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slackercruster

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  • Birthday 12/11/1954

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    Born in L.A....NYC is 2nd home...Rustbelt is home base!
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  1. Are many young people getting into RV's? I think the ones that do go for the van life. I don't use the forum much as I have not been out with the RV since Oct. of 22 and have no plans scheduled. I really don't see how RV'ers can travel to campsites nowadays. The cost is stupendous for most of them. I think there were a lot of old timers on the forum that have retired or passed away. There was a old guy here that always helped me out with the tech stuff. I think he was the weekend mod. Fantastic help over the years, miss him. I'm near 70 and thinking of selling truck camper and truck as a turnkey sale. I mostly used mine for my part-time work and since I don't do that work any longer, I don't use it much. I was never much of a vacation person, so if not using RV for work, I don't really need it. Still, if you need one...it is nice having an RV. But like all things, it goes downhill with age if it just sits. The 2011 F350 Truck only has 33k miles on it. Prior to that I had an Aliner I had bought in early 2000's. I would mostly boondock unless working in NYC. Back then it was $100 a day to park it in Jersey City, even though I didn't need any hookups. Now it is about $150 a day in Jersey City. I can't afford that, nor do I like working in NYC any longer...too dangerous for me. Well, if the lotto ever comes in, I will buy a small, cushy Class C. I would not care if it devalued just sitting. I like having an RV if $ was no object. And I still may keep mine if the resale is poor. I could never replace it again. So not rushing into anything. I paid $17K for the truck camper. They are $26k now. I don't know how much the truck cost now. I paid $36k a new F350. I can't tell if the dealers are charging more for trucks than the msrp now. Crazy! I looked into RV Trader to sell it. WOW! $160 to $260 to run an ad. Maybe I will look into truck classifieds and price it with the TC. Well, good luck everyone and thanks for all the help over the years! Not planning on leaving, but have one foot in the door!
  2. $3,000...Just Wow! Had no idea they were that high! My gas went out on mine, but 12v and 110v work great. Looks like another notch in the cap for RV'ers thinking the industry screws them.
  3. I had heard that people are using counterfeit cashier's checks to buy things on Craigslist. Have you heard anything about that with RV sales?
  4. OP...yes and no. I got a truck camper, so my truck is separated from the RV industry. The truck camper has had some issues, but I work around them. The truck has been pretty good except for some minor issues. I would not buy a truck camper again. I bought it for a few reasons that no longer apply to me. I would buy a decent mini class C if I had the $. So, I just keep the truck camper. RV's are different that the furniture and appliances you buy for your home and such. Learn to live with it and mod things when you can to improve them. Like, if the mattress is bad, put in something else. Good luck!
  5. Near New York, in Jersey City I think it is near $160 a night with the tax. That is the highest I've seen.
  6. Been using lead acid. I had read the AGM catches fire once in a while. Is this only when charging or can it catch fire when not charging or being used. What is your experience with AGM batteries? Thanks!
  7. Class C got what they deserved. Normally I'd say more, but don't want anyone triggered. Forum has been a big help to me over the years, going back to the Aliner days. Weekend Warrior comment is not offensive. I wish I could be a weekend warrior again. For the 8 months have not used my Truck Camper and not much opportunity to use it. I may sell it, have not decided. I had been using it pretty steady for the last 11 years, but things have changed. I hate selling it though. It has gone from $17k to $28k new. Truck also went up. Point is, could not afford to buy it if I had to again...even used.
  8. Well, looks like this dealer's problems they complained about may have been localized and are not widespread.
  9. Same exact thing here. They sold just trailers, sold out at 50% and ended up with auction for remainder. Sidenote... Some of these 'trailer only' RV dealers are a pain to deal with. This dealer refused to do work on my truck camper fridge because it was not a trailer, even though the same exact fridge that is in a trailer.
  10. They have been there for 75 years. They said RV's have exploded in price and they are having a hard time still getting RV's. Are any local RV dealers closing down in your local? Do you think this dealer's reason is legit or just an excuse for something else?
  11. Anyone have issues at campsites? Tensions also escalated over reserved campsites, with some recreationists wrongly claiming already-reserved sites by tearing off the reservation tags and replacing them with their own, prompting the nickname “campsite pirates.” The original parties end up angry and confused when they arrive to find their campsite occupied. The practice isn’t common, but it’s happening more than it used to, Carroll said. “In the past, it was extremely rare,” he said. “Have there been disputes? Yeah, you know that happened previously. But like I said, not on the scale that we saw this year.” Crowded Oregon campsites see fights, ‘camp pirates’ - oregonlive.com
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