Palomino bronco question
I am trying to learn all I can about truck campers, I like to do a lot of research on things before I ever bother to start looking in person.
I have talked myself out of buying a camper right now as I will not have a need for one for at least 6 months, however I am still looking at them online since I have nothing better to do.
I have located a 1994 Palomino Bronco 1000 for 700 bucks, but it has had a leak in the front. The pictures show molded turned wood which I am assuming all needs to be torn out. This leak and rotten wood is in the bed area over the cab.
I have read that the broncos leak in the corners in the front a lot, and have other areas that are known to leak. As well as they are just a pain to rebuild or repair the rotten wood do to the way they are built from the factory. I read this info on this site and others like it by the way.
Anyway, I have decided not to even bother looking at this camper, but I got thinking about some of the newer ones I have also found online, 5-10 years old, that are $4-6,000 could be on there way to becoming rotten. then I find 2 dealers (IN & IA) that sell new Palominos for $8-9,000 +/-.
I do not want to spend that kind of money on a camper, and I need a travel trailer type more over a truck camper. But the trailer is a whole different animal and has its own set of issues for me. But this time I am looking at truck campers for me on short need basis and for enjoyment if I have time and money at the same time to actually have enjoyment...
Anyway, my question is about buying a new bronco a better idea over buying a used one for just a little less, or am I just over reading about the complications of replacing rotten wood in a camper.
I have done a lot of remodeling work in my down time for a few different people/contractors and I am quite handy repairing anything outside of concrete, I hate concrete.
Then I get thinking about the reason I bought a new truck,My old truck was rusty, old and worn out and every time I turned around I had something going wrong or costing me money... I can see an old rotten camper being the same way, however I could then at least gut it and change the floor plan, layout to my liking....
I have talked myself out of buying a camper right now as I will not have a need for one for at least 6 months, however I am still looking at them online since I have nothing better to do.
I have located a 1994 Palomino Bronco 1000 for 700 bucks, but it has had a leak in the front. The pictures show molded turned wood which I am assuming all needs to be torn out. This leak and rotten wood is in the bed area over the cab.
I have read that the broncos leak in the corners in the front a lot, and have other areas that are known to leak. As well as they are just a pain to rebuild or repair the rotten wood do to the way they are built from the factory. I read this info on this site and others like it by the way.
Anyway, I have decided not to even bother looking at this camper, but I got thinking about some of the newer ones I have also found online, 5-10 years old, that are $4-6,000 could be on there way to becoming rotten. then I find 2 dealers (IN & IA) that sell new Palominos for $8-9,000 +/-.
I do not want to spend that kind of money on a camper, and I need a travel trailer type more over a truck camper. But the trailer is a whole different animal and has its own set of issues for me. But this time I am looking at truck campers for me on short need basis and for enjoyment if I have time and money at the same time to actually have enjoyment...
Anyway, my question is about buying a new bronco a better idea over buying a used one for just a little less, or am I just over reading about the complications of replacing rotten wood in a camper.
I have done a lot of remodeling work in my down time for a few different people/contractors and I am quite handy repairing anything outside of concrete, I hate concrete.
Then I get thinking about the reason I bought a new truck,My old truck was rusty, old and worn out and every time I turned around I had something going wrong or costing me money... I can see an old rotten camper being the same way, however I could then at least gut it and change the floor plan, layout to my liking....
