buying an orphaned brand TT?
Looking to buy a 20 ft or less TT and found a nice looking one on CL. 19 ft Explorer 2008. Unfortunately it seems the manufacturer Frontier RV out of Longview Tx is no longer in business. 1)Anyone k...
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thanks for the replies. This is the unit,19 ft RV Craigslist . I don't know if this is a good price or not since I can't find out the original price of the trailer. I also can't locate any specs on the trailer such as weight etc.
I've been looking at new trailers, at 2-3x as much, so the $8300 price does not look unreasonable as a place to begin negotiations. I like the two axles and the bunk configuration, but I'm worried it will be a heavy unit. I'm buying a new tow vehicle but was hoping to stay at the lighter weight side of the spectrum.
I nearly bought a Riverside Retro 181 this last weekend at the Houston RV show, but decided to hold off until I had had a chance to kick the tires of a few more trailers, new and used.
I'm a former field biologist turned teacher, who tent/truck camped for years, often for several months at a time. I'm now a single parent and HS teacher with twin 11-year-old boys. I'm hoping a TT will let us travel more in the summer and possibly let me get back into field work. We love to fish, so something we could use easily on weekends for quick trips to the coast is another factor in the equation.
I need to have a trailer less than 20 ft in order to get to a some field sites and sturdy enough to take down unpaved roads. We will often be boondocking, or at unimproved park or Forest Service sites, and less often at improved RV parks. I'm really looking for 3 permanent beds but will deal with a sofa or dinette if it gets me a sturdier or lighter trailer. I work a lot in the desert so good air circulation without AC would be a big plus. I'd rather not have any slides or only one that did not have to be extended for the trailer to be functional.
If anyone has suggestions of new/used travel trailers that meet these conditions, I'd love to hear them.
I've been looking at new trailers, at 2-3x as much, so the $8300 price does not look unreasonable as a place to begin negotiations. I like the two axles and the bunk configuration, but I'm worried it will be a heavy unit. I'm buying a new tow vehicle but was hoping to stay at the lighter weight side of the spectrum.
I nearly bought a Riverside Retro 181 this last weekend at the Houston RV show, but decided to hold off until I had had a chance to kick the tires of a few more trailers, new and used.
I'm a former field biologist turned teacher, who tent/truck camped for years, often for several months at a time. I'm now a single parent and HS teacher with twin 11-year-old boys. I'm hoping a TT will let us travel more in the summer and possibly let me get back into field work. We love to fish, so something we could use easily on weekends for quick trips to the coast is another factor in the equation.
I need to have a trailer less than 20 ft in order to get to a some field sites and sturdy enough to take down unpaved roads. We will often be boondocking, or at unimproved park or Forest Service sites, and less often at improved RV parks. I'm really looking for 3 permanent beds but will deal with a sofa or dinette if it gets me a sturdier or lighter trailer. I work a lot in the desert so good air circulation without AC would be a big plus. I'd rather not have any slides or only one that did not have to be extended for the trailer to be functional.
If anyone has suggestions of new/used travel trailers that meet these conditions, I'd love to hear them.
