11 or 12 year old camper

I think the excuse was more becouse of camper than the age.
for previous teen years I was using 1972 Prevost conversion.
Have been to several "less than 10 yo" campgrounds.
Never been turned away.

HadEnough wrote:
The only real drawback is many campgrounds.

I have an absolutely beautiful 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 and 2006 Arctic Fox TC.

Both go together perfectly., are spotless, are clean and other than being white, don’t look “old” in any way. Every system on board works and the truck is well maintained.

However, some campgrounds have turned me away upon learning the model year.

So check on your destinations first as well.

Thankfully, I almost never use campgrounds, but it’s an issue to consider.

Of the camper or truck? Either way if They has to ask I would have told them what they needed to hear to get a spot!
But like you, I don’t camp in them kind of places anyway.

I would say if rubber roof was exposed to sun most of its life.
The mentioned 17 years old camper I have, that spend most of its life in "wet" places has rubber roof and the coating is in very good condition. Way better than cabover floor. Caulking require some attention, but the rubber holds pretty well. I still plan to pressure wash it and cover with that $200/bucket new technology stuff from Home Depot.
Mainly becouse the front joint gives me some headaches.

dennych1 wrote:
How many people camping in a 11 or 12 year old camper. Do you think I'm crazy look to purchase one. ?

if it has a rubber roof, yes.
bumpy

Mine is a 1976 Amerigo. Don’t buy or decide dependent on age... but condition.

I have 2 campers - both manufactured in 2001.
One come from wet state and regardless aluminium skeleton, I had to rebuild whole front and reinforce dryrot on the rear.
The other one spend its life in Arizona and the only issue was lack of caulking along slide awning, where water via screw holes enter the wood and that had to be replaced.
That beside some engineering weak points, that had to be reinforced.
Both campers are pretty clean and interior is holding way better than exterior.
I think they are good for another 20 years. The only issue are exterior decals fading on sun, but if you like the camper, the wrapping technology is amazing.

I bought the 1996 Bigfoot in my signature 3-1/2 years ago. Had to replace the plastic cover over the reefer vent because it came out on the losing end of a battle with a tree branch but other than that it has been faultless.

All I have ever done with pickup campers, is buy used.For the most part in this area, it is pretty clear right off the bat what kind of shape it's in..I have had way better luck with used truck campers than used travel trailers for some reason...Probably because of the hidden cracks that are produced in the bending and twisting a travel trailer does compared to the more stable truck camper.

My last two Lances have been excellent,never a problem with anything and both were in there 90's..I just prefer the Lance...

Our first RV was 20+ years old.
I see no inherent problem with having an older rig.

Thanks for all the replies. I guess buying an older camper isn't that crazy. Thanks again
Dennis