Best Used Tent Trailer
Hi All. I'm looking to buy a "used" tent trailer for occasional camping (beach, mountains & desert). I'll be pulling it with a Toyota Tundra V-8 so power and weight are non issues. Length is not a...
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wowens79 wrote:
Coleman made some good ones but did have some roof issues on some models. If you google Coleman ABS roof issues you can find the info. Sorry I don't remember the years and models that had the problems.
The problematic ABS Strata roof was used for 8 model years on many models from 1996 to 2003, then replaced with the even worse AlumiTite a.k.a. "AlumiLeak" roof on some 2003.5 to 2006 model year trailers, 'though the actual name AlumiTite disappeared in advertising by (IIRC) 2005. One would want either a conventional single centre seam aluminum roof used on most Destiny series campers OR a seamless Filon roof which appeared (IIRC) with the 2007 model year OR a seamless aluminum skin roof which was used on many models in the last couple of years of the company's existence before the doors were closed in Jan 2011.
Roof aside, when buying a used popup trailer I'd be looking for one that has been stored indoors year 'round, except of course when out camping. We owned our 2000 Santa Fe for 6 yrs, stored it in my heated workshop, and although it had camped 200+ nights and been towed in excess of 30,000 miles it looked about as close to showroom new as any used trailer could. The buyer got a steal, whether he knew it or not. ;)
