Should I Buy An Older Travel Trailer?
I'm looking at purchasing a travel trailer and have noticed that they seem to run pretty inexpensive on Craigslist. I'm wondering if this is worth looking into? I've mentioned elsewhere that I'd li...
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I think a lot depends on your size and your wifes size.
We are on the smaller size.
If you are large, you'll need a big trailer.
We started with a 19 footer that had a queen bed, a dinette and a full bath.
My wife likes to knit and sew and with just the dinette it was very hard for her (room size) so after six years we bought a new one with the exact same layout except it is a 25 footer and had a sofa.
We winter in it for four months every year, and have had it for six years and are very happy with it.
I will never have anything longer since this has all the space we need.
If you had something similar, the sofa could be removed and a desk put in it's place.
The other reasons I wouldn't want anything longer is the towing factor.
1. I can easily haul this with a regular eight cylinder pick up
2 Try to get in and out of a gas station with much longer and it is very tricky
3. Finding camping spots in state parks with any thing larger gets dicey
Jack L
We are on the smaller size.
If you are large, you'll need a big trailer.
We started with a 19 footer that had a queen bed, a dinette and a full bath.
My wife likes to knit and sew and with just the dinette it was very hard for her (room size) so after six years we bought a new one with the exact same layout except it is a 25 footer and had a sofa.
We winter in it for four months every year, and have had it for six years and are very happy with it.
I will never have anything longer since this has all the space we need.
If you had something similar, the sofa could be removed and a desk put in it's place.
The other reasons I wouldn't want anything longer is the towing factor.
1. I can easily haul this with a regular eight cylinder pick up
2 Try to get in and out of a gas station with much longer and it is very tricky
3. Finding camping spots in state parks with any thing larger gets dicey
Jack L
