Title: WE made the plunge!
Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 30, 2006, 09:51 AM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 30, 2006, 09:51 AM
Well, after all our research we sat in waiting for a good private party used one to go up somewhere, anywhere :D . I scoured the adds everytime the new ones on wednesday were placed out and there she was! I was a little taken aback for the asking price (it was NADA priced right, but in Ca. the resales can go a bit high). I thought, no way, well I'll email first and get some questions answered.
They answered my beginning questions (I don't even remember what they were :eyecrazy: .) So I called on friday,said they would be opening it up sat for viewing. The truth is they really knew nothing about the trailer :screwy: they had inherited it from her parents and used it 5 times in the last 6 years. He gave me the model and I went to researching.... :yikes: The one I wrote down as my number one choice (don't worry I had a lot of number 1's, it just meant we'll buy it if we find it).
So we checked it out the next day , along with my brother who has easily purchased 5 trailers in the last 12 years, I brought him along for structural back up as we don't really know what to look at in that respect. He was impressed, he had never bought a tent trailer as his have all been enclosed trailers, Travel trailers and now a 5th wheel that just stays at the river year round. He was thoroughly impressed with the immenities, and room. He thought the body was in great condition and it was ready to go. I think he may have been just a bit envious as he just bought a little 16ft TT to go to the races with and ours was actually roomier!
Have I left you all in suspense long enough? We got it, we'll pick it up next week from him (we store it somewhere else) It is a :
2000 Fleetwood Coleman Timberlake which was part of their Grand Tour Destiny series. $4000. :-()
Had all we wanted:
2 Kings
Furnace
3 way fridge
inside shower
cassette toilet
outdoor shower
12 ft box
awning w/screen room
spare tire
non turqouise interior ( :J ) the interior is ( :sombraro: sarape material :D )
dinette
PLENTY of storage
hot and cold running water
and features a bay window (non slide out)
so there you go. For our first PUT ever, we're excited.
And thanks for listening to me ramble!!
They answered my beginning questions (I don't even remember what they were :eyecrazy: .) So I called on friday,said they would be opening it up sat for viewing. The truth is they really knew nothing about the trailer :screwy: they had inherited it from her parents and used it 5 times in the last 6 years. He gave me the model and I went to researching.... :yikes: The one I wrote down as my number one choice (don't worry I had a lot of number 1's, it just meant we'll buy it if we find it).
So we checked it out the next day , along with my brother who has easily purchased 5 trailers in the last 12 years, I brought him along for structural back up as we don't really know what to look at in that respect. He was impressed, he had never bought a tent trailer as his have all been enclosed trailers, Travel trailers and now a 5th wheel that just stays at the river year round. He was thoroughly impressed with the immenities, and room. He thought the body was in great condition and it was ready to go. I think he may have been just a bit envious as he just bought a little 16ft TT to go to the races with and ours was actually roomier!
Have I left you all in suspense long enough? We got it, we'll pick it up next week from him (we store it somewhere else) It is a :
2000 Fleetwood Coleman Timberlake which was part of their Grand Tour Destiny series. $4000. :-()
Had all we wanted:
2 Kings
Furnace
3 way fridge
inside shower
cassette toilet
outdoor shower
12 ft box
awning w/screen room
spare tire
non turqouise interior ( :J ) the interior is ( :sombraro: sarape material :D )
dinette
PLENTY of storage
hot and cold running water
and features a bay window (non slide out)
so there you go. For our first PUT ever, we're excited.
And thanks for listening to me ramble!!
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Post by: SpeakEasy on Jan 30, 2006, 10:24 AM
Post by: SpeakEasy on Jan 30, 2006, 10:24 AM
WooHooo!
congratulations, PITPOP27!!!
congratulations, PITPOP27!!!
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 30, 2006, 10:50 AM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 30, 2006, 10:50 AM
TY TY!
Are we allowed to post pics here? (holding back from my cruddy camera phones pictures to put up :rolleyes: )
Are we allowed to post pics here? (holding back from my cruddy camera phones pictures to put up :rolleyes: )
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Post by: fritz_monroe on Jan 30, 2006, 10:52 AM
Post by: fritz_monroe on Jan 30, 2006, 10:52 AM
Congrats on your find.
I'll be joining the pup ranks soon, but my DW insists on brand new. We've been stung buying used before.
I'll be joining the pup ranks soon, but my DW insists on brand new. We've been stung buying used before.
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Post by: SBurris28127 on Jan 30, 2006, 11:00 AM
Post by: SBurris28127 on Jan 30, 2006, 11:00 AM
Congratulations! I just made my first purchase so I know how excited you are. Looks like you got a good deal.
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Post by: OC Campers on Jan 30, 2006, 11:38 AM
Post by: OC Campers on Jan 30, 2006, 11:38 AM
Congratulations on the camper!! Check out the Southern Calif Camping club forum down below (SCCampers). This is a great group of people. If you have kids you will want to attend the Trick or Treat in Temecula rally in October. They go to Vail Lake resort. This will be the 3rd or 4th trip. This resort does a fabulout Halloween event. There is also a Yosemite rally planned for the end of June. I can absolutely tell you this is a great group of folks who love to socialize and camp.
Jacqui
Jacqui
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Post by: tlhdoc on Jan 30, 2006, 05:11 PM
Post by: tlhdoc on Jan 30, 2006, 05:11 PM
Congratulations on the new PU. I bet you are excited. Where are you going on your first trip?:)
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 30, 2006, 10:26 PM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 30, 2006, 10:26 PM
Our first official trip is at the end of Feb with a group of friends to Carpenteria state beach. And yes, we will be the only ones in a pop! ;)
Any suggestions? There are no hookups, and everytime I try to read about chargers and generators etc, :eyecrazy: :compumad: I'm so done right now I think I am on my official 8th hour of research today, and inbetween had to school the kids and go get the check for the guy :D
Help a sister out, totally new at this.
Any suggestions? There are no hookups, and everytime I try to read about chargers and generators etc, :eyecrazy: :compumad: I'm so done right now I think I am on my official 8th hour of research today, and inbetween had to school the kids and go get the check for the guy :D
Help a sister out, totally new at this.
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Post by: Camping Coxes on Jan 30, 2006, 11:22 PM
Post by: Camping Coxes on Jan 30, 2006, 11:22 PM
Quote from: PITPOP27Our first official trip is at the end of Feb with a group of friends to Carpenteria state beach. And yes, we will be the only ones in a pop! ;)Congrats my fellow So. Cal.'er. Suggestions: The beach areas can be quite cold in February, so bring extra blankets for sitting outside in the chairs.
Any suggestions? There are no hookups,
Since there are no hook-ups, don't rely on your water tank solely for your water because you'll be amazed how fast you can drain it. Bring 2-3 gallons of water (I usually bring 2 of the 2.5 gallon jugs) and use that for all your cooking and coffee and that kind of stuff so you can save your water tank for dishes.
Don't run your fridge on your battery or you'll go without lights real quick. Use your propane for the fridge and save your battery for your water pump and lights.
Speaking of lights. for the weekend you should be fine, but keep battery operated flashlights or lanterns at the ready in case the kids want to hang out in the trailer (it being a new experience and all) so you don't use up all your battery on the lights. That having been said, we camped 7 days in Lake Tahoe and didn't run out of battery until the very last day, so you should be fine.
And on a personal note, we were considering selling our trailer and I was going to send you a PM, but I wasn'ta ble to because it was blocked. But it sounds like you did much better than I could have done for you! Congrats again! BTW, other than the general So. Cal., where are you closest to? Hopefully I'll get to meet you and your new trailer at a SCCamper campout, if my kids' sports schedules ever allow me to go to one again.
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 30, 2006, 11:45 PM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 30, 2006, 11:45 PM
Thanks for all the advice! We live in Orange County!
I will definitely bring some extra water! This will actually be a harder trip than our yosemite one in the fact that we are cooking all our meals At the Carpenteria one and not the yosemite one (we go with a huge group and actually have some guys who come up with our church to cook the whole week, yup, great set up :D )
I will need plenty of advice for sure so KEEP IT COMING, I'm soaking it all in!
Because we have to store our tent trailer, we are looking into a friend who may let us keep it in his drive so we can really go over what we need to get in there and install (just lil goodies) and just have on hand in the trailer, supplies and floor rugs (all the woman junk :screwy: )
I will definitely bring some extra water! This will actually be a harder trip than our yosemite one in the fact that we are cooking all our meals At the Carpenteria one and not the yosemite one (we go with a huge group and actually have some guys who come up with our church to cook the whole week, yup, great set up :D )
I will need plenty of advice for sure so KEEP IT COMING, I'm soaking it all in!
Because we have to store our tent trailer, we are looking into a friend who may let us keep it in his drive so we can really go over what we need to get in there and install (just lil goodies) and just have on hand in the trailer, supplies and floor rugs (all the woman junk :screwy: )
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Post by: n2camping on Jan 31, 2006, 06:54 AM
Post by: n2camping on Jan 31, 2006, 06:54 AM
Wow, sounds like a great deal. Congrats.
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 31, 2006, 08:43 AM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 31, 2006, 08:43 AM
:D making me feel good about it! The reality is he doesn't know what he's got, he just inherited it and had to get rid of it because of city regulations and a citation he recieved. I kept looking and his garage full of "stuff" and thinking, just clean your garage out and put it in there, but maybe there was something I was not seeing where he could n't put it in there. I don't know. He didn't know measurements of it, he hadn't used anything on it. They basically had used it like a tent. I feel a bit like when we adopted out dog...I WANNA GO GET IT!
I wanna open it up and REALLY mess with it so I understand things more.
He said he learned more about his trailer in the five min utes I was talking with him than he had in the time he had it. Well his eh, is our treasure! :# :# :-()
I wanna open it up and REALLY mess with it so I understand things more.
He said he learned more about his trailer in the five min utes I was talking with him than he had in the time he had it. Well his eh, is our treasure! :# :# :-()
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Post by: GrizzlyTaco on Jan 31, 2006, 08:53 PM
Post by: GrizzlyTaco on Jan 31, 2006, 08:53 PM
Congrats PitPop!! How about posting some Pics of your New PU!!!
:sombraro: :# :!
:sombraro: :# :!
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 31, 2006, 11:06 PM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Jan 31, 2006, 11:06 PM
Well My photos are currently limited to the ones we took with the camera phone and one is scanned so they aren't the best!
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/PU.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/timberlake3.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/timberlake5.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/timberlake6.jpg)
And our reason:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/SepiakidsChristmascard1.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/PU.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/timberlake3.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/timberlake5.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/timberlake6.jpg)
And our reason:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/hellodarla/SepiakidsChristmascard1.jpg)
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Post by: Camping Coxes on Feb 01, 2006, 12:12 AM
Post by: Camping Coxes on Feb 01, 2006, 12:12 AM
Wow! It looks like you guys did well. I noticed the flat countertop with drawers beneath it -- good place for stacking cubes for storing food. That's my little maximizing storage tip for the day. (http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_28_11.gif) (//%22http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSYYYYYYYYUS%22)
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Post by: n2camping on Feb 01, 2006, 08:36 AM
Post by: n2camping on Feb 01, 2006, 08:36 AM
Congrats on your new camper,
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 01, 2006, 08:52 AM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 01, 2006, 08:52 AM
Quote from: Camping CoxesWow! It looks like you guys did well. I noticed the flat countertop with drawers beneath it -- good place for stacking cubes for storing food. That's my little maximizing storage tip for the day.
I'm very excited because the countertop is actually double the size in the picture. When we had gone looking at the different floor plans this was n't an option. But because ours doesn't have that outside storage box ( which my hubby really wanted) we get indoor room. He wants me to make cushions to turn the one that is visable into a seat. But I may need it for like a three drawer plastic thing to put different items in..... we'll see. Oh, and the other side for our cooler.
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Post by: Azusateach on Feb 01, 2006, 07:30 PM
Post by: Azusateach on Feb 01, 2006, 07:30 PM
Welcome to the best way to camp that I know of! You'll have a blast! And since you're in "sunnysocal" you really ought to join us for one of our little rallies. Check out the SCCampers thread on this site, and notice that there are 2 already scheduled for this year. Both still have room, so if you're interested, please join us. I'm wagonmastering the Yosemite one, and will be making the reservation call in the morning. If you want to join us, either PM me or post a reply on the "Alternate Yosemite Trip" thread.
Another trip you might want to consider is the one to Pismo Beach. Can't be a more delightful campground (especially in August!) with a great bunch of people. Check that out, too. There are 3 spots open.
As OC Campers mentioned, Temecula is another great rally. Might even be real close to you, too!
Keep asking questions -- you'll get TONS of advice!
Laura
Another trip you might want to consider is the one to Pismo Beach. Can't be a more delightful campground (especially in August!) with a great bunch of people. Check that out, too. There are 3 spots open.
As OC Campers mentioned, Temecula is another great rally. Might even be real close to you, too!
Keep asking questions -- you'll get TONS of advice!
Laura
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 03, 2006, 03:33 PM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 03, 2006, 03:33 PM
Already excited, haven't even got it home yet and we've got the bunk end covers on their way and now I'm thinking we really need the Bal leveler (but it's my hubby who would want it!)
Couple questions:
Is the reason everyone has a blue holding container attached to their drain, because you HAVE to to collect the gray water? No one we knows has a tent trailer so we've got no one to ask. Sorry if the question sounds lame, but that's what you get! :p
Couple questions:
Is the reason everyone has a blue holding container attached to their drain, because you HAVE to to collect the gray water? No one we knows has a tent trailer so we've got no one to ask. Sorry if the question sounds lame, but that's what you get! :p
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Post by: TheViking on Feb 03, 2006, 03:56 PM
Post by: TheViking on Feb 03, 2006, 03:56 PM
That is correct. You have to collect the grey water.
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Post by: tlhdoc on Feb 03, 2006, 05:08 PM
Post by: tlhdoc on Feb 03, 2006, 05:08 PM
You don't have to use the expensive blue totes made for grey water. Blue aquatainers from Wal-Mart work well. I would get two, that way you can just switch when the first one is full and not have to go dump it immediately. Also you can use one for the shower and one for the sink.:)
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Post by: Azusateach on Feb 03, 2006, 06:25 PM
Post by: Azusateach on Feb 03, 2006, 06:25 PM
I believe the WalMart containers hold 7 gal. of water & aren't collapsable. There are some 5-gal. collapsable ones I picked up at REI that I find to work just dandy. Much easier to store, and I have yet to fill one up, even with my shower.
Just another opinion. :)
Just another opinion. :)
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 04, 2006, 09:42 AM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 04, 2006, 09:42 AM
I wouldd just like to throw in : We're going to pick it up today and I am so EXCITED! A friend of ours is letting us keep it in his drive (so we don't have to store at the place the is free to us, yet it's 1 hour away) so we can really look over it without someone staring at us :p Check it out and see how everything works! :-() :-() :-() :-() :-() :-() :sombraro: :sombraro: :sombraro:
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Post by: tlhdoc on Feb 04, 2006, 09:13 PM
Post by: tlhdoc on Feb 04, 2006, 09:13 PM
Well did you pick it up? How did it go? How do you feel?:)
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 05, 2006, 08:00 PM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 05, 2006, 08:00 PM
WE DID PICK IT UP!
It felt awesome. we looked through it yesterday, still don't know how everything works, and we were busy today. Can't wait to get into it and really understand how everything works!
It felt awesome. we looked through it yesterday, still don't know how everything works, and we were busy today. Can't wait to get into it and really understand how everything works!
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Post by: tlhdoc on Feb 05, 2006, 08:42 PM
Post by: tlhdoc on Feb 05, 2006, 08:42 PM
Congratulations! If you have questions ask away and have fun camping. I suggest that you put a pad and pen/pencil in the PU so that you can take notes on what you forgot to pack.:)
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Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 06, 2006, 06:21 AM
Post by: PITPOP27 on Feb 06, 2006, 06:21 AM
I gotta say, the feeling of needing to take it out like NEXT weekend is there :p . We had a great time towing it - hubby was a repo man on the side for my cousins repossession company a couple years back and those are incredibly hard to maneuver and to back in. He handled it no problem, stopped off at the ol In-N-Out on the way home for some parking practice no problem. A woman even left her card on our windshield for storage :D hilarious. Good fee though, probably because it fits in one spot! Yea PU's!
We are starting to figure stuff out but probably wont really get into it until the middle of the week, dealing with the TV getting scheduled maintenance done, and DMV junk without a pink slip :mad: I hate the DMV. And no one knows how to treat the PU in paperwork, so silly. The bank guys asked me for an odemeter reading....uh, nope. he asked 3 times before he got it (I showed him a picture ;) )
My hubby has a couple questions:
1. He wants to know if you can put a hub cap on the tires and if anyone has.
2. He thinks he can build a Kayak rack out of PVC, like the bike rack ones. He wants to know what anyone with kayaks thinks about the weight ratio after tieing down.
We are starting to figure stuff out but probably wont really get into it until the middle of the week, dealing with the TV getting scheduled maintenance done, and DMV junk without a pink slip :mad: I hate the DMV. And no one knows how to treat the PU in paperwork, so silly. The bank guys asked me for an odemeter reading....uh, nope. he asked 3 times before he got it (I showed him a picture ;) )
My hubby has a couple questions:
1. He wants to know if you can put a hub cap on the tires and if anyone has.
2. He thinks he can build a Kayak rack out of PVC, like the bike rack ones. He wants to know what anyone with kayaks thinks about the weight ratio after tieing down.
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Post by: tlhdoc on Feb 06, 2006, 07:32 PM
Post by: tlhdoc on Feb 06, 2006, 07:32 PM
Quote from: PITPOP271. He wants to know if you can put a hub cap on the tires and if anyone has.Yes you can and some people have, but you should torque the lug nuts and tire pressure every time you tow, so most people don't bother with hub caps.