Done with buying used RV's!

[Shinesintx]

I alsmost went with an RV for my place...ended up buying a 12x24 tough shed. Absolutely love it. I only have electricity in in which cuts down on issues. Cut a hole in the back and installed a window unit. For heat, propane to warm it up...then I go to electric.

[meat>horns]

I like the homemade cargo trailer into rv setup its not real glamorous but it gets the job done, there's a ton of youtube videos out there on the subject. If your willing to build it yourself you can get something decent to sleep in for a fraction of the cost. Or you could just sleep in a tent haha

[DoveBlaster]

I bought an RV on here. Guy posted pictures from the day he bought it.... 5 years later I bought it under the assumption it looked like the pictures he posted. 2650$ for a pos that nothing worked. NO AC NO heat, no water heater, bad sinks and plumbing. Ect. Rat **** everywhere, smelly water damage. Basically got had by one of our beloved members. So I’m with ya, screw RVs.


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[Acameron52]

It’s always something with them!!

[jkk831]

I have a 2018 jayco I’m looking to sell only used it 3 times.

[No-Tox]

I bought an RV on here. Guy posted pictures from the day he bought it.... 5 years later I bought it under the assumption it looked like the pictures he posted. 2650$ for a pos that nothing worked. NO AC NO heat, no water heater, bad sinks and plumbing. Ect. Rat **** everywhere, smelly water damage. Basically got had by one of our beloved members. So I’m with ya, screw RVs.


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Did you not check it out before buying it?

I got a used travel trailer to put down on my land to have a place for the family and friends to stay. It is a hurricane "survivor" so I knew what I was getting into. It spent 2 months behind my house while I worked on different projects and finally got moved 3 weeks ago. Still work to be done on some things but the essentials work.

[Rubi513]

They are junk. Period.
I have owned my last one. I can stay in a bunch of hotels for the price of a camper.

[Atfulldraw]

I can't wait to read the rant thread about how the 'brand new' one sucks too.....

They are built really cheaply with inferior parts.

All of them.

[sharpstick35]

all these are the reason I got a cheap singlewide for my place in rocksprings. brand new delivered and set up for less than 30k

[DoveBlaster]

Did you not check it out before buying it?



I got a used travel trailer to put down on my land to have a place for the family and friends to stay. It is a hurricane "survivor" so I knew what I was getting into. It spent 2 months behind my house while I worked on different projects and finally got moved 3 weeks ago. Still work to be done on some things but the essentials work.

The camper was 150 miles away from me so I asked as many questions as I could. Never thought someone on TBH would use pictures that were 5 years old. He was also not open about all the things not working and I couldn’t check anything because it was parked out in the middle of nowhere. So I took his word. Oh and the “brand new” tires had a 4 year old DOT date.


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[jer_james]

The camper was 150 miles away from me so I asked as many questions as I could. Never thought someone on TBH would use pictures that were 5 years old. He was also not open about all the things not working and I couldn’t check anything because it was parked out in the middle of nowhere. So I took his word. Oh and the “brand new” tires had a 4 year old DOT date.

Seems to me like you could have said "no", and been perfectly fine moving forward. Don't pay anyone any money until you actually see the thing.

Good Luck with your newer RV OP. New or old, there are always issues. Just a matter of keeping up with everything.

[Mudslinger]

Did you not check it out before buying it?

I got a used travel trailer to put down on my land to have a place for the family and friends to stay. It is a hurricane "survivor" so I knew what I was getting into. It spent 2 months behind my house while I worked on different projects and finally got moved 3 weeks ago. Still work to be done on some things but the essentials work.

Yes I did check it out before I bought it and yes everything worked the first year at the lease, now the problems. Has not been moved, just sitting underneath the awning we put up.

[DoveBlaster]

Seems to me like you could have said "no", and been perfectly fine moving forward. Don't pay anyone any money until you actually see the thing.



Good Luck with your newer RV OP. New or old, there are always issues. Just a matter of keeping up with everything.

I could of and should of said no but instead I chose to believe a TBH member about things working. Won’t make that mistake again!


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[Dakota7493]

I have an old trailer at my deer lease. “The Mouse House”. To do it over again I would buy a portable small building or cargo box and build it out.

I definitely think this is the way to go. We're talking about getting a bigger storage building with windows, finish out the inside with bunks that fold up on the wall.

[mastercraftka]

I've owned several used RV's and have always had something to work on or replace.
I have a 2016 that I bought from a friend who never used it. Still had to have things worked on. That's the way RV's are.

This^^^^^

I am on my 3third! I guarantee you, you will have to have work done on a new RV I have. Get ready for the that and don't get in a hurry to ever get your RV back from the shop in a timely manner. The RV industry is horrible to put it nicely.