1983 coleman Pop up tent trailer

[boostamante]

It's on CL right meow. Will consider lowering the price for fellow XJ owners.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/rvs/3207868155.html

 

[jeeperjohn]

This is a nice place to crash for weekend outings. GLWS

 

[cracker]

This thing is awesome. It can handle a clown cars worth of kids.

GLWS

 

[88trailcrawler]

Wondering how this thing would drag around behind a lifted XJ. My kid would dig having this for surf trips.

 

[88trailcrawler]

Wondering how well this thing would drag around behind a lifted XJ. My kid would dig having this for surf trips.

 

[88trailcrawler]

WTF? How the $&@! Did I quote myself?

 

[silverslk]

Have you thought about keeping it and renting it out to friends when you're not using it? Probably end up with more than $600 in the long run...... I ask because I would buy it but have no space to keep it.

 

[cracker]

Good point,

What would the hourly rate be?

 

[boostamante]

I really dont want to sell it. My Kid and GF already told me not to

I don't mind renting it out.

 

[ChiXJeff]

FWIW, I've dragged my 2001 Coleman Santa Fe (same size, maybe a big bigger,) from Chicago to Moab 3 times, twice with a 3" lift, once with a 4.5" lift. I had no problems with the trailer. Biggest problem with towing this is brakes, you *NEED* brakes on the trailer.

I'm pretty sure that replacement tenting is still available. Sounds like this one is priced to move.

 

[boostamante]

FWIW, I've dragged my 2001 Coleman Santa Fe (same size, maybe a big bigger,) from Chicago to Moab 3 times, twice with a 3" lift, once with a 4.5" lift. I had no problems with the trailer. Biggest problem with towing this is brakes, you *NEED* brakes on the trailer.

I'm pretty sure that replacement tenting is still available. Sounds like this one is priced to move.

This thing weighs a whopping 1330 lbs. It's not that heavy, though it would be nice to have breaks, the ones on my rig do a pretty good job at slowing it down. Disk brakes all around seem to hold up well.

 

[souske]

Julio, we already had this discussion. dont sell it!
If you need money that bad, go sell some plasma

 

[ChiXJeff]

This thing weighs a whopping 1330 lbs. It's not that heavy, though it would be nice to have breaks, the ones on my rig do a pretty good job at slowing it down. Disk brakes all around seem to hold up well.

That's quite a bit lighter than mine, by over 700 lbs. I do know that I wouldn't want to try braking mine down a 12% grade without trailer brakes behind an XJ.

 

[souske]

Love my trailer brakes!

 

[boostamante]

That's quite a bit lighter than mine, by over 700 lbs. I do know that I wouldn't want to try braking mine down a 12% grade without trailer brakes behind an XJ.

I'm trying to think how steep a grade i have on the Cajon pass, that being said, I don't think it's 12%.

Being that it's from the 80's, i wonder if i can get trailer brakes on it.

 

[souske]

Dunno if you can add brakes to the axle you have, but a whole new axle iwth braqkes isnt that espensive

 

[tone]

RED LETTER RENTALS - I can see it now...

 

[ChiXJeff]

I'll bet a cup of coffee that it's got a Dexter axle under it, and if that's the case, you should be able to get an electric brake kit pretty easily.

 

[ChiXJeff]

A little more expensive than I thought. Dexter sells complete kits for 7" brakes, but they're up around $400. You might be able to get them a little cheaper through someone like Redneck Trailer.

 

[boostamante]

I'll bet a cup of coffee that it's got a Dexter axle under it, and if that's the case, you should be able to get an electric brake kit pretty easily.

I couldn't tell you, all i know is that its a 1982 Coleman tent trailer, Niagara series.

found this on Pop up portal

http://www.popupportal.com/index.php?action=media;sa=item;in=2968