The Green Camper

We found another camper!  Like I said in the last post, the Mid Atlantic seems to be an excellent place to find vintage campers.  After the disappointing DMV woes derailed our plans for the yellow camper, we rebounded and ended up buying this awesome green camper.

We were able to successfully get our money back from the yellow camper seller, and he is going to apply for a new legit North Carolina title.  In our search for a second camper, we found this gem a couple hours away in South Carolina.  Another little road trip ensued – sweet!

This camper is a 1968 Terry travel trailer.  It’s a decade newer than the previous candidate, and at 18ft, has a lot more going on.  This thing has dual axles, a bathroom (with shower), full kitchen, fridge, and even a water heater – such luxury!

The interior is still pretty rough, and needs a good cleaning.  The systems on this thing are pretty intense, and I’ll be learning more about plumbing and electrical wiring at some point in the future.  The owner claims it is leak free after he resealed everything including the windows last year… we’ll see about that.

My biggest concern was if the Jeep could handle this bigger trailer.  It actually pulled like a dream.  The dual axles mean the suspension is overbuilt for its size, and the V6 engine had no trouble pulling it up the hills.  The trailer is equipped with electric brakes, and we’ll be getting a controller installed soon.

So for the second time, we negotiated a price and struck a deal – we are now official camper owners!  To celebrate, I spent a ton of money at Camping World, and we are now working on cleaning up the inside, and getting Florida plates.  Once we do that, we’re hitting the road for a shakedown cruise!