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rob990
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Sep 18, 2016

Buying first TC, want the "perfect" used rig (cold weather)

Hi everyone. After reading many posts, I want to take the plunge. I figure value drops significantly once you drive off the lot, so I'm looking to buy used, maybe 2-5 years?

I'm a skier, looking for something I can boondock in ski resort parking lots (also summers, but if it works in winter, summer is easy). Cold weather package, LOTS of solar (I like it REALLY warm inside, also need juice for lots of internet time), 1 or 2 slides so I can stretch out -- but prefer ability to use the TC with slides in! Probably wet bath near the door is handy.

For a long time I thought I had to avoid Lance: I thought Lance is for the average Joe who just walks to the dealer and buys the first thing. BUT it looks like Lance actually puts resources into advancing the technology of their TCs. Can the other companies keep up?

That's to say, I salvated over things like Arctic Fox for a while but thinking maybe a Lance 992 is a good choice. I like the massive size of its water tanks (compared to 995, whose design I like better but tanks are significantly smaller). Longer I can boondock the better and I'm a bit of a water user.

Nervous about insurance costs, but doing the research now. Will also be buying a truck to match.

I know there is no selling allowed here, but there so many places on the internet and craigslist is hard to search nation-wide. Are people here allowed to help others search for and find a really quality TC at a good price?

43 Replies

  • d3500ram wrote:
    Slides can leak warm air and the extra volume means more space to heat (ergo, more propane and battery use.) In my opinion for the reason you state I would consider a non-slide model.


    I've read that before. But I've also been told that elbow room is critical to sanity when boondocking for long periods. My understanding is that in very cold situations I can keep the slides in for warmth's sake. No?

    mkasner wrote:
    Who told you Lance was bottom of the line? Might want to keep doing research on the brands


    Like I said, it was an illogical assumption based on the idea that it was better to do more nuanced research and buy a more specialized TC. But as I've read Lance reviews, I can see that they have the market position and resources to make good rigs - and they actually seem to do just that.

    That's why I stated "can the other brands keep up?" That's why I stated I'm considering the 992, didn't you read that part? Do you have any thoughts about that? Thanks!
  • Who told you Lance was bottom of the line? Might want to keep doing research on the brands
  • Slides can leak warm air and the extra volume means more space to heat (ergo, more propane and battery use.) In my opinion for the reason you state I would consider a non-slide model.