I wanna be trailer trash.

[Old Ironsights]

I'm tired of paying mortgage bills, utility bills, property taxes.

I want to live more simply, pack up the dog and move into a travel-trailer.

I don't mind being called 'trailer trash', but I want to get your opinion.






Think I will fit in?

[madman4570]

OH MY GOD

[alnitak]

I've seen this before -- truly stunning! Of course, you only get about 3 mpg, so I hope you have a large 401k.

[rjohns94]

Thats a beaut. I was just looking for camper adapter for my tacoma ( found a light weight one (#600) for about 10K. I get 22 mpg in the tacoma and I'm seriously considering getting the camper to tour the country. If you get that one, I'll help with the gas if you pull me around.

[donw]

carumba!!! ...my wife and i were thinking of doing the same and checked into some, not nearly as elaborate, as that and they were well over the $250,000 cost... ...

rjohns94...we tow a 17' QUE travel trailer by suncoach with a 2006 toyota tacoma 4x4. it works very well but fuel economy is cut into. we've towed all over the country and have had no problems...YET...

[mescalero1]

I don't think I could get used to that see thru shower.

[SJPrice]

I don't think I could get used to that see thru shower.

It is not you who has to get used to the see through shower, it is the folks on the outside who can see in!!!!

[mescalero1]

SWJPrice,
Thats a BAD visual

[Jayhawker]

So, where's the gun safe?

[Coldfingers]

WOW!

I gotta set my sights a bit higher.

It is gonna be hard to fit the extra's into the teardrop trailers I been lookin at.

[adirondakjack]

Lets see, old "pusher" diesel school bus, Home depot credit card, tool box, about a year of playing around, and shazaaaam, ya could build ya a redneck version of that pig for the price of a couple of new Kias

OR, start with a 6X10 cargo trailer ya already own, and make ya a Hillbilly Airstream, complete with fridge, stove, bed, lights, etc.




and ya get to have NO PAYMENTS

[Old Ironsights]

adirondakjack: Much more my style... though I doubt my 80hp Escort could pull it...

I'd be a bit more inclined to go a touch larger - say a 2 horse trailer with tack room - so I'd have space for gun gear... plus a 60s Bronco 1 to pull it.

[Hillbilly]

Wait for a hurricane...FEMA might pay for all of it, cept the lil red car.

That's a nice rig.

I'd probably be able to make it with the coverted Cargo trailer though.

~J

[Rimfire McNutjob]

So that's how John Madden lives. Sweet.

[Hobie]

Is this degenerating into an RV topic?

That IS nice Bryan. That is much more the wife's style of camping.

What we do have (and will likely sell) is a Trail Manor 2720SL. It has been around and tows wonderfully. I just checked and prices have certainly risen since we got ours!

If it was JUST me, I'd go with a teardrop. I think they're cool.

[mklwhite]

..."Of course, you only get about 3 mpg, so I hope you have a large 401k."

How many miles to the gallon does your house get?

[jkbrea]

Trailer Trash Quiz


By Missouri Trailer Trash .com

Are you trailer trash? Take this quiz and find out...


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1. Do you let your 12 year old daughter smoke at the table in front of her kids?

Yes

No

Sometimes


2. Does the Kelly Blue Book value on your truck go up and down, depending on how much gas is in it?

Yes

No

Who is Kelly Blue Book?


3. Do you ever have to go outside to get something from the fridge?

Yes

No

Not anymore


4. Do you have flowers planted in a bathroom fixture in your front yard?

Yes

No


5. Have you ever lit a match in the bathroom and your trailer exploded right off its wheels?

Yes

No

Once, but I can explain.


6. Did you have to remove a toothpick for your wedding pictures?

Yes

No


7. Has your wife's hairdo ever been ruined by a ceiling fan?

Yes

No


8. Has your front porch ever collapsed, killing all of your dogs?

Yes

No


9. Does the Halloween pumpkin on your porch have more teeth than your spouse?

Yes

No

That depends on how many teeth the pumpkin has.


10. Do you ever wonder how service stations keep their bathrooms so clean?

Yes

No


11. Has your property ever been mistaken for a recycling center?

Yes

No

No, but sometimes people stop by thinking that I'm having a yard sale.


12. Do you think a "subdivision" is part of a math problem?

Yes

No


13. Do you have a working T.V. sitting on top of a non-working T.V.?

Yes

No

Not anymore


14. If a tornado hit your neighborhood, would it do $100,000 worth of improvements?

Yes

No


15. Has the Salvation Army ever declined your mattress?

Yes

No

Why would I give them my mattress?


16. Do you keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table?

Yes

No

Not when we have company.


17. Do you have a complete set of salad bowls that all say "Cool Whip" on the side?

Yes

No


18. Have you ever asked the preacher, "How's it hangin'?"

Yes

No

Just once


19. Have you ever used a rag for a gas cap?

Yes

No


20. Does it matter what type of material you use to "skirt" your trailer?

Yes

No

[gary rice]

Lol, i like it, i know id fit in.

[kimwcook]

I probably couldn't afford to stay in the garage on that thing.

[Ysabel Kid]

So, where's the gun safe?

About the only thing it is missing!

[Tycer]

I did some work for a guy who got one of those. He bought the painted shell from Canada and had it finished in TN somewhere. The interior cost him just over $2 milion. It was stunning. It had a pretty big gun safe. His house was probably worth $425 thousand.

[alnitak]

..."Of course, you only get about 3 mpg, so I hope you have a large 401k."

How many miles to the gallon does your house get?

Good point!

[KirkD]

I don't know about that fancy RV at the front of this post ...... doesn't look like it's got any decent wall space to hang all my old Winchesters.

[adirondakjack]

Now that we're past the "bling" of it, lets look at the serious side.

RVs of this type are the most obvious symbol of a culture that has forsaken it's roots in the ethics of building an estate and valuing equity. Folks cash in HOUSES they paid dearly for (thirty years of mortgage interest) for something that loses half it's value in a short couple of years. Ya bolt the plates on it and lose 100 grand!!!!! Worse yet, ya re-fi the house, buy an RV, and yer in the "junk mortgage" status that is part of how this country went to hell in the last decade.

Time was a man wanted to build an estate for his kids. Now it's more common to follow a scorched earth policy that burns it all up on toys, ending up in a nursing home and on relief.....

What the hell ever happened to buying what ya can afford NOW, without losing the ranch in the process?

[Old Ironsights]

...What the hell ever happened to buying what ya can afford NOW, without losing the ranch in the process?

OK.

Here is what I might be able to afford...


and the scoot to get around on too:

[rjohns94]

those teardrops trailers are pretty kewl, some of the top of line ones go for $14K though.

[Sixgun]

I would not even know how to WALK into something like that.

I really like AdirondakJack's trailer. Thats perfect for two people for a few days or a week or two.

The "bro's" I work with all say, "Yo, I can sleep in my car, but I can't drive my house"-----------Sixgun

[DBW]

Life on the road gets old. Guess I'm not doing it right or something.

[claybob86]

Now that we're past the "bling" of it, lets look at the serious side.

RVs of this type are the most obvious symbol of a culture that has forsaken it's roots in the ethics of building an estate and valuing equity. Folks cash in HOUSES they paid dearly for (thirty years of mortgage interest) for something that loses half it's value in a short couple of years. Ya bolt the plates on it and lose 100 grand!!!!! Worse yet, ya re-fi the house, buy an RV, and yer in the "junk mortgage" status that is part of how this country went to hell in the last decade.

Time was a man wanted to build an estate for his kids. Now it's more common to follow a scorched earth policy that burns it all up on toys, ending up in a nursing home and on relief.....

What the hell ever happened to buying what ya can afford NOW, without losing the ranch in the process?

Killjoy. I was gonna run out and get me one of those, but now I'd feel guilty!

[FWiedner]

Live in that sucker for about 25-years and post some new pics.

You'll deserve the tag.

[FWiedner]

Now that we're past the "bling" of it, lets look at the serious side.What the hell ever happened to buying what ya can afford NOW, without losing the ranch in the process?

President Obama said I wasn't being "generous" with my earnings...

[pharmseller]

As far as "building an estate to pass on to your kids,"
I hope my folks use every dime they ever earned to enjoy their retirement.
It's their money, not mine!
Their last check should be to the mortuary.


P

[jnyork]

Now that we're past the "bling" of it, lets look at the serious side.

RVs of this type are the most obvious symbol of a culture that has forsaken it's roots in the ethics of building an estate and valuing equity. Folks cash in HOUSES they paid dearly for (thirty years of mortgage interest) for something that loses half it's value in a short couple of years. Ya bolt the plates on it and lose 100 grand!!!!! Worse yet, ya re-fi the house, buy an RV, and yer in the "junk mortgage" status that is part of how this country went to hell in the last decade.

Time was a man wanted to build an estate for his kids. Now it's more common to follow a scorched earth policy that burns it all up on toys, ending up in a nursing home and on relief.....

What the hell ever happened to buying what ya can afford NOW, without losing the ranch in the process?

Why should I work and save and build equity all my life so my kids will have something to squabble over and squander in 6 weeks? I dont owe those kids anything, they are both in their 40's and doing quite well. I am going to run until the money runs out and throw myself on the mercy of the state!

PS, I know a few people who have those really top end motor homes. They are in a situation where the price of fuel, insurance etc means little or nothing to them. Hard for regular folks to comprehend, but there it is. I also know quite a few who have sold the house and live the lifestyle of the full-time RV'er, they seem quite happy and few if any of them have shot the entire wad on the RV, they have investments that keep them going. Most if not all eventually get tired or old or something and go back to a stickbuilt house. Their money, their choice.

[DBW]

President Obama said I wasn't being "generous" with my earnings...

Clown in Chief BoBo says a lot of things... most of it BS.

The other day I spotted an RV at a dealership that wasn't all that large (probably about 30') that had a Smart car stuffed in the tailend toybox.

[Old Ironsights]

As far as "building an estate to pass on to your kids," I hope my folks use every dime they ever earned to enjoy their retirement. It's their money, not mine! Their last check should be to the mortuary.
P

That, and with the Gooberment planing on stealing 75% of whatever you are planning on "Leaving your kids" (beyond a smart "Max Cash Gift" annual disbursement until you die...) may as well have fun with it.

FWIW, it costs less per day to live on a Caribbian Cruiseliner than a Nursing Home, and the help is probably better too...

[JustaJeepGuy]

As far as "building an estate to pass on to your kids,"
I hope my folks use every dime they ever earned to enjoy their retirement.
It's their money, not mine!

My sentiments exactly! I used up enough of their money over the years; I don't care how they spend it as long as they enjoy it!