Trailer Selection - Suggestions requested
Owned several RVs over past 15 years…..Class C, Class A, 5er, and TT. All have their pros / cons. Just sold our 2009 Toyhauler. Just too heavy (13K GVWR for my 2003 Ford V10). Great truck and do no...
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You already know what the market is like. If shopping new, I have no advice. If shopping used, I just went through that. (Private party only for me)
3 things stuck out, if you want a camper and don't want to over pay even more than you're going to have to, comparatively.
1. Have your money ready and have a way to send some, if the right one comes along and it's not just up the road or you're not able to immediately jump on it.
2. If/when you see the right one, don't think about it a while, don't wait until after lunch or after work to call. If its a decent price, it will be gone.
3. Be ready to travel. Of the 100s, likely I looked at, only a couple were within what I'd call commuting distance of Seattle. The best prices rotated around a bit, but the Midwest had decidedly the best prices generally. Denver was ok, Cali had a few. Montana and Wyoming was a couple decent deals.
After missing idk, 4 or 5 "deals", either due to being late to the party or not being able to travel right away, the one I found was only 300mi away and I called 3 hours after it was listed and the seller had an offer pending. If the buyer had money or credit (apparently he didn't have enough of either), it would have been gone.
I was the 3rd serious call in the first 3 hours and got second dibs after the first guy flaked and only because I had a buddy who could go check it out that night and put a deposit on it, did we get it.
3 things stuck out, if you want a camper and don't want to over pay even more than you're going to have to, comparatively.
1. Have your money ready and have a way to send some, if the right one comes along and it's not just up the road or you're not able to immediately jump on it.
2. If/when you see the right one, don't think about it a while, don't wait until after lunch or after work to call. If its a decent price, it will be gone.
3. Be ready to travel. Of the 100s, likely I looked at, only a couple were within what I'd call commuting distance of Seattle. The best prices rotated around a bit, but the Midwest had decidedly the best prices generally. Denver was ok, Cali had a few. Montana and Wyoming was a couple decent deals.
After missing idk, 4 or 5 "deals", either due to being late to the party or not being able to travel right away, the one I found was only 300mi away and I called 3 hours after it was listed and the seller had an offer pending. If the buyer had money or credit (apparently he didn't have enough of either), it would have been gone.
I was the 3rd serious call in the first 3 hours and got second dibs after the first guy flaked and only because I had a buddy who could go check it out that night and put a deposit on it, did we get it.
