My 2017 quest for the perfect TT!
Well, another name change. This thread has gone from me look for sales advice to, me looking for a new trailer. So I am changing the name again to better reflect where this thread is currently at.
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Okay. I know I left ya'll hanging there, so here is an update. I have am still without a TT, but I have found a solution. After three days of searching, it became apparent I was not going to find what I really wanted here in Texas or anywhere close. Since Northwood does not really offer the floor plan I really want, I switched my focus to Outdoor RV products. There are several models that have floor plans I like. The Problem is, there is not one within a thousand miles of me. The ones I have found that I want, are all up in Oregon or Washington. I have a lot of traveling to do before I get up that far.
So, then I started kicking myself in the rear for selling off my Kodiak. I was like, "You Stupid IDIOT." You could have used that until you got over to where the Outdoor RV TT are popular and then traded it in!" :S Of course, I did not know this before I sold my Kodiak off, because I did not really start searching for my next TT until I sold that one, so how could I have known that I could not find what I wanted anywhere near me. Oh well, Hind sight is always 20/20, as the saying goes.
Anyway, I was like, "God, I need some help here." And BAM! Out of nowhere the solution presented itself.
So, there is this older couple that I know that live in a motor-home in an RV park, by chance and was chatting with them. The wife was complaining that she had no space to do her office work in except a tiny 16 foot Jayco Swift SLX they have parked in the same spot with their Motor-home. She said could barley stand it in that little TT because it was cramped the AC could not keep it cool in the heat of the day. Since I used to be a builder, I offered to build her a nice little, well insulated, portable, office building to do her work in. They asked me how much it would cost and I said I had no idea because I had not built anything for years. Then it struck me, and I asked, what are you going to do with the little Jayco? They said they wanted to sell it. I asked them if they would trade it for the office and they said they would. Boom! Prayer answers!
That was the day before yesterday afternoon. I immediately went to work designing the structure and calculating the materials. I got all the materials yesterday and built the foundation. Today, so far I have all the walls framed in and up. It is 105 degrees right now, so I am waiting for it cool off before I go out to work on it some more. I plan to set up lights and work through the night to finish it so I can deliver it tomorrow. I am building it at my house and will haul it over on a big flatbed and delivery it and pick up the TT.
If all goes well, I will have the TT in hand tomorrow and start packing for the road. It is possible that I could be on the road by Wednesday. Woohoo!
Once I get up in the Outdoor RV stomping grounds, I plan on trading this little TT in a good used Back Country ORV if I can find one at some dealership up there. That along with my 10K cash, might get me close to something nice. The little Jayco is a 2013, Jay Flight Swift SLX M-184 BH. It's worth about $4,400 Low Retail according to the NADA. It's in great shape. I spent $1,600 on materials to build this office, so I am coming out way ahead on the deal. I don't know what I will get on trade in for it, but even if it is just $3,000, I will still win.
Funny thing about this tiny TT is that it is actually a Bunkhouse model and sleeps 5 to 6 people. If it was not made out of toothpicks and cardboard, it might be a nice little camping trailer worth keeping. The one thing I know is that I am going to get a few laughs pulling this thing down the road with my huge 2500HD. It is going to look WAY over sized for this tiny TT. LOL!
Here are some pics.
The Jayco. I just looked on RV trader and these are going for between 7 and 9K
My building progress.
So, then I started kicking myself in the rear for selling off my Kodiak. I was like, "You Stupid IDIOT." You could have used that until you got over to where the Outdoor RV TT are popular and then traded it in!" :S Of course, I did not know this before I sold my Kodiak off, because I did not really start searching for my next TT until I sold that one, so how could I have known that I could not find what I wanted anywhere near me. Oh well, Hind sight is always 20/20, as the saying goes.
Anyway, I was like, "God, I need some help here." And BAM! Out of nowhere the solution presented itself.
So, there is this older couple that I know that live in a motor-home in an RV park, by chance and was chatting with them. The wife was complaining that she had no space to do her office work in except a tiny 16 foot Jayco Swift SLX they have parked in the same spot with their Motor-home. She said could barley stand it in that little TT because it was cramped the AC could not keep it cool in the heat of the day. Since I used to be a builder, I offered to build her a nice little, well insulated, portable, office building to do her work in. They asked me how much it would cost and I said I had no idea because I had not built anything for years. Then it struck me, and I asked, what are you going to do with the little Jayco? They said they wanted to sell it. I asked them if they would trade it for the office and they said they would. Boom! Prayer answers!
That was the day before yesterday afternoon. I immediately went to work designing the structure and calculating the materials. I got all the materials yesterday and built the foundation. Today, so far I have all the walls framed in and up. It is 105 degrees right now, so I am waiting for it cool off before I go out to work on it some more. I plan to set up lights and work through the night to finish it so I can deliver it tomorrow. I am building it at my house and will haul it over on a big flatbed and delivery it and pick up the TT.
If all goes well, I will have the TT in hand tomorrow and start packing for the road. It is possible that I could be on the road by Wednesday. Woohoo!
Once I get up in the Outdoor RV stomping grounds, I plan on trading this little TT in a good used Back Country ORV if I can find one at some dealership up there. That along with my 10K cash, might get me close to something nice. The little Jayco is a 2013, Jay Flight Swift SLX M-184 BH. It's worth about $4,400 Low Retail according to the NADA. It's in great shape. I spent $1,600 on materials to build this office, so I am coming out way ahead on the deal. I don't know what I will get on trade in for it, but even if it is just $3,000, I will still win.
Funny thing about this tiny TT is that it is actually a Bunkhouse model and sleeps 5 to 6 people. If it was not made out of toothpicks and cardboard, it might be a nice little camping trailer worth keeping. The one thing I know is that I am going to get a few laughs pulling this thing down the road with my huge 2500HD. It is going to look WAY over sized for this tiny TT. LOL!
Here are some pics.
The Jayco. I just looked on RV trader and these are going for between 7 and 9K
My building progress.
