Hello, new guy from Dallas Texas area.

[Gringo]

Nope. I stomped around here for about a week, and exercised the heck out of a number of very helpful salesmen scattered across the country. Once we determined exactly what we wanted, I had firm quotes from five places. In Ft. Worth I was talking to Robert Roe at ExploreUSA. He was extremely helpful, and then the trailer we were negotiating on got sold on Saturday.

We bought from the CampingWorld dealer in Katy, out I-10 west of Houston.

[KL's 77]

Greetings from Carrollton. Be sure to regularly check Craig's List as this is
where many locals advertise when they have one for sale.

[RichHog]

Think it was Dave Smith I had talked with out there at CW. Couldn't afford a new FC27 so bought a 2006 FB Safari in new condition. It's a great trailer.

[RichC]

Thanks KL.

I have started looking on Craigslist.

But it seems like there may be lots of competition from all the people on the forum from Texas.

Originally Posted by KL's 77

Greetings from Carrollton. Be sure to regularly check Craig's List as this is
where many locals advertise when they have one for sale.

[Gringo]

No kidding. We drove from Houston area, to Austin, to Dallas a couple weeks ago. We got off I-35 and took the backroads, including Texas 36 (Great road!) and we were really struck by how many houses in the Texas countryside have RVs of some sort parked there. In some areas, almost every single home we saw had at least a small travel trailer, with a high percentage of high end RVs also in evidence. I guess Texas was settled by people with a bit of a wanderlust built in, and that was only a few generations ago.

You gotta be pretty serious about your camping if you are willing to pull your wagon into a Comanche's favorite spot.

[Aage]

Rich,

There's another place to look that I don't see anyone suggesting yet: our own Classifieds section.

Look up to the very top, in the white bar just below it, you'll see the link. You use the same login name and password there as you do here. You have to log in separately though, it's different software.

[RichC]

Yep, people down here are an odd lot indeed.

I fit in quite well, sometimes,

Originally Posted by Gringo

No kidding. We drove from Houston area, to Austin, to Dallas a couple weeks ago. We got off I-35 and took the backroads, including Texas 36 (Great road!) and we were really struck by how many houses in the Texas countryside have RVs of some sort parked there. In some areas, almost every single home we saw had at least a small travel trailer, with a high percentage of high end RVs also in evidence. I guess Texas was settled by people with a bit of a wanderlust built in, and that was only a few generations ago.

You gotta be pretty serious about your camping if you are willing to pull your wagon into a Comanche's favorite spot.

[RichC]

Thanks Aage

It was a google link to the classified adds here that brought me to this forum.

Originally Posted by Aage

Rich,

There's another place to look that I don't see anyone suggesting yet: our own Classifieds section.

Look up to the very top, in the white bar just below it, you'll see the link. You use the same login name and password there as you do here. You have to log in separately though, it's different software.

[Gringo]

We're flying up to Houston tomorrow. Should be doing the walk through thing on our new 27FB Monday morning.

Still haven't solved how we're going to get the AS from Houston up to Dallas next week, but we'll figure something out.

U-Haul is still an option.

[tkowalyk]

Rich & Tracy,

Welcome to the forums. We have found the site to be an excellent source of AS information. We used the information on the site to replace our Skylight, and the step by step information made the installation easy.

We are loooonnnnggggg time campers, starting the normal route with tent camping, have been RVing for 15 years (MH, trailers) and made the leap to AS 4 years ago.

You need to think about what type of camping you will be doing, length of trips... etc. We get a lot of use from our rig, doing several long weekends throughout the year, and a couple of long trips each year. We are really happy with our Safari 25 SS.

We have met some great folks through the forums, and are looking forward to the Crawfish Rally (look at the Rally Schedule) in June.

Good hunting.....

[bspelce]

Hi Rich and Tracy, We got our 2008 16' International CCD in December 2010 from Steve at Bayer RV in Dublin TX -- just south of Stephenville. We got a really deal.

Good luck.

[RichHog]

The trip from Houston to Dallas is 3-4 hrs. Ought to be someone heading that way, maybe the dealer has some contacts.

[ScoobyShack]

Hello Rich and Tracy!

I'm in Dallas, too.
If I come across a good lead, I will pass it on to you.

David

[reddoor]

Hello! I'm not far from Dallas. We recently bought a '65 off of craigslist, but I had more luck looking on the OKC area than Dallas. I'm not much help, usually I'm asking questions .

[RichC]

Originally Posted by Gringo

We're flying up to Houston tomorrow. Should be doing the walk through thing on our new 27FB Monday morning.

Still haven't solved how we're going to get the AS from Houston up to Dallas next week, but we'll figure something out.

U-Haul is still an option.

If I was closer I would come help you with my truck.
I am about 5 hours away from Houston
And I dont like the traffic on 75, or 45 .
peoples driving down here scares me

[RichC]

Originally Posted by tkowalyk

Rich & Tracy,

Welcome to the forums. We have found the site to be an excellent source of AS information. We used the information on the site to replace our Skylight, and the step by step information made the installation easy.

We are loooonnnnggggg time campers, starting the normal route with tent camping, have been RVing for 15 years (MH, trailers) and made the leap to AS 4 years ago.

You need to think about what type of camping you will be doing, length of trips... etc. We get a lot of use from our rig, doing several long weekends throughout the year, and a couple of long trips each year. We are really happy with our Safari 25 SS.

We have met some great folks through the forums, and are looking forward to the Crawfish Rally (look at the Rally Schedule) in June.

Good hunting.....

I haven't been able to go camping for a few years now since I moved from Indiana.
There was a beautiful forestry in southern Indiana I loved.

We are hoping to take more long trips with friends and take our motorcycles.
We do a bit of riding and it can be hard to find a decent motel room.

We have a trip through Colorado planned here in a few weeks.
I am excited to climb pikes peak on my old bike.

Hope to use the camper as a home base on long trips and maybe even a hauler if I can fit the bike through the door

[RichC]

Originally Posted by bspelce

Hi Rich and Tracy, We got our 2008 16' International CCD in December 2010 from Steve at Bayer RV in Dublin TX -- just south of Stephenville. We got a really deal.

Good luck.

I will try and check them out.
Thanks for the information.

[RichC]

Originally Posted by reddoor

Hello! I'm not far from Dallas. We recently bought a '65 off of craigslist, but I had more luck looking on the OKC area than Dallas. I'm not much help, usually I'm asking questions .

Yes, we have called about two or three Airstreams that have shown up on craigslist.

But nobody has called us back. ???

[Gringo]

We'll figure something out. If I have to buy a used tow vehicle to just sit parked next to the trailer for ten months a year, that might be the thing we do.

[RichC]

Originally Posted by ScoobyShack

Hello Rich and Tracy!

I'm in Dallas, too.
If I come across a good lead, I will pass it on to you.

David

Thanks David

Guess I could offer a commission on a lead that works out well.