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Anyas47

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So I'm looking for an trailer home for a few years till i can save up for a deposit on a home and i was wondering if anyone knows anything about it or knows any good resource sites.

I'm pretty sure i want to buy an old 32 ft model and redesign the interior. I have floor plans and such like but id love it if anyone knows anything about this thx!
 
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I have a truck to tow, so i was thinking about getting a travel trailer or a 5th wheel. I saw someone use a garbage truck for this once it was two story and bad ***
 
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Anyas47 said:
So I'm looking for an trailer home for a few years till i can save up for a deposit on a home and i was wondering if anyone knows anything about it or knows any good resource sites.

I'm pretty sure i want to buy an old 32 ft model and redesign the interior. I have floor plans and such like but id love it if anyone knows anything about this thx!
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do not try and move the water related stuff...more of a nightmare than you want to get into.

it was designed to work only in that layout
 
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Thanks for the link, the rest of my day is shot.:thumbup:
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No problem, I spent a couple of days a while back, but I sold the skool bus. Looking to find a prevost now, an old one, but not too old, a cheap one, but not too cheap. I don't think I am going to find one this decade, maybe in the 2020s.
 
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Man, google vintage travel trailer and add whatever qualifier you can think of. Tons of sites out there that do just that. Usually <34', but the process is the same for all. Google beechwood beauties, Spartan Manor and spend about a week at this site. They use "full monte" for a total off the frame rehab.

http://www.airforums.com/

Click on the forums tab in the upper left.

Dave, barely standing on the slippery slope.
 
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willy3486

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If you are interested in redoing a trailer here is the best site I have found. I have two vintage trailers I rebuilt. If its just a place to live nuttsgt has a good idea. Just find one liveable now and don't put too much money in it. Think of it this way do you drive a vintage or collectable auto every day? Most wouldn't due to cost or it being damaged. Most people who get into vintage campers do it for a hobby and it would be cheaper just to find one ready to go. If you get into fixing leaks on a rv the ccost can add up quick. Don't forget a old mobile home. We bought one for my wifes beauty shop. When we built our house put a shop in it and didn't need a mobile home anymore. We paid 4000 for it and sold it for 4000. Most people here just use a mobile home while building a house. Keep in mind on RVs and mobile homes they are made inside out. Its a pain to get the screws out of the side of the wall where they put them in from the outside.

http://repairingyesterdaystrailers.yuku.com/directory
 
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