"camp" trailer suggestions for semi-permanent living?

[Supplicate]

Looks like I'm going to be stuck in Rawlins for a year or two, and I'm not about to spend $1700/month on a one room apartment.

So, time to be looking at pull behind or fifth wheel trailers.

Need suggestions on good 4 season (has to stand up awesome to winter conditions) trailers to look at over the next few weeks.

 

[H2SNOW]

we lived in our 29 ft Tioga for a year and a 1/2 when I was working out at camp , wife and kids ...well 3 kids at that time

pulled Peterbilt up beside it at night ....had it boarded up so it didn't freeze up ..elecrtic heaters underneath ...at -52 C yuck it worked but don't wanna do that again

 

[sledskiing]

RV Liquidation Sale
INVESCO Field at Mile High
August 7 - 9, 2008

http://www.agievents.com/shows/display.cfm?ShowID=73

 

[800 RMK]

We lived in 1 for a few years. get a fifth wheel type, with slide outs. If it cold out you can frame them in pretty well so they don't freeze up. Gets a bit closterfobic (sp) after awhile but not to bad..................

 

[H2SNOW]

We lived in 1 for a few years. get a fifth wheel type, with slide outs. If it cold out you can frame them in pretty well so they don't freeze up. Gets a bit closterfobic (sp) after awhile but not to bad..................

just watch lots of movies

 

[ridermk]

just watch lots of movies

Knowing you it was prolly Debbie Does Dallas.........

 

[POLZIN]

I would suggest a toy hauler type ! It allows you enough open floor space for some of you own furniture such as your bed and a recliner or favorite chair which makes anywhere more like home!

 

[HawkShot99]

We have a vacation home on the shore in Virginia. 43' "Parkmodel" camper with 2 slide outs. It is mostly for summer, but I have stayed in it when it got all the way down to the 30's!

 

[SNOW JW]

30s wow that's cold. About the time I put on a coat in MT

 

[HawkShot99]

30s wow that's cold. About the time I put on a coat in MT

It was Virginia. What do you expect?

 

[Dogmeat]

if I was in your position I'd get a Ragen toy hauler ... it's like, why not have a garage too?

 

[Nate]

Let me know when you do this Chadster, ill haul down my mini x and ill do the service for you

 

[ak ryda]

Alot of it just depends on what type of hook up you can get and how much they charge. I know lots of guys on my job who are spending $500 a month on full hook ups and easily run a couple hundred dollars worth of propane (especially in the winter). If you are going to get a travel trailer i strongly suggest slide outs, they make a huge difference in how "homey" a trailer feels. Also for winter, do a good job of skirting the bottom with blue board, it works great. Depending on how big you want to go (and associated payment), how much hook ups cost, etc, finding a cheaper apartment or a room mate in a 2 bedroom might look good too, convenience is worth a few hundred bucks a month in my eyes.

Been staying in my travel trailer for work for about a year and a half now (spent 5 months in 06 living under the shell on my pickup, travel trailer is the only way to go now, lol). I can get free power so I dont mess with propane / water and run electric heat. My trailer is a late 70's 22' Vega. Its water tight and everything works and got it for $1500. Showers are close by so thats not a problem.

 

[Supplicate]

Have the opportunity to get into a year round full hookup place for $600 a month (cheaper then anything else in town), and plan on spending at least $100 a month on propane.

Left Rawlins early today and came up to Casper to check out some trailers, these are the ones I looked at:

Bumper Pull:
Arctic Fox 27F

Arcitc Fox 33A

5th Wheel:
Arctic Fox 27-5L

Arctic Fox 32-5S

The 5th wheels were nice because of the head room, but the bumper pulls open up options for future use with a sled deck rather then going tandem with it.

Toy haulers are out of the question, they don't make them insulated enough to stand up to winter conditions (other then the Desert Fox from what I've seen).

The problem with the 5th wheel is I can't put a topper on my pickup for work gear storage during the winter and I can't use a sled deck. The problem with the bumper pull is lack of headroom. I like the shorter trailers for manuverability but the longer ones sure are roomy. Just trying to figure out if I want 5th or bumper, long or short. Then I'll go from there. 5th wheel longer size would probably be the best option since I'll be living in it for a damned long time looks like.

 

[hilinerider]

fifth for the room and have it set up with a hitch to pull a 2 place, do this with mine and haul 3 wheelers on the 2 place for the summer

 

[HawkShot99]

Every camper I have ever had has been bumper. 1980's 24' Prowler, and the Park model i posted above. I am 6' and the head room in both of them was fine. We even have ceiling fans in our current one.

And $600 a month full hookup is crazy. We pay 2K a year for full hookup. Then we pay our electric and propane bill.

 

[Supplicate]

And $600 a month full hookup is crazy.

Think about it for a minute.

Rawlins, WY + Oil Boom + greedy f*cks + free flowing money = price gouging

 

[graveler]

at least you are looking at the right one, our Articfox that we had did not freeze up and it was -9 for a week, used it for hunting!!!!!

 

[Supplicate]

Thats what I've been hearing across the board from people that own the Arctic Fox trailers. Going to a place that is actually open tomorrow to look at the Montana and Big Sky trailers they have there.

 

[H2SNOW]

30s wow that's cold. About the time I put on a coat in MT

30s ...that about when the shorts come off and the Carharts go on