Decided to start a new thread since I'm starting with a clean slate in an entirely new direction. The documentation of my failed attempt at resurrecting a 1960s camper is here:
Long story short, between my old deckover trailer and that slide-in camper, I was going to have 9-10k wrapped up in the wheeling/camping trailer setup. I got to thinking, if I had 9-10k cash, is that what I'd buy, or would I go in a different direction? Ended up doing some research and decided that I'd much rather have one *thing* that's both my camper and my trailer, that could also tow a car if need be. After posting a thread up on irate4x4 asking for advice on enclosed goosenecks, the decision was made. I sold my deckover for a little more than I paid for it new, scrapped the old camper, and started shopping.
I had found an enclosed gooseneck in Wisconsin that I liked, but after talking/texting with the guy a few times, he ghosted me and deleted the for-sale ad. Searched around for a few more weeks and found this enclosed gooseneck on Ebay in Daytona Beach, FL. These are pics from the ad:
He had it backed up to a tree, so there are no good pictures of the layout, and the pictures are disorienting. This is a picture from the ramp door looking forward:
And of the camper section forward of that partition wall:
The (failed) Moonshine Camper
EDIT; this whole thing was a failure, lol. Stay tuned for the new direction. These first nine pages should serve as a lesson to any and all looking to buy a used camper, especially an old one. This is the new moonshine motel. Go to this thread to see the build for this new trailer/camper...
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Long story short, between my old deckover trailer and that slide-in camper, I was going to have 9-10k wrapped up in the wheeling/camping trailer setup. I got to thinking, if I had 9-10k cash, is that what I'd buy, or would I go in a different direction? Ended up doing some research and decided that I'd much rather have one *thing* that's both my camper and my trailer, that could also tow a car if need be. After posting a thread up on irate4x4 asking for advice on enclosed goosenecks, the decision was made. I sold my deckover for a little more than I paid for it new, scrapped the old camper, and started shopping.
Enclosed Gooseneck Crawler Hauler / Race Trailer - Input Requested
The Situation: I've got a 20' deckover trailer I got a couple of years ago to tow around my land cruisier behind my F550. It works great, but I want to add a camper to my setup. Last year I bought a cheap slide-in camper to go on the truck with the intent of fixing it up, but it ended up being...
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I had found an enclosed gooseneck in Wisconsin that I liked, but after talking/texting with the guy a few times, he ghosted me and deleted the for-sale ad. Searched around for a few more weeks and found this enclosed gooseneck on Ebay in Daytona Beach, FL. These are pics from the ad:
He had it backed up to a tree, so there are no good pictures of the layout, and the pictures are disorienting. This is a picture from the ramp door looking forward:
And of the camper section forward of that partition wall: