this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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I mean, if you were already considering buying new, then if you buy a bit cheaper on the car, it shouldn't be too much more up front to buy a used fixer-upper trailer. The bulk of camper trailers made for the last 50 years were built with kinda shit quality, which means there is a huge market of mechanically sound but "needs tlc" trailers out there for dirt cheap