Posted: 8/26/2012 4:29:45 PM EDT
| I've been doing some looking into those trailers FEMA ordered for Katrina. There are a lot of them around down here in the south. They're not worth a flip for pulling like a regular travel trailer but they do have 2 bedrooms and a full kit.Not well insulated. I'm wondering about use at a BOL??? They can be bought for less than 5000.00 sometimes a lot less. Anybody have thoughts or experience? |
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If I remember correctly didn't some of those trailers have problems with off gassing of fromaldyhide (sp?) from the insulation? They had problems with lawyers chasing settlement dollars. Yeah they did'nt have that problem till it was time for the sorry fuckers to have to vacate and get their own shelter. Sorry sumbitches, OP I have installed Satellite in a shit ton of those and they seem pretty damn good for the money. Most the ones I have seen were sold for far less than $5k more like $3500. I have one customer whom bought 34 of them for his RV park to rent to out of towners workin gon the power plant...They are GTG for a temp shelter |
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If I remember correctly didn't some of those trailers have problems with off gassing of fromaldyhide (sp?) from the insulation? Yes they did. The mining company here bought dozens of them for temporary housing at some man-camps for abunch of new hires they hired. People had to move out of them in a few months due to headaches and such. It was sited as to much fromaldahide in the insulation. |
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If I remember correctly didn't some of those trailers have problems with off gassing of fromaldyhide (sp?) from the insulation? Yes they did. The mining company here bought dozens of them for temporary housing at some man-camps for abunch of new hires they hired. People had to move out of them in a few months due to headaches and such. It was sited as to much fromaldahide in the insulation. They were built exactly the same way as any other RV, using exactly the same construction materials, by the same manufacturers, on the same production lines. The main differences are that your average RVer (1.) has enough sense to open a window every once in a while, and (2.) isn't interested in having ambulance-chasers shake down RV manufacturers for cash. |
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I knew a guy who bought like 30 of them. He was selling them anywhere from $2200 to $3500 depending on the condition. I slept in one, it was pretty stripped down compared to a regular trailer, but it had a full sized fridge.
Sitting outside after 6 years, you're going to start having issues with leaks from UV damage and water. |
| Old GF bought one and fixed it up, it was in great shape. She lived out of it for 2 years in GA at school, and hauled it back here to SC for half a year on one of my trailer lots til she got through with hospital practicals, got certified and got a good paying job as a PE. |
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i know of a 2 people that bought them. both had MAJOR issues with roof seals leaking and rotting the interior walls and mold. i'd pass unless it's dirt cheap and you expect to do an interior rebuild. GF did have the leak problem too, but caught it before it started growing things in the walls. $50 for a 5gal bucket of heavy duty roof sealant and a couple rollers and never had another problem. |