Hello,
I bought my first TT August 2017 after borrowing a friend's a few times. I wasn't sure if I would "stick to" this travel trailer "thing" so I went cheap.
I fixed up the Outback 21OUS and added all kinds of goodies. It was my ham radio "field" station, I learned to love boondocking, added extra batteries and solar and in general, pimped her out.
Driving in Winter Storm Uri in Feb 15, 2021, my trailer fishtailed and hit a concrete guard rail. The insurance company totaled it.
I loved that thing so much, I went on a quest to find another, and ended up with my 2007 28RSDS on March 8th, 2021. It, too, will need lots of love and "pimping", but I am up for it.
I "fix up" in this order:
1. Safety
2. Maintenance
3. Functionality
4. Functional nice-to-have
5. Looks
So, she won't look good for a couple of years, but she will be safe, solid mechanically, and take me boondocking!
Greetings from Arizona
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