Now that you have the desire to go camping, what kind of camper trailers are you looking for? If you’re new to camping, I’d like to suggest you do what my family does, and that’s check for used campers for sale on Craigslist or eBay. You can get a good idea of what’s available, and also check out the current Kelly Blue Book Camper Values. Here are some of the popular types of rv campers:
- Small Campers – this makes sense if you’re a first time camper buyer, or if you’re downsizing from an expensive recreational vehicle. Small campers come in a variety of styles, you can tour your local travel trailer sales lot to familiarize yourself with the current stock on hand. If you’re just getting started it would be a good idea to bring your tow vehicle to your dealer or mechanic to make sure you get the rating for how much your vehicle can tow. (Also check out your trailer hitch or have one installed if your don’t already have one.
- Hybrid Travel Trailers – these are part camper, part fold out tent trailer. If you’re a camper that uses your tent trailer more than about a dozen times per year and want a bit more creature comforts, a hybrid travel trailer may be just right for your. You’ll have the hard sides of a camper with a slide out or fold out bed area. Be sure to add your cargo weight to the hybrid travel trailer weight, and include your water and holding tanks, to calculate the entire towed weight for your hybrid travel trailer.
When you’re looking at used campers you’ll want to get an idea of how much they’re worth. Some valuable resources to consider for establishing camper blue book values include the Kelley Guides for Camper Blue Book Value. Their website is a bit tricky to navigate, but what you can do is call their customer service to subscribe to the guides. They come out quarterly. (You can also buy just one, for a one time need.) The Kelley Guides have information for motorhomes, campers, van conversions, fifth wheel trailers, folding trailers, motor homes and travel trailers. You can also go online at the Nada Guides site, or eBay Motors. Nada Guides is pretty straight forward to search online, but the eBay site (eBay Motors) only shows you current prices. You can get around this by logging in, which will allow you to do specialized searches to find the sold prices.