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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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You have somewhat of a unique outlook on that, Dave - not all girls kick windshields.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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You have somewhat of a unique outlook on that, Dave - not all girls kick windshields.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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kick my windshield or not thats just too much money to invest in a woman.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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My wife doesn't like the smelly, dirty, dripping toys in the trailer with her, so we went the exterior deck route. It's a 2007 Travel Star 21SSD, has everything you need, can carry two quads, sleeps 8, and is light. I bought it brand new for around $21,000 out the door.
That's a nice trailer! Does your F150 pull it very good?
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Daveg99
kick my windshield or not thats just too much money to invest in a woman.
Dave it's not that bad! You just gotta stop picking women up from the sych ward! LoL jk jk I'm lucky to have found a rare breed! My girlfriend means more to me than any truck on the market! You just gotta find the right one.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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Check Craigslist. My brother in law is looking for a toy hauler and found a 24 foot 2000 model for $6500. The pics look pretty nice. Dunno what something like that weighs, he's gonna be pulling it with a Chevy 3500 dualie crew cab with an 8.1 and an Allison. With that beast, he prolly won't even know it's back there until he watches the gas gauge.
Sounds like he got a pretty good deal!
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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trailers are good and all but if I'm going camping I am sleeping in my truck or a tent. $21,000 is about $20,850 to much to spend on something to sleep in in the woods. Now in the case of having one for work I can see the need to have air conditioning during the week when you get off work.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Daveg99
trailers are good and all but if I'm going camping I am sleeping in my truck or a tent. $21,000 is about $20,850 to much to spend on something to sleep in in the woods. Now in the case of having one for work I can see the need to have air conditioning during the week when you get off work.
$21,000 - $20,850 =$150.00 Dang your a tightwad!LoL
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 12:31 AM
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Get a shell (top), throw in an inflatable matress, and wha-la!
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 2004Triton5.4
$21,000 - $20,850 =$150.00 Dang your a tightwad!LoL

$150 will buy you a decent tent.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 2004Triton5.4
That's a nice trailer! Does your F150 pull it very good?
Cake walk, I'm probably pulling close to 7,500ish to 8,500ish with it fully loaded. I go over several passes getting to some of the camping spots and go over them about 40 mph running about 3,200 rpm. I also have an anti sway/weight distribution hitch and a brake controller.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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$150 will buy you a decent tent.
You're thinking short term, he's looking long term.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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You're thinking short term, he's looking long term.
Yea this will be my temporary home for possibly a couple years!
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Cake walk, I'm probably pulling close to 7,500ish to 8,500ish with it fully loaded. I go over several passes getting to some of the camping spots and go over them about 40 mph running about 3,200 rpm. I also have an anti sway/weight distribution hitch and a brake controller.
Where can I get a weight distribution hitch or how could I tell if my truck is already equipped with one?
 
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 06:58 AM
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WD hitch is attached to the trailer, not the truck. $200-400. Towing over 5000 pounds with OEM receiver requires one, and I recommend for 4000+ pounds on F-150's.

For OPP, Featherlite traielrs are very nice, but $20k? Not likely.
 
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