4 season travel Trailers?
Hello, new to this site. I am in Colorado and searching for a small used Travel trailer. I am hearing that for cold weather use, I would need a so-called 4 season, or specially insulated on the unde...
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Thanks so much you guys. Looking at a Nash now, has some hail damage, any thoughts?
Anyway, with the unit approaching 15 years old, I was concerned that the rubber roof had a "life expectancy" and perhaps we should "preventative maintenance-wise" replace it. We spoke with the service manager at Ketelsen's and he said no, don't replace it unless it has leaks and is not repairable. Besides, current technology has tape materials and adhesive sealants that can seal and repair nearly any rubber roof if/when it leaks. If hail damage impact has not "pulverized" the underlying plywood roof, you should be okay.
While there, the service manager was able to look up in some database similar to Kelly Blue Book what the value was. It showed our unit's original msrp at $20K (which was incorrect - with our "options" our unit was $4K higher) with current value around $5K. Increase that amount by the msrp differences and the many structural upgrades, and I would estimate a fair asking price may be $6.5K or even $6K. While the tires are in good condition (tread depth), they will be four years old this fall. I would consider selling it with new rubber or adjusting the price down to cover new rubber and you can buy the tires yourself.
Northwood makes two "levels" of trailers: three season (Nash) and four season (Artic Fox). If my freshwater tank was inside, under the bed (as in the Artic Fox), then it would essentially be an Artic Fox. As it is, the freshwater tank is under the floor and exposed to winter temps. When we camped in the winter it was usually only for a long weekend, and then we would carry our water in 5 gal. containers and store the water in the bathtub where it would not freeze.
The wall/roof/floor insulation of the Nash is otherwise the same as the Artic Fox when built in 2002.
Anyway, with the unit approaching 15 years old, I was concerned that the rubber roof had a "life expectancy" and perhaps we should "preventative maintenance-wise" replace it. We spoke with the service manager at Ketelsen's and he said no, don't replace it unless it has leaks and is not repairable. Besides, current technology has tape materials and adhesive sealants that can seal and repair nearly any rubber roof if/when it leaks. If hail damage impact has not "pulverized" the underlying plywood roof, you should be okay.
While there, the service manager was able to look up in some database similar to Kelly Blue Book what the value was. It showed our unit's original msrp at $20K (which was incorrect - with our "options" our unit was $4K higher) with current value around $5K. Increase that amount by the msrp differences and the many structural upgrades, and I would estimate a fair asking price may be $6.5K or even $6K. While the tires are in good condition (tread depth), they will be four years old this fall. I would consider selling it with new rubber or adjusting the price down to cover new rubber and you can buy the tires yourself.
Northwood makes two "levels" of trailers: three season (Nash) and four season (Artic Fox). If my freshwater tank was inside, under the bed (as in the Artic Fox), then it would essentially be an Artic Fox. As it is, the freshwater tank is under the floor and exposed to winter temps. When we camped in the winter it was usually only for a long weekend, and then we would carry our water in 5 gal. containers and store the water in the bathtub where it would not freeze.
The wall/roof/floor insulation of the Nash is otherwise the same as the Artic Fox when built in 2002.
