On Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 1:50:03 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
On Thursday, 21 September 2017 12:54:10 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:05:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 9/21/2017 10:31 AM, John H wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 06:50:28 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

On Thursday, 21 September 2017 09:13:37 UTC-3, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Just bought a "camper" for ****s and grins.

It's not a traveling hotel suite though. Little, 17 foot
"hybrid" ... the type that the ends fold out forming a queen bed on one
end and a full bed on the other.

Bought it from a friend who is up-sizing. He took meticulous care of it
(reminds me of you) and all it needed was a new battery. Canvas covers
for the ends are like new because he always covered them with a tarp
when in use.

Only weighs 2900 lbs dry, so the GMC Canyon handles it with no problem.
It is rated to tow up to 7,000 lbs.

Plan is for local trips once in a while, just as a diversion and
something to do. Probably spend some weekends or maybe a week or so
down at that campsite in Bourne that overlooks the Cape Cod Canal.


Thought you mentioned a modest sized travel trailer a while back...or does that belong to the wife?

I've been thinking of a hybrid trailer in that size range but they've gotten very expensive up here since our dollar dropped in value. Used to see the new trailers in the $18K range but now closer to $25K

You were thinking of one a couple years back. Here you go!

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-travel-trail...ationFlag=true



The one I just bought looks exactly like this one. Paid 5K for it.

http://img.scgpix.com/listimg/img1_1116/22/img_oWQhoakv7hIoICj_r.jpg

Nice! That might be a bit much for his Highlander (or whatever he's running now). That's almost the
size we started with - 19'.

What did you do with that Sprinter chassi'd rig you had? That would be perfect for trips to the
cape.



Say what?
My Highlander is rated for 5000 lbs....down to 4000 when the safety factor of 80% is added in.
Richard said his new trailer weighs 2900 lbs.

I thought you taught high school math to those inner city kids.... oh wait a minute, they didn't do so well, eh!

That's dry weight. Once you get it loaded up with your stuff, LP and water, it'll be knocking on 4k lbs.