Anyone just keep the first trailer?
We have an 2006 27Q Cherokee we bought new in 2007. It was an upgrade from a 1976 Apache pop-up (I wish I still had). Our trailer is paid for with very little personal property tax and insurance…a...
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Boy, you guys sound like rookies....LOL. A 15 year old trailer....pffft.
We bought our 50 acre mountain retreat in 1986, to be used mostly as a hunting camp. At the time we didn't have much money left (even though we paid only $125 an acre), so we decided to start out small. We bought a 22 year old camper, figuring she's last a few years and then we'd upgrade. Well, the wife liked it so much that we ended up spending a lot of time there in the Summer as well. I maintained the old girl (the trailer that is) very well over the years and basically she is still very functional, though most of the paint is worn off. The roof and utilities (only bare necessities) are all still in good shape.
This past Summer (with retirement in sight) we decided that having a shower, hot water, microwave and AC might be nice, so we upgraded to a 2015 Jayco. Also, since our 1964 TT turned 50 years old this year, we figured she didn't owe us anything.
Initially we were goimng to do a trade-in. But at the last minute we decided to keep her. We had the new one delivered and set up, and the deal also included moving the old trailer to a different part of the property. Our son now has a "new" trailer of his own, and Mom and I are living in luxury.
The moral of the story is that I believe a permanent setup relieves all the stress on the trailer, and diligent maintenance will guarantee a long service life.
We bought our 50 acre mountain retreat in 1986, to be used mostly as a hunting camp. At the time we didn't have much money left (even though we paid only $125 an acre), so we decided to start out small. We bought a 22 year old camper, figuring she's last a few years and then we'd upgrade. Well, the wife liked it so much that we ended up spending a lot of time there in the Summer as well. I maintained the old girl (the trailer that is) very well over the years and basically she is still very functional, though most of the paint is worn off. The roof and utilities (only bare necessities) are all still in good shape.
This past Summer (with retirement in sight) we decided that having a shower, hot water, microwave and AC might be nice, so we upgraded to a 2015 Jayco. Also, since our 1964 TT turned 50 years old this year, we figured she didn't owe us anything.
Initially we were goimng to do a trade-in. But at the last minute we decided to keep her. We had the new one delivered and set up, and the deal also included moving the old trailer to a different part of the property. Our son now has a "new" trailer of his own, and Mom and I are living in luxury.
The moral of the story is that I believe a permanent setup relieves all the stress on the trailer, and diligent maintenance will guarantee a long service life.
