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Boatycall
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Oct 01, 2014

Need help finding a TC with a slide out - on a tight budget

A friend of mine came to me looking for advice on used TC's with a slide. He's looking for something around a 9-foot, but on an admittedly tight budget for finding one with a slide, around $5k-ish. Dry bath would be nice, but he understands at that size it may also have to be a wet bath.

Craigslist has next to no search filters--you type in "Camper" and you get everything, class-a's, toyhaulers, etc.

So -- in/around a $5k budget, what older brands can be had? I know that price range puts him outside of Lance and AF, but are there some lesser-known brands from oh, say 10-ish years ago I could do searches on? Just saw a SummerWind 8.5' with slide and wet bath on CL for $4k, but it was sold when we called on it.

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  • Searching Craigslist - click the " title" check box.... it helps narrow the results by searching ONLY the title for the search term you type in.


    Try searchtempest.com too.... it searches CL and Ebay in a given region.

    Check out Lentz's RV - they sell campers from time to time, often rebuilding damaged ones and then selling them. The used to be out the Mtn Highway near 208th, but a friend who still lives out there said they moved to Pacific Avenue, and I can't remember where.
  • finding a half decent truck camper with a slide for 5 grand is going to be tough. But with enough effort and perseverance it can be possibly done. I would put wanted ads in the local papers and see what shows up. sometimes wanted ads will be found by a seller who would rather just get rid of something that he is not using, but doesn't want to mess around with placing ads and answering phone calls from a bunch of tire kickers.
    good luck, Joel
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