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Kayteg1 wrote:It is nice to have money for new one.
Although I bought my 2 campers in TLC condition, I paid less 1/5 of that for each of them.
Enjoy your new toy.
Yeah, I almost bought a TLC early 90's bigfoot for 7k or so. There were a lot of factors that went into the decision to get a new one, and it was a close call. But like I said, I can still back out of I change my mind before install, if the right used one came up before then, I probably would.
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Other than appliances, I can’t think of any reason to buy a new Bigfoot or Northern Lite. They aren’t mechanical. Their designs aren’t much different compared to the older models. Appliances are that expensive and haven’t changed much. Most RVs are barely used per year.
You are only talking about a very short period when there is a warranty in any case. There are plenty of stories with people having issues with new RVs so much so that the RV stays at the dealer most of the first year. The more it cost the more you lose when you trade.
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Sliding-into-home wrote:Bought it today and will be installed on Wednesday.
Northern Lite 9-6 special edition with U-dinette and wireless rearview camera. Full dealer prep, batteries, LP, hoses, cords, etc, torklift stable loads, tie downs, fast guns, and bed mat installed and out the door for 36k even. Good deal? Not too late to change my mind at this point, but it seems like a good deal best I can tell.
Congrats! It sounds like a good deal to me. I paid $25K for my 2019 Wolf Creek 840. But that did not include the extras I added, such as the 7 year extended warranty, a DC television, 2000 watt inverter, dual 6 volt batteries, 170 watt solar panel, the torklift tie downs and fast guns. No sales tax on mine, because the trade in was worth $26K more than the camper. So, ... about $30K out the door for mine.
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Sliding-into-home
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Nice. I liked the wolf Creek quite a bit as well. It ended up being my top runner up today.
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Sounds like an awesome winter ahead!
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Sliding-into-home wrote:Correct, my kid is doing ski team sat/sun all winter and there is no on-mountain lodging.
We are ready to burn the LP for sure. Here and elsewhere, I've heard we'll be burning a lot less with a fiberglass non-slide. Those S5 acrylic windows shouldn't need separate insulation best I can tell. But I should have real world feedback by next weekend. Bought it today and will be installed on Wednesday.
Northern Lite 9-6 special edition with U-dinette and wireless rearview camera. Full dealer prep, batteries, LP, hoses, cords, etc, torklift stable loads, tie downs, fast guns, and bed mat installed and out the door for 36k even. Good deal? Not too late to change my mind at this point, but it seems like a good deal best I can tell.
Congratulations! This sounds like a decent deal. (I paid more for my 2014 9.6 new off the lot in 2014!)
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Sliding-into-home
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Thanks Mark. Just for your peace of mind, my deal is better because it is a 2018 that was used for 2 nights, then returned. Looks/smells new, and still has warranty through April, which is when I would have needed it anyway. A new 2019 would have run another 2k at least.
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You made a good choice with the Northern Lite. We have the 8.11 QCSE and I carry it on a 2017 F350 with the 6.2 gas engine. NL makes a really good, true 4 season camper. But, like any of the manufacturers, they can have issues as well. Before mine was a year old I had to have the dealer replace the refrigerator as it was not getting cold at all. I also had to replace the Rayzr HD Antenna. All under warranty but still frustrating nonetheless. Neither of those issues were NL quality problems.
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Sliding-into-home
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Thanks Wyo, do you feel like you need your air bags with that set up?
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Pretty much do what you are doing as I work at a ski hill on weekends.
Lucky enough to get plugins mostly. I have a 2017 Chev 2500hd with a camper that I built for winter.I have dual pane windows and they are worth it.Also I have foam for covers for the roof vents. I'am close to GVW but not over. I have dual 6 volt batterys and carry two 20lb propane cylinders. Just had my new Nokian L2 studded snows out on a icy road and can safely say they are way better than by KO2 tires which I had been running for years. Didn't feel ice at all. Other guys I patrol with said the road was quite slippery. Ditched a truck with KOs last year but that was on wet ice.
I do hear that the duallys are worse on bad roads.I would lighten the camper to stay under the GVW. In BC they do road blocks once in a while and weigh camper etc. Mostly Northern BC. It is a great way to ski being at the hill overnight. Also put airbags on and they help the ride with a camper or towing my trailer. I'am under the payload but they still help.
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