Posted by Brian in MO on February 05, 2015 at 07:59:01 from (107.191.196.140):
In Reply to: OT Campers and Winter posted by dhermesc on February 05, 2015 at 06:09:51:
I have owned several campers over the years. I work on pipelines and live in a camper a lot of the year. That being said I have owned everything from a 26' bumper pull to my current 40' 5th wheel. I have stayed in cold (-10) and I can say in general 5th wheels are designed with water lines and holding tanks in heated areas better than bumper pull campers, some bumper pull campers have water lines inside but your holding tanks are under the camper so they freeze. I would think a pop up would be very hard to heat in anything below 40 degrees (=lots of propane or electricity).
I don't understand why you say it has to be stored inside? They sit outside at dealerships and campgrounds all the time a lot of people have them delivered to a campground new and they are never moved. I have never stored mine inside, I guess it would be nice but not necessary. If you buy something from the mid 90's or newer it will probably have a rubber roof, that eliminates a lot of the leaking roof problems. There is still some maintainence to the rubber roofs but simply washing and spray a sealer on them once a year is about it.
If there are going to be more than 2 of you in it at a time you will be tripping over each other in a pop up. Buy something big enough for you to move around in, a slide out helps a lot on space. A camper built in the 90's that has been takin care of has already lasted this long it will last a lot longer and the bugs are already worked out of it by now.
Last of all you do get what you pay for.... Just because they seem to have the same floor plan there may be a lot of difference underneath. Do your home work, check out brand names, google the make and model , someone will have something good or bad to say about it. There are lot of "entry level" campers out there, if that's what you want great but if your looking for something that lasts spend a little more and get a good one.
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