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I thought this was cool

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/09-NEW-C ... 240%3A1309

with spring being here & NECO coming up i was looking at different campers , this one struck me as pretty cool . sets up like my old Apache eagle used to set up . nice small compact box to tow & opened up its nice & big inside , moreso the sleeping bunks but still.......
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We looked at a different brand but same style camper at the spring camper show at the state fairgrounds in March and it was $8k!!!! :yikes: I was like you GOT to be kidding!!!!! Was cool though as it is very light and converts to a small utility trailer.
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A little steep in price considering it is literally a nylon family tent mounted sideways on a ute trailer, no spare, no roof crossbars,no step? no way,lol.....cool concept for those with small vehicles just too pricey for what you are really getting.
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astrozam wrote:A little steep in price considering it is literally a nylon family tent mounted sideways on a ute trailer, no spare, no roof crossbars,no step? no way,lol.....cool concept for those with small vehicles just too pricey for what you are really getting.
I agree with Zam and Lifted... and what's up with that loooooooooong tongue?

Knock the price down to $2200, and shorten the tongue by half, and then I see a trailer that would sell well!
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What they all said, just with more of an authoritative and all-knowing tone :dunce:
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peter wrote:What they all said, just with more of an authoritative and all-knowing tone :dunce:
Libby tell you to say it? :muhaha:
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it is neat, kinda. I"m thinking a used utility trailer, some 2x4s, plywood, c-clamps and a pop up tent and I've got the same thing for a few hundred bucks.
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i saw a thread on jeepforum where a guy was doing something similar. they look really cool.

i like those. i was looking at tents last night while out shopping with my better half.
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