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chops1sc
Explorer II
Jul 13, 2015

Hello from South Carolina!

My parents recently decided to give my wife and I their 1995 Coachmen Catalina 23' 5th wheel camper! We were thinking about buying a camper and they told us they wanted to downsize and that they knew that wouldn't hardly get anything for it if they sold it. So here we are with our "new" camper!



My dad included the hitch in the deal, all I had to do was buy a set of rails. I got a custom installation kit from etrailer for $300 and installed it myself.



My truck is a 2011 Silverado 1500 LTZ Crew Cab with the "HD trailering package" that boosts the max trailer weight to 9,600lbs. The camper lists at 5,810lbs. I hope the truck will be able to pull it without issues.

We are looking forward to going camping!
  • Congratulations, It looks like it is well kept and will give you many miles of camping adventures. What a great gift.
  • Ah parents aren't they the Greatest!
    Hope you have many good times with it.
  • Awesome! Good deal. My bride had never camped before. Shortly after we married my parents decided to sell their old class C. Before they sold it we borrowed it for a trip down to Florida to visit an old friend, visit Disneyworld and get out of DC over the winter.

    The wife ended up having a good time and we bought a used camper a couple years later and just bought a brand new one this year. Sometimes you just need that little nudge to get started!

    Hope you guys have as much fun camping as we do!
  • How about some interior shots? I love these older TTs. Yours looks very nice and well maintained.
  • Welcome to the forum and congrats!
    That's a neat looking 5er. And, it appears to be in good condition.
    Enjoy your travels.