Do you guys have any recommendations for campers? Now that I have 3 kids tents are ass. I've been looking at pop up campers since I have a van, but I feel like the big booms reselling in my area are delusional.
>>2873395Sounds like they have sunken cost thinking. They bought in high and now the bottom is falling out of the market.I would say buy used, from a large RV seller/reseller who doesn't have the emotional debt tied to the trailer.
Just buy another/bigger tent and one of those little mesh screen houses. Campers suck IMO. They don't really feel like being out in nature, feels like being in a tiny little shack. It's not worth the extra hassle involved in having to actually drive the thing everywhere. The pop up ones take just as much effort to set up as a tent anyway, and the non popup ones will absolutely kill your gas mileage. I mean either way it takes a big hit. Calculate your fuel costs for any trips you are likely to do, then add a third to do it with a camper. If you are doing long trips with a not that fuel efficient vehicle to start with, you will find the cost is actually quite substantial. On a trip across the country for example, you can easily add several hundred dollars just in increased fuel costs.
>>2873398Honestly I don't mind the shack feeling. The problem with younger kids is during especially sunny days you're somewhat stuck with what you can and can't do to avoid sunburn or heat stroke. My wife's family has a had a popup tent trailer in the past and she loved it, I just know nothing about brand or what to look out for when getting one.Trip wise, the further we really go is 4 hours so it's nothing too wild
>>2873402Best advice is to buy something that has been gently used. Typically brand new RVs have all sorts of issues that the first owner has to fix. After a couple years of ownership by someone it should be in better shape than a new one and cost much less. The style you posted is a good start IMO. The big screen pop outs on the ends feel more like a tent and setup isn't bad.
>>2873396You aren't entitled to a Boomer's property at a below market price
>>2873442>market priceIt's not 2004 anymore, boomer.
>>2873395>I feel like the big booms reselling in my area are delusional.There's some boomer near me trying to sell one with a roof leak and water damage for nearly a hundred grand over retail for a new one. He's had it up for 6 years, hasn't fixed the leak, and whenever he hires someone to clean it he raises the price because he's "adding value"
>>2873454Thats why I avoid buying from boomers. They are pretty much all delusional like that. "I know what I got"
Does anyone have any brand recommendations or generally what to look for when looking at a trailer? I've seen a lot of "as is" but I don't even know where to start.>>2873427thank you!
>>2873483I would recommand Fendt. They mostly are good quality and durable, so even used ones are usually in good shape.
