Selling the one you love

[calebj06]

So I figured a few of you have done this over the years.

We are getting close to selling something we truly love.

Our camper.

We bought it about a year and a half ago. It is so unique that we loved it the first time we saw it!

We have made a ton of good memories in it and really enjoy camping. But now we are ready to buy a bigger camper. We need more space.

Wow is it tough to sell something that you love so much and that is not easily duplicated. If it was just any old camper I wouldn't care, but it scares us to sell it and think that we might not like the new one as well and there is no going back!!!

I bought it on Craigslist 30 minutes after it was posted for full asking price.

I posted it on Craig's yesterday for $200 more than I paid for it and within an hour had one serious call and by hour 2 I have a lady coming tomorrow with cash.



This one is tough to let go. I don't think I've ever sold something that I still really liked. I'm usually done with it and ready to see it go.


Caleb

Sorry for the sideways second pic. Don't know what's going on there.

[mjones12]

I know the feeling. Always ready to get rid of a car and get a new one.....but camper is a unique part of your life. I'm sure the new unit will generate just as many memories.

[dankirk]

Did you decide on your new one yet?

[dankirk]

We went through the same thing last month. We had a beautiful 2008 Wilderness that we had camped in many times over 9 years. Our family made great memories in that trailer. It was in great shape, we stored it inside, and I did a lot of cool mods and improvements. It was very difficult to get rid of, but we wanted a trailer with a bunkhouse for our daughter.

Because I knew how special this trailer was due to it's care and maintenance, I offered it up to family and friends before advertising in the open. Fortunately, a good friend bought it, so it still feels like it's in the family.

It's weird building emotional attachment to these objects, but the trailer was an important part of our family's lives, and will always be fondly looked back upon. I hope that our new trailer provides as many trouble-free memories and experiences for the next 9+ years.

[calebj06]

Originally Posted by dankirk

Did you decide on your new one yet?

Yep. We are sticking with the puma 32RBFQ. It just has everything that we want and the price is where we wanna be.

[dankirk]

Very cool! Enjoy your new trailer!!!

[russhd1997]

Yep been there done that. I sold my 1985 Shasta TT when I bought the 2014 V-Cross that I have now. I paid $300 for it in very poor condition but had to have something to get out of the tent. I replaced most of the floor and fixed everything that didn't work in the time that I had it. I put it on Craigslist and sold it less than 2 hours later for $700 cash. My wife and I had a lot of good times in the 7 years that we camped with that trailer. We were sad to see it go.

[extxn]

First of all, congrats on the purchase, memories and sale of this unit. Here's hoping your new camper will make you even happier.

As for me, only had 1 tiny Shasta tt a very long time ago and then a pickup slide in model that was equally okay. Didn't bother me any when either one of them departed and I had $$ in hand.
Even cars, trucks and such were no problems until my last motorcycle, man ~ did I hate seeing that baby loaded into a trailer and then head down my driveway! Almost chased the guy down and change my mind, but I know the guy personally and know how much he wanted it .. I know it's being taken care of and ridden well. Now, we have a trike and are even happier!!

Here's to you & yours
Happy Camping!!

[DouglasReid]

Originally Posted by extxn

First of all, congrats on the purchase, memories and sale of this unit. Here's hoping your new camper will make you even happier.

As for me, only had 1 tiny Shasta tt a very long time ago and then a pickup slide in model that was equally okay. Didn't bother me any when either one of them departed and I had $$ in hand.
Even cars, trucks and such were no problems until my last motorcycle, man ~ did I hate seeing that baby loaded into a trailer and then head down my driveway! Almost chased the guy down and change my mind, but I know the guy personally and know how much he wanted it .. I know it's being taken care of and ridden well. Now, we have a trike and are even happier!!

Here's to you & yours
Happy Camping!!

I can understand, I had an offer to buy my first car, a 62 Chevy Impala SS Convertible and could not complete the sale because I didn't want to part with it.

Eventually a 69 Dodge Super Bee caused me to sell it though.

[kittlecat]

I also had an Adirondack TT that I felt exactly the same about. My insurance company totaled it due to an unknown leak that caused serious mold and wood damage to the TT. I was absolutely heartbroken. Like your TT, mine had the off-white interior, which is what drew me to the Adirondack in the first place. Not only did I absolutely love the colors inside my Adirondack, the floor plan was somehow designed just for me without anyone asking for my input first!!

While I am mostly happy with my Rockwood TT, which I purchased new, I still pine for my Adirondack, which was ripped from my grasp and will probably never be duplicated. That being said, I have done my best to make my Rockwood mine. I do like it but my Adirondack raised the bar that few TTs I can afford will ever meet...

Happy hunting for your next dream RV!

[bobstepsup]

We recently sold our '87 Palomino Fold-a-wall camper and it was very hard watching pulled out the driveway, even though we sold it to a good neighbor. It was still hard though. Moved up to a 34 foot travel trailer and not looking back. Great memories though

[txkreddog]

You can always go home, but you can never go back. Best of luck with the new camper, hope it provides enough good experiences/memories to replace the previous unit.

[DouglasReid]

Originally Posted by txkreddog

You can always go home, but you can never go back. Best of luck with the new camper, hope it provides enough good experiences/memories to replace the previous unit.

It is the People you are with that are the TRUE memories, not the vehicle. The ONLY thing on this planet of any Real value are People. The rest is just Stuff!

The People will be the same in a larger, improved vehicle and the memories will still be there!

[Ejs4029]

My wife and I bought a new Fleetwood Prowler travel trailer 250RKS 25ft with a single dinette slide back in 2006 we nicknamed it the 'Prowler' we were new to RVing and learned alot over the years. The funny thing is nothing ever went wrong with that TT everything worked and we never had any issues for the ten years we owned it.

In 2016 we got to talking about getting a new TT we wanted more space so we bought a new Rockwood 2703 we listed the Prowler on CL and sold it for not much less then what we paid for it. It was a sad day when we saw it being pulled down our driveway for the last time sometimes not thinking my wife and I still refer to our new TT has the 'Prowler' and we have to correct ourselves