I've got a friend who's getting into the community supported agriculture movement. He's halfsies with an old friend of his, and they've bought an older farm-and already have it producing..well, uh..produce. Thing is, he wants to ditch his apartment in town and live on the property while he builds his house out there. He says he's got about $4K to spend on some sort of trailer to live in while he's building the house. He also says a travel trailer would do the trick (I guess they've got an outhouse out there..
). Anybody in northern Georgia got a good one that you're done with?
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Feb. 11, 2011 10:01 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
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Feb. 11, 2011 10:28 p.m. Tom Suddard SonDork
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Feb. 11, 2011 10:37 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
Tom Suddard wrote:
Tom, interesting..but we got no real beaches up here in the foothills. I know that thing's not local!
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Feb. 11, 2011 10:50 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
They litter the free section of Craigslist. Use your favorite search site and bring one home.
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Feb. 11, 2011 11:35 p.m. Derick Freese Dork
MrJoshua wrote:
They litter the free section of Craigslist. Use your favorite search site and bring one home.
Wait, what?
/wires the Jeep for trailer lights and throws a hitch on
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Feb. 11, 2011 11:39 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
In reply to Derick Freese:
"Litter" might be a slight exaggeration
, but I have seen them there.
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Feb. 11, 2011 11:55 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
MrJoshua wrote:
They litter the free section of Craigslist. Use your favorite search site and bring one home.
Yeah, I've looked. I was just hoping to find one that actually had somebody care for it for half a minute..
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Feb. 12, 2011 7:57 a.m. SVreX SuperDork
I've got an older unit in reasonably good shape that I'd sell for a lot less than that. 23.5' quenn bed sofa in front, bunk beds in rear with bath. Has furnace and AC. It's in South GA, but it tows.
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Feb. 12, 2011 9:40 a.m. cwh SuperDork
Da Gov auctions off travel trailers that have been used by disaster people. Like Katrina folks. Check for those auctions, you can find them for cheap money.
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Feb. 12, 2011 9:41 a.m. SVreX SuperDork
Yeah, but you might need to hold your breath while inside...
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Feb. 12, 2011 9:47 a.m. spriteracer New Reader
Almost all campers have formaldehyde in them, from FEMA trailers all the way up to a million dollar motorcoaches. The issue with the FEMA trailers is that the people were living in them full time and being exposed to more formaldehyde than the casual camper or tailgater. There are thousands of FEMA trailers for sale in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi for much less than your friend wants to spend.
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Feb. 12, 2011 9:49 a.m. JFX001 SuperDork
SVreX wrote:
Yeah, but you might need to hold your breath while inside...
IIRC,weren't there reports of formaldehyde in those trailers?
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Feb. 12, 2011 11:41 a.m. cwh SuperDork
http://www.governmentauctions.org/labels/FEMA%20Trailers%20for%20Sale.asp
Take a look. From 100.00 and up to ~7000.00.
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Feb. 12, 2011 12:25 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
JFX001 wrote:
SVreX wrote:
Yeah, but you might need to hold your breath while inside...
IIRC,weren't there reports of formaldehyde in those trailers?
Yep. Lots of it.
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Feb. 12, 2011 1:31 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
SVreX wrote:
I've got an older unit in reasonably good shape that I'd sell for a lot less than that. 23.5' quenn bed sofa in front, bunk beds in rear with bath. Has furnace and AC. It's in South GA, but it tows.
Excellent! I sent him a message over on FB, I'll send you a PM here when he replies. I don't own anything with a hitch, we'll have to see what he can beg/borrow. Thanks, dude!
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Feb. 12, 2011 1:46 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
I may be willing to discuss towing it to north GA for him.
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Feb. 12, 2011 2:44 p.m. Ignorant SuperDork
SVreX wrote:
JFX001 wrote:
SVreX wrote:
Yeah, but you might need to hold your breath while inside...
IIRC,weren't there reports of formaldehyde in those trailers?
Yep. Lots of it.
actually most camping trailers are full of formaldehyde... but you don't stay in them long enough to have a problem.
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Feb. 12, 2011 2:48 p.m. SVreX SuperDork
Right, but the FEMA trailers had almost no windows.
They were also brand new, so the off-gassing had not subsided.
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Feb. 13, 2011 10:41 p.m. spitfirebill Dork
Some brands of FEMA trailers are worse than others. Some not bad at all. I would test any I was looking at. Around here they have been selling for $4000-5000.
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Feb. 13, 2011 10:46 p.m. Derick Freese Dork
At what point would a FEMA trailer be considered safe? I know how dirt cheap they can be, but I'd have to have more of a tow vehicle than an XJ for one.
