Looking to buy a ightweight, modest travel trailer
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โDec-18-2016 06:56 PM
It seems like there are a few models with very similar floor plans, bunk beds and a queen... Jayco (174bh... previously 184bh?), Coachmen Clipper 17bh, Coachmen Apex Nano 185bh, a couple of others, too (I found one with a slideout, but still sub-3500lbs gross, but now I can't find it) then maybe a Forest River RP-172 and I don't know what else to consider.
I'm such a newbie I can barely differentiate any of these. I want to keep it around the $15k range, and I know I'll need to get things that don't come with them, like sway bars, weight distribution hitch, bits and whatnot that I didn't know I needed, other things I'll think I need that are totally useless, etc etc.
I'm open to all sorts of advice (though telling me I need a bigger and better tow vehicle has to fall on deaf ears, because reality; telling me I have to get a pop-up will make me cry). My current obsession is about how to choose among the available options, and whether any are a particularly poor choice.
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โMar-03-2017 05:12 PM
2013 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road (semi-beefy tires and components)
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โMar-03-2017 01:35 PM
xteacher wrote:
Look at R-Pod.
Why? :h The OP has said they made their decision and bought a "3year old used Riverside RV Whitewater Retro 155xl".
2014 Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS
2003 Fleetwood Yuma * 2008 K-Z Spree 240BH-LX
2007 TrailCruiser C21RBH * 2000 Fleetwood Santa Fe
1998 Jayco 10UD * 1969 Coleman CT380
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โMar-03-2017 01:13 PM
R-Pod
Camping Buddies: Maddie (maltese/westie?), Kramer (chi/terrier?), and Lido (yellow lab)
2017 Keystone Bullet 248RKS
2014 Aliner Expedition Off Road
2013 Ram 1500 HEMI
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โMar-03-2017 10:03 AM
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โMar-03-2017 09:53 AM
A: A Stick....
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โMar-03-2017 09:36 AM
Jebby14 wrote:
this has popup written all over it.
Nah.
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โMar-03-2017 03:54 AM
A: A Stick....
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โMar-03-2017 03:01 AM
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โMar-02-2017 06:18 PM
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โMar-02-2017 06:17 PM
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โMar-02-2017 05:11 PM
From what I could tell, Pacific CoachWorks bought the Northland company/factory, then closed down the factory in Idaho where the small trailers were built.
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โMar-02-2017 02:00 PM
I decided against the new Pacific Coachworks Northland 16bb (Campingworld) that I looked at and seriously considered, and went with big compromises on my space preferences. Bought a 3year old used Riverside RV Whitewater Retro 155xl- super light (~2100lbs dry), good cargo capacity (3500lb GVWR, though without loading up on bricks it's unclear how one might fit 1400lbs of stuff in this trailer. ๐ ).
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โDec-25-2016 06:32 PM
2013 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road (semi-beefy tires and components)
Our trips -- pix and text
About our trailer
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single list."
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โDec-25-2016 05:52 PM
Ductape Dave wrote:
I was not referring to to popups but the same trailer as mine with the same toilet and no special base. I was just letting the person know to check the size of the tanks as some salesmen never mention it especially when I was shopping for one, sorry you took the joke thing offensively!
No offense taken, I was just pointing out that there's good reason manufacturers may sometimes install a flush toilet with a meagre 9 gal waste tank - lack of underfloor space to install a more conventional 25+ gal BW waste tank. The Dometic Sealand 712 was the toilet used by Fleetwood in their Highlander series, the same toilet still used by other manufacturers in some small travel trailers since no underfloor waste tank is required. I agree, salesmen should mention the small tank size ... regardless, the use of these toilets in some trailers is intentional, not something done to cut costs or to trick a prospective buyer. As I said, the devil is in the details and with the state of the RV industry being what it is the more any prospective owner understands about any unit they may be interested in the more likely it is they'll actually get what they're looking for.
2014 Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS
2003 Fleetwood Yuma * 2008 K-Z Spree 240BH-LX
2007 TrailCruiser C21RBH * 2000 Fleetwood Santa Fe
1998 Jayco 10UD * 1969 Coleman CT380