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Re: motorhome vrs living quarters
[Re: 80arrow]
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03/23/11 01:39 PM
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I will take some after work.I had a custom cabinet maker make all the wood work (he owed me for painting his truck),bought a shower from lowes,took off all the out side skins and installed r6 foam board ( very important),a/c / heat pump and all other camper stuff from "big discount rv".Bought used windows from a camper dealer,fridge from menards.Look at a factory lq trailer they are pretty much slapped together.If you can build a house you can kick this things a$$. Bruce 
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God made cold beer,good friends,hot ladies and race cars don't spit in his face by pi$$ing and moaning about how life sucks!!!
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Re: motorhome vrs living quarters
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
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03/24/11 10:25 AM
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Plumb Wired
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I've done it both ways, toter w/ 28' enclosed and dually w/ 48' LQ. I personally preferred the toter & 28', easier to park, maneuver on the road and dump the black water tank. 48' LQ was a pain in the butt, had to park at a buddy's place of business because of the size, harder to get into restaurants, some fuel stops, etc. Financially the dually and LQ make more sense but...  Mike Gray
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Re: motorhome vrs living quarters
[Re: Plumb Wired]
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03/24/11 10:47 AM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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I've done it both ways, toter w/ 28' enclosed and dually w/ 48' LQ. I personally preferred the toter & 28', easier to park, maneuver on the road and dump the black water tank. 48' LQ was a pain in the butt, had to park at a buddy's place of business because of the size, harder to get into restaraunts, some fuel stops, etc. Financially the dually and LQ make more sense but...
Mike Gray
I've been trying to stay out of this discussion, But...LQ in a car trailer is not the answer for me. Too small, both the LQ and the car storage area and the trailer is too big and very heavy overall with a very low resale value. imo
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Re: motorhome vrs living quarters
[Re: Challenger 1]
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03/24/11 11:25 AM
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rickstershemi
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I've done it both ways, toter w/ 28' enclosed and dually w/ 48' LQ. I personally preferred the toter & 28', easier to park, maneuver on the road and dump the black water tank. 48' LQ was a pain in the butt, had to park at a buddy's place of business because of the size, harder to get into restaraunts, some fuel stops, etc. Financially the dually and LQ make more sense but...
Mike Gray
I've been trying to stay out of this discussion, But...LQ in a car trailer is not the answer for me. Too small, both the LQ and the car storage area and the trailer is too big and very heavy overall with a very low resale value. imo
^^^^^ Great advice ..... ask me how I know 
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Re: motorhome vrs living quarters
[Re: 80arrow]
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03/24/11 11:58 AM
03/24/11 11:58 AM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Got any inside pis? I thought about doing l/q myself in a trailer in the future but don'rt really know where to start. I can build houses but don't really have a clue as to trailers and where to get materials for the inside.
Houses and trailers are 2 different things. Because what you put in a trailer must be lightweight because you pull it and pay for fuel every trip. Your tires and axles can only carry so much weight.
Trailer cabinets are way different than kitchen cabinets, trailer cabinets have no backs or tops to save weight and should be aluminum. Wooden cabinets that you install in your kitchen are way heavy for a trailer. Then pull your trailer 50-100K miles and tell me what kind of shape your wooden cabinets are in. There not made for vibration.
By the time you add all the stuff in your LQ if not done right, you will need more truck to pull the heavy LQ trailer, then you might as well have a MH or totorhome.
I pulled a 49' aluminum trailer without LQ, with my specially equipped dually and it was too much for my dually.
LQ adds a lot of weight even done with aluminum everything.
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Re: motorhome vrs living quarters
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03/24/11 09:24 PM
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Lehigh Acres, Florida
rickstershemi
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I pulled a 49' aluminum trailer without LQ, with my specially equipped dually and it was too much for my dually.
LQ adds a lot of weight even done with aluminum everything.
Although I posted above L/Q's not being a great deal....I hauled my 50 footer for a few years and many miles @ 26000#'s combined & my GMC Duramax Dually w/firestone bags towed like an animal and never felt unsafe....we're talking everywhere east of the Mississippi east & as far north as VA.
If you can afford to go the m/h route IMHO that's the way to go, if not the L/Q works....just plan on keeping it forever 
They can be comfortable:
Rickster
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