the RV show again this year (this weekend) now that we have a better idea of what we would actually use. I refuse to buy new knowing we can get a barely used one for a steep discount. The only dinette I have seen that we like it the u shaped ones on the end, otherwise it seems like wasted space.
Problem is it really will just be the two of us and the pooch 99% of the time, so we don't need bunks, or convertible sofa, or additional sleeping spaces. I want as much usable space as possible, but I don't need a monster.
My BIL and sister got out in theirs this weekend. This thing is ridiculous.
Pretty much why we bought a used truck camper off Craigs List. Its just me and the wife plus the dogs. Why a truck camper? we owned a F350, I hate towing and anyplace i can park the truck = we are camped. It has a queen sized bed, fridge and freezer, range oven and microwave, AC and furnace, toilet shower and sink. dinette and no slide outs. 200 watts of Solar Panels and a Honda 2000 generator After 9 years and tens of thousands of miles we still see no need for anything else
rocky mountain fourwheel campers....you can order a bare shell if you like...
that is a few dollarydoos
campers like that....the old land rover series dormobile campers....the land cruiser campers.....neat but i think would be cramped....
Decent storage space? That was the issue I we faced when figuring out which direction we wanted to go, it didn't seem like the slide-ins had enough space to carry 2 people and 3 dogs worth of shit for 6+ months.
Plus those Earthroamer Jeeps were notorious for leaking. If you find those cool, take a gander at this thread (http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/51254-EarthRoamer-XV-JP-quot-Northwest-Edition-quot). It has it all, meteoric highs, the lowest of lows, tragedy, heartbreak, and redemption. Been following for a few years now and it's amazing to see how much one vehicle can go through.
Damn...Just remembered I wanted to go to the local one this past weekend...
TCs have lots of wasted space that you can use. Next to our bed you could build a nice storage cabinet. over the dinette in our we have a huge cabinet that I need to add some partitions to to make it more storage friendly. We use the shower in the dry bath for waders, boots and wetsuits when not showering. The roof rack can hold a roof box plus two kayaks. Some guys have mounted fishing rod holders on the inside ceiling. I have bike racks mounted to the roof ladder.
How come no one buys a truck bed trailer and puts a camper like Erics on it? Cheap tow behind right?
top heavy 4600 pound load. it gets done but with flatbed 2 axle trailer with a goose neck or 5th wheel hitch not a bumper pull
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If I rip the dinette out and put in a couch, this one is about perfect. The ability to get into bed from either side is huge.
I know a guy that did that so he could tow his snowmobile on his cross country trip. It looked real redneck, I will see if I can dig up a picture.
Good Ole redneck ingenuity.
Sled in truck bed, then hook up the trailer after loading it?!
TC Fridge is acting up. Norcold 641.3 It cools fine on propane not so well on AC. I ran the diagnostic display and it appears that the AC relay is stuck. New control board will run about $130
I have the opposite. Fridge freezes everything on AC, it is 50 degrees on propane. Any thoughts?
what brand/model?
Not sure...Camper is in storage.
Bad control board.
At that point why not a legit class 8 tow vehicle?
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Maybe he can't get a CDL...
Having to have a CDL to tow your camper seems kind of faulty.....
If he’s over 26k combined then doesn’t he need one technically regardless?
Heh. Fixed. I blame Apple.this?
Welcome to California...
Murica.
Lame on every possible level. Terminal bro dentistry.
Went to the RV show, saw some cool crap, but nothing major. There were 3 (2 in budget, 1 a little crazy) we were really interested in, but the one I really want to see in person wasn't there. The murphy bed while cool in concept isn't the best idea, or at least the execution is lacking. But it's looking like a 20ish in a light form factor is the most likely option.
Jayco Jayflight 212qbw is the current front runner.
Jayco Jayflight 212qbw is the current front runner.
