FEMA Trailers

[Dennis12]

When FEMA was done with the trailers in I'm not sure what disaster it was, but they had hundreds of what they did not use that they stored in my home town. After sitting for a year or so they sold them cheep.($1800.00 EA) Everyone that bought one kicked themselves in the rear. The longest any that I know of that lasted was 3 years. VERY, VERY poorly constructed. I guess they served their purpose for the disaster but believe me YOU DON"T WANT ONE.

[Isaac-1]

After Katrina a large number of them (thousands) were stored at our local airport, they were then auctioned off in large lots (hundreds), the main local buyer (who owns an RV dealership) then moved them to the local fairgrounds, and auctioned them off. I went to a couple of these auctions, and auction previews, about 30% of the trailers were never issued out, most of these were the stripped down made for FEMA park models, however about 30% were off the lot standard RV trailers, a few were even nicer brands. One I recall considering bidding on was a 25 ft Nash 4 seasons model, the bidding went up to about $7,000 on that one, which I thought was a bit high given it was very lived in. Some of them smelled so bad people would not even set foot in them (pet urine), other of the RV off the lot models had been stripped of parts and never issues (stoves, refrigerators, toilets, etc.)

[troubledwaters]

Anyone buying a FEMA trailer knows what they are getting. They're getting their $1800 worth, nothing more nothing less.

[JaxDad]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
FEMA later on sold the unused trailers in large blocks at auction with the following stickers slapped in windows (which were subsequently removed prior to resell :S )
Guess that made them OK for Recreational Purposes.

Not surprisingly, the Federal Government does NOT have to play by the same rules as us.

They have, for the purposes of "emergency housing" only, exempted themselves from life safety standards that the rest of the country need to comply with, I.E. NFPA 1192, etc., compliance with which is normally certified by an RVIA seal.

Simply put, they are "non-compliant units".

[newman_fulltime]

thousands of fema trailers still being used around here and people fulltiming in them

[Old-Biscuit]

I posted this reply back on 9/24/17

Two years AFTER Katrina the CDC was still testing and finding HIGH levels of 'off gassing' in FEMA trailers

FEMA trailers supplied after Katrina came with the following sticker:
"Emergency Living Unit"
(note---Not intended for Recreational Purposes :H )




FEMA later on sold the unused trailers in large blocks at auction with the following stickers slapped in windows (which were subsequently removed prior to resell :S )
Guess that made them OK for Recreational Purposes





Is this for real ?? thread link

[colliehauler]

Yes and no, some trailers were purchased from dealer inventory and others were special built for fema.