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Truck camper for sale post?
Hello, we would like to know if we can post a truck camper for sale post for out camper here or elsewhere on the forum?
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windhorse
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08/07/22 03:20pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Where to store through winter without much snow?
See below and decide:
https://snowbrains.com/map-of-average-annual-snowfall-in-contiguous-u-s/
Honestly, short of getting multiple feet on the roof, I don't think it matters much. Either the roof is properly sealed or rain will leak thru also.
At the moment the roof is properly sealed, we redid it ourselves two years ago, but unfortunately that does not guarantee it will stay properly sealed while we are away
Check it before putting her to bed for the winter. Rain or snow can result in water damage.
Whatever else that can be said about travelling like this it is certainly not boring. One favorite form of entertainment is sitting at the table in the dinette with spring rain pounding on the roof wondering if this is the day that a leak starts?
Fortunately for us that hasn't happened yet (-:
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windhorse
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07/05/22 02:33pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Where to store through winter without much snow?
Memphis.
Thanks, will look more closely at this neck of the woods.
I take it you mean Memphis, Tennessee (not Memphis in Texas)?
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windhorse
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07/05/22 02:21pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Where to store through winter without much snow?
See below and decide:
https://snowbrains.com/map-of-average-annual-snowfall-in-contiguous-u-s/
Honestly, short of getting multiple feet on the roof, I don't think it matters much. Either the roof is properly sealed or rain will leak thru also.
At the moment the roof is properly sealed, we redid it ourselves two years ago, but unfortunately that does not guarantee it will stay properly sealed while we are away
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windhorse
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07/05/22 02:14pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: Where to store through winter without much snow?
In your search for a place with little snow, don't store it in a place will lots of rain like eastern Oregon or Washington. We came back to an RV full of mold.
Bill
We had thought about the risk of water damage - but not of mold, so thanks for mentioning this
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windhorse
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07/05/22 02:06pm |
Snowbirds
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Where to store through winter without much snow?
We enjoy travelling in our truck camper but may need to take an extended break this coming winter to visit family living abroad. If we do, we will have to find a suitable place to store our camper, a venerable 1996 Lance Legend that we would prefer not to do in a location with a lot of snow, as we cannot afford indoor storage and want to look after the camper as well as it has looked after us.
We have had good experience in the past storing our camper in Phoenix and San Antonio but since then we have driven slowly north and plan to continue to explore northern USA and Canada in the coming months before winter chases us south again. Just now we explore Washington.
What we are trying to figure out is how far and where further south we should aim to be when the time comes for us to store our camper. That will depend on amount of snow, driving distance to get there, cost of monthly storage compared to other parts of the country, etc.
We figure we are not by a long shot the first to have this question, so would appreciate any advice or pointers about where to explore with this scenario in mind?
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windhorse
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07/05/22 10:22am |
Snowbirds
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RE: BYO camper to South America - Pros and Cons?
Shipping looks like it will cost about $7500 each way
Wow!!! I was going to suggest shipping is likely much cheaper but when we checked into this a few years back we were finding prices around $1500 each way.
Thanks for the heads up!
Deisel prices were also lower a few years ago (-: but not that much difference, so sounds like it may be worth my while delving into this a bit deeper to see if I can get a cheaper quote for shipping than the one I got that was $6500 from Tacoma to San Antonio in Chile for roll on/roll off (RORO) one way shipment in September plus about $1000 for additional expenses specified by the shipping company ( $440 docs and port fees, escort required for loading at US ports $50-$125 depending on the port, basic insurance, estimated import costs in Chile between $500-$1200 etc etc...
Baseline quote for shipping from Baltimore ($5,455) or Galveston ($4815) was about $1000 to $1700 less than $6500 to ship from Tacoma but nowhere close to prices around $1500 each way.
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windhorse
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06/29/22 08:46am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: BYO camper to South America - Pros and Cons?
What countries are you interested in visiting? We really enjoyed our 6 week driving trip (rent car and Air B&B's in Chile)
Had not thought about this option. Any idea if it would be possible to visit other countries in south america in a car rented in Chile, or would we have to rent a separate car in each country we want to visit?
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windhorse
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06/28/22 10:37pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: BYO camper to South America - Pros and Cons?
On the surface, shipping it doesn't sound like a very cost-effective option, but maybe if you provide us with some dollars & cents figures we can be somewhat more objective with our feedback.
We figure ballpark sale price in the US market for our truck camper is about $20,000.
A similar used rig with US plates can be purchased in South America for a similar price, from travellers who have driven down from USA and are eager to sell their camper after completing their trip, but the process of transfer of ownership, title etc from one foreign owner to another foreign buyer of a vehicle with only a temporary import permit (TIP) for tourism lacks transparency and is (to put it mildly) "complicated"
Hiring a similar rig in South America would most likely cost about $200 per day that adds up to about $36000 for 6 months - too much to be worthwhile
Shipping looks like it will cost about $7500 each way
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windhorse
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06/28/22 10:27pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: BYO camper to South America - Pros and Cons?
Thanks for the encouraging replies (-:
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windhorse
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06/26/22 12:44am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: BYO camper to South America - Pros and Cons?
When we bought our camper in California a couple of years ago we were living and working in Mexico, and our “retirement” plan was to drive via the pan-american route to Argentina, but when we got to the bottom of Baja California Covid struck the world so we scurried back to USA where we have been enjoying life on the road exploring the US since then.
Now we feel reluctant to drive through central american countries like Honduras and El Salvador but quite comfortable about travelling in South American countries like Argentina, Chile and Bolivia that we know well.
The only problem is our camper is at the other end of the americas ??
If we understand right (but are not sure yet and continue to investigate):
- Truck campers like ours are not easy to find and very expensive to rent for 3 to 6 months in south america
- Roll on/role off shipping from Usa to South America is doable, but we are not sure yet about best shipping company, ballpark cost etc.
- Temporary vehicle import permits can be obtained for up to 90 days in most south american countries
Hence, this line of thought and this post, as we figure many others have already done this, or know others who have, so appreciate your replies
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windhorse
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06/25/22 08:57am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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BYO camper to South America - Pros and Cons?
Howdy, we are a couple of golden oldies enjoying travel in our 1996 Lance Legend slide on camper on trusty 2003 Chevy Silverado, so far throughout USA, with plans to travel in South America, where we have previously lived and worked for a couple of years.
To do this we have to decide, do we sell our truck camper (which we are very fond of) in the USA, then try to rent or buy a similar rig in Chile or elsewhere in South America, or do we ship our camper roll on/roll off from USA to South America, travel there for three to six months, then ship it back to USA when we are done?
So we would very much appreciate any advice or suggestions you may have about the viability of shipping a truck camper like ours (which is unfortunately about three inches too wide to fit into a container) roll on/roll off from USA to South America. Is it a good idea or likely to be a costly nightmare?
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windhorse
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06/25/22 04:05am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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