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GhostZero's avatar
GhostZero
Explorer
Sep 14, 2016

Truck Camper Disposal?

Hey all-

It's finally time to let go of my '92 Lance. It's in pretty ratty shape, and while that's fine for me it's not so fine for me and my SO at the same time. So I'm going to be moving on to a TC with a slide, and I need to take the old one somewhere to dispose of it.

I have a stable lift on it, and want to move that to my new camper, whatever that is. Since the Lance doesn't have jacks anymore, since the stable lift, I'm not sure how I'd get it off the truck...

So I think in essence I'm just not quite sure how to go about getting rid of it.

Any thoughts?


All the best-
Truck Campers
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Sep 14, 2016
    Depends what you mean by ratty. Rat infested, roof leaks and totally rotted out, or still serviceable?

    RE getting it out without the stablelift. Set it in there on something slippery, like a big piece of visqueen folded in half so it "rolls" out. Drive carefully to the dump, no tailgate and I bet you can wiggle it out, or tie a choker around it and have them pull back until it's half on the ground. May have to crib up the overhead though so it doesn't hit the truck bed......or load it in backwards for its funeral procession.
  • wnjj's avatar
    wnjj
    Explorer II
    Sep 14, 2016
    My buddy's idea with free stuff on Craigslist is to list it really cheap instead, then give it away to the first guy who shows up to buy it. You filter out a bunch of undesirables that way.
  • DownTheAvenue's avatar
    DownTheAvenue
    Explorer
    Sep 14, 2016
    portscanner wrote:
    Put it on Criagslist and say it is free - but the stablelift does not come with it. If you list it as free it will be gone in a day or 2

    Use the stablelift to get it off your truck and onto the new owner's truck.

    Remove stablelift and tell the new owner to have a nice day!


    Exactly!!!!
  • Bonesquatch's avatar
    Bonesquatch
    Explorer
    Sep 14, 2016
    Why dispose of it if someone else might use it? As others have said, place an ad on Craigslist and offer it for free. With so many people having a hard time financially these days, it might help someone out who really needs or wants a camper. Karma and all that!
  • portscanner's avatar
    portscanner
    Explorer
    Sep 14, 2016
    Put it on Criagslist and say it is free - but the stablelift does not come with it. If you list it as free it will be gone in a day or 2

    Use the stablelift to get it off your truck and onto the new owner's truck.

    Remove stablelift and tell the new owner to have a nice day!
  • Halmfamily's avatar
    Halmfamily
    Explorer
    Sep 14, 2016
    Put it on Craigslist, I bet it will be picked within a couple of days.
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Sep 14, 2016
    Before you scrap it, advertise it for free. Maybe someone will want it.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Sep 14, 2016
    Go to DUMP..........land fill

    Back truck up ...loosen camper .....push it back as much as possible then drive out from underneath it

    Or get land fill crew to yank it off with one of their loaders

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