Squatch
Senior Member
As of lunch time Thursday I'm now the proud owner of a 2012 Eagle Shell. I found it on CL by accident a few weeks ago. The advertised price was kinda crazy. It was a dealer trade in at a place that sells class A's like crazy. A little negotiation and a trip to 4WC's website to see real prices and they worked with me and i now have a camper.
Of course there was a little hitch or 2. The Camper was in Jacksonville, Florida and I'm NW of Baltimore. And my truck is in the garage waiting for me to install a new engine.
I have a flat bottomed river fishing boat. The trailer is basically a flatbed and used to holding 2-3 times the weight of the camper. So I pulled the boat and a friend went with me and we made a mad dash for Florida Wednesday at 5:30 am. Got there after a smooth ride and found our hotel. up the next am and at the dealer. loaded and headed for home by noon. I felt good and kept on driving. I got home at 3:30 am Friday. 1,550 miles in 46 hours. It's been a few years since I made a haul like that.
We chained the camper to the trailer frame with the factory turnbuckles.
We added 4) 1,000lb ratchet straps as insurance. The camper rode like a dream and never budged. We didn't even have to adjust a strap.
So the camper.
It has the rollover couch.
Furnace, Propane tanks, stove on top.
Opening window with boot, Battery with seperator, 2 vents but no fans (yet). Inside lift struts.
Pretty much all we need for now. Condition is like new. I don't think the furnace has been run other than a test light or 2. Stove looks like it's been used a couple of times only.
I'll probably add the full length Yakima tracks for my canoes. Maybe some solar later if we get a portable fridge. It'll probably get a fan for at least one of the vents.
But 1st I have a truck I need to get an engine in!
Of course there was a little hitch or 2. The Camper was in Jacksonville, Florida and I'm NW of Baltimore. And my truck is in the garage waiting for me to install a new engine.
I have a flat bottomed river fishing boat. The trailer is basically a flatbed and used to holding 2-3 times the weight of the camper. So I pulled the boat and a friend went with me and we made a mad dash for Florida Wednesday at 5:30 am. Got there after a smooth ride and found our hotel. up the next am and at the dealer. loaded and headed for home by noon. I felt good and kept on driving. I got home at 3:30 am Friday. 1,550 miles in 46 hours. It's been a few years since I made a haul like that.
We chained the camper to the trailer frame with the factory turnbuckles.
We added 4) 1,000lb ratchet straps as insurance. The camper rode like a dream and never budged. We didn't even have to adjust a strap.
So the camper.
It has the rollover couch.
Furnace, Propane tanks, stove on top.
Opening window with boot, Battery with seperator, 2 vents but no fans (yet). Inside lift struts.
Pretty much all we need for now. Condition is like new. I don't think the furnace has been run other than a test light or 2. Stove looks like it's been used a couple of times only.
I'll probably add the full length Yakima tracks for my canoes. Maybe some solar later if we get a portable fridge. It'll probably get a fan for at least one of the vents.
But 1st I have a truck I need to get an engine in!