I bought an Apache Eagle for $60.00 and it was usable but very dirty. I had more in the tires than I did in the trailer. I cleaned it up a bit and got everything working and sold it for $575.00. I never camped in it.
with a road cover and soft floor its going to need a total disassembly and rebuild. Many of these tent trailers use the plywood floors as part of the frame structure to support the body.
The road cover will be about $200.00-$300.00 to have reconstructed. The canvas itself is around $900.00 from Bear Creek Canvas.
Buying your camper sight unseen my minds eye would estimate repairs to be in the neighborhood of $2500.00 by the time I replace the canvas, road cover, bed foam, floor, paint, and depending on weight adding trailer brakes. (I don't tow over 1000 LBS without trailer brakes if I can help it.)
Here is the break down that I would expect before I even walked up on your trailer.
$300.00 - Road Cover
$900.00 - Canvas
$400.00 - Bed foam
$300.00 - Tires, including new spare
$250.00 - Trailer brakes
$350.00 - floor repair/paint/personalization.
I love tent campers and I think they are worth saving.. but thats just me. There is no cult following for vintage tent trailers like there is for Canned Ham trailers and Airstreams. Its kind of sad too as I really like these folding marvels.
I'd probably put the trailer on the market for $750.00 expecting $400-600 being the final sell price range.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
