Advice when buying a used trailer

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by pylon

Even the best trailer made, is about 5 times as bad as the worst car made.

Airstream included? Was hoping the with the price premium, the build quality was much better.

[ken0042]

A great piece of advice I got when buying mine- never count on the table or sofa converting to a bed. Buy a trailer with enough sleeping spaces for what you need. Given the age of your kids, also consider if they will be bringing a friend with them on camping trips.

It's a pain to take up and down in the morning and at night; and/or a pain to be without that space.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by ken0042

A great piece of advice I got when buying mine- never count on the table or sofa converting to a bed. Buy a trailer with enough sleeping spaces for what you need. Given the age of your kids, also consider if they will be bringing a friend with them on camping trips.

It's a pain to take up and down in the morning and at night; and/or a pain to be without that space.

thanks, this is why we are looking at ones with a bed, that is independent of the table.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Airstream included? Was hoping the with the price premium, the build quality was much better.

That is probably the only caveat. Those were designed by aircraft engineers.

But they start at $90k here in Canada I believe.

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by pylon

That is probably the only caveat. Those were designed by aircraft engineers.

But they start at $90k here in Canada I believe.

Thanks for the info. I've been back and forth on a trailer for a few years now. They're launching the Basecamp this fall and it looks phenomenal, which put me firmly back in the pro-trailer camp. Good to know they're worth the premium.

[Top Shelf]

Originally Posted by Neeper

I highly, highly recommend Travler's RV Inspections http://www.travlersrv.ca/

I had Barry inspect a few RV's before I decided to buy the right one. I am so glad I found him because I for sure would have been stuck with a worthless lemon. The $250 spent was the best peace of mind I could have asked for.

Also used Barry and he was fantastic. Best money I ever spent

[bossy22]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Thanks for the info. I've been back and forth on a trailer for a few years now. They're launching the Basecamp this fall and it looks phenomenal, which put me firmly back in the pro-trailer camp. Good to know they're worth the premium.

Saw the basecamp in Fernie this past weekend. It's pretty cool.
Saw a tigermoth in Hood River this summer, and that was a pretty sweet trailer too. It's made by Taxa, same company as the cricket.

[V]

We bought a hybrid trailer this spring off kijiji in Calgary. 19 foot with the bunks that fold out of the trailer. We paid 8k, and it performed admirably this summer, when we camped for about 5 weeks total. It sleeps 6 without the dining table, since it has a bunk bed. I'm no expert, but I'm fairly handy, so I figure I should be able to fix a thing or two as they break. At 8k, you're not expecting a fine piece of art.

I still wish we camped in tent trailers, but my wife has gone soft. We've owned a number of tent trailers, and every one was sold for the price we bought it. Never spent a dime after it was all said and done. That probably won't be the case for this trailer, I would think.

[btimbit]

Pylon pretty much touched on it, but I always say this when the topic of trailers comes up. Whether it's new or used, just be aware and ready to pretty much constantly be fixing and replacing something.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by pylon

Get a hard wall aluminum frame if you can. Stick and tin trailers (as the industry calls them) are disposable.

If size isn't a huge issue, and style not the be all end all. And older Bigfoot trailer is actually awesome. The are pretty much watertight for life as they are built like a big hot tub, and all but immune to hail damage.

I've been on the hunt for one for a while.

Those are pretty sweet and fiberglass trailers are so much better. One of my neighbours has an old (probably at least 20 years) fiberglass trailer and it is rock solid. It is a bit faded and the interior is pretty ugly but those things almost near leak or get damaged. I think they are quite a bit more expensive on the used market though than "stick and tin."