bioman
Pullman
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Joined: 01/28/2009
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I had my Mallard 18CK for 3 trouble-free years. Only traded recently as I wanted a TH to drag my cruiser around with. Also the additional interior space and beds will be handy 8-10-15 years down the road if I can keep the trailer together that long.
2012 Shockwave 23FSMX
2010 Dodge 3500 SRW, G56, full deletes
2000 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic
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samsontdog
Oregon, Wash Coast summer, Yuma Az winter
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Joined: 08/06/2002
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We had our last TT 10 years with no problems until last summer when low voltage took out the Ref, heater, A/C . I told the DW maybe its time to buy another late model TT. Sold the old one to the first guy who looked at it for $9K. I have been looking since Aug but I have not found one that had the room the old 34 ft had with the front kitchen. I do the dishes and like to look out the front window and seems like the new ones all have the bed room in front
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fla-gypsy
North Florida
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Joined: 04/19/2005
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Kept the first TT 8+ years, this one is going on 7 years.
09 SuperDuty Crew Cab 6.8L/4.10(The Black Pearl)
06 Keystone Hornet 29 RLS/(The Cracker Cabana)
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justaboutretired
Florence, NJ
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Joined: 07/15/2005
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We will have this trailer for 10 years in July. No plans to trade it in on anything else. Now that the youngest of the boys is now 20, the DW uses the rear bunk area as a private dressing room. Course that will end once grand kids come into the picture some day!!
Bill & Diane
3 Boys, 1 dog
2002 Excursion Limited\w 7.3 PSD
2003 Citation 33M TT
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rfryer
Phoenix
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Joined: 04/19/2005
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I keep vehicles a long time and my main criteria for replacing one is whether it still does the job I want well without excessive repairs. Wanting something new is pretty low on my list of priorities. I’ve heard a vehicle loses half its value in the first five years but I haven’t bothered to check that. A quick look shows my own personal vehicles seem to run six to seven years. Except for my ’73 Bronco which is worth four times what I paid for it new. But depreciation is often the largest single cost of a vehicle and while it’s not primary to my decision I pay attention to it and usually keep vehicles a long time which knocks that cost way down. So my 22 year old TT, my 10 year old TV, my 8 year old car. And my 23 year old PU I gave to a son some years ago.
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Peg Leg
Anderson, IN
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Joined: 06/20/2004
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We bought ours in March of 1994 but I did have a popup TC for 9 months last year and I've been looking at 5ers.
2012 Chevy 3500HD Dually 4X4
Crew Cab long bed 6.0 gasser 4.10
06 Hitchiker
Yamaha EF3000iSE
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FLY 4 FUN
Alberta
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Joined: 11/27/2004
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every time our circumstances change, we changed rigs to meet the new demands. Depreciation has never been a concern. If we needed seperate beds for kids, it was time to change models. If we wanted hard sides vs canvas so we could camp spring/fall, we changed. The same with our tow vehicle. I read some very convincing arguements on here to plan for your next trailer first, and then get the right truck. Next rig will be when the kids no longer camp with us routinely (and that will be a very SAD day).
Daryll
2009 Colorado 29BHS
2012 Dodge Ram 3500 crew SB 4x4 CTD 3.73
Prodigy BC Reese 16K slider
05 Jayflight 29BHS (sold 2008)
99 Jayco Eagle 12SO (sold 2005)
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maria_bettina
Auburn, CA
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We bought our first TT three years ago, and still have it. It's a '92 Terry 18D, and it's been to Santa Fe, the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and various other shorter trips. We've done so much work on it that I can't part with it because it's in tiptop shape now. New water heater, new AC unit, new tires, added a battery, removed and recaulked all windows, etc. It's paid for, everything works, and though it's getting smaller as we add dogs to our family and our son grows, we'll manage for at least another 2 or 3 years...hopefully.
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nypatnva
Amelia Ct Hse Va
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Had ours for ten years and will keep it till I die.
2000 Chev 1500 Silverado
1965 22' Airstream Safari
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PackerBacker
Montreal Qc Adirondacks,NY
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We kept our previous rv (5th wheel) for 6 years; our current motorhome I intend to keep for 10 years then we revisit our needs.
Eric
2009 Holiday Rambler Admiral 33SFS (34' 3")
2008 Jeep Liberty - North Edition (4x4 auto)
FQCC/Camping Quebec, KOA, Good Sam, Coach-Net
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