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I like the two wine bottles and glass jars in the slide pantry. Because that's what everyone who buys a three quarter of a million dollar off road trailer stores in it.

Get a "drive it off the lot" quote from each with everything included in writing so that you can make an accurate comparison.

Thank you. I was through 2 pages of responses here and it seems that most everyone assumes that "stealth camping" is an attempt to avoid legal/rules issues. The OP didn't define the term, so I guess everyone was left to interpretation, but how/why so many jumped on the idea that he was trying to...

How are you weighing them on the lot? I never imagined that there would be differences in stated vs. actual weight before they were sold to a customer (who might add things increasing the weight). So, I never thought about how you would weigh them. Maybe I am just naïve.

Consider that $1000 the price of not hassling. A lot of times it is worth it.

I need to sell a boat and TT. What's kept me from moving ahead is mostly that I don't want to deal with the process. I don't want another job, but have seriously thought about opening a used boat/rv consignment dealership so that people like me don't have to put up with the hassle.

Sadly, no. There's no money in that for the manufacturers.

You might ask them a day or two ahead of time for a copy of the contract that will be signed and then have an attorney or friend go over it with you. An attorney might cost a few hundred dollars, but that might be worth it in the end. I would not depend on the sales/finance person at the...

The article I read (USA Today) said that there were 3 passengers in the RV, all minor injuries. I am guessing that they were buckled in for that kind of high speed roll to only cause minor injuries.

Could the truck driver also have had someone tailing too close on his rear keeping him from being able to slow any faster than he did, and/or keeping him at speed to get move ahead and eventually get out of the way?

I feel like somehow Gilligan was involved in this.

Many years ago, Oklahoma closed numerous scenic turnouts and unattended rest areas b/c of issues with prostitution, solicitation and drug dealing. You can still see the on/off ramps, but they are now unmarked and have gates across the drives.

Are those dry weights or fully loaded? I suppose that they could be comparing the units to 5th wheels for marketing purposes, though that seems like a real stretch.

Most Sears tools and products were made by other companies for years. Part of the product code for the model numbers included the code for the manufacturer of the item. Craftsman mowers were made by MTD for years. Kenmore appliances were Whirlpool, I believe. Tools were sometimes made by...

My grandad had bad knees but wouldn't have surgery on them. He was in his late 80s when we talked about it one day and he said he wasn't going to get it done because they only lasted about 15 years or so. He lived to be 97, so it would have worked out ok, but he didn't want to waste his money...