Thread: What's your experience with ebay tents?

I remember sleeping in a trailer with a tent on top when I was a kid. Just an old canvas ridge tent with a simple frame (ridge pole and uprights) and tie anchors around the outside.
Worked Good!

Danny

HI Steve
looking at ebay to buy a tent just keep getting out bid will try after easter.
They all look they come from the same factory as they show the same place the photos were taken beside tress.
sell from $ 1000 - $ 1500 thy seem cheep like to here from some one who's brought one
Griff

I might have what you want....

I have a roof top tent designed for a Trailer...

Its old and ratty, canvas is complete, but has some stains.. requires some TLC.
Fibreglass base...

I was going to build a camper, but lost intrest with house and other stuff...

$250 and its yours....

Originally Posted by kaa45

I remember sleeping in a trailer with a tent on top when I was a kid. Just an old canvas ridge tent with a simple frame (ridge pole and uprights) and tie anchors around the outside.
Worked Good!

Danny

That's what mum and dad used to have too, then they converted it to a fold out type about 25 years ago. Mum sowed the whole thing herself on a treadle type singer sowing machine! The camper's still in use and as good as ever.

I had a look at one at the camping show.$2700 complete.
Wouldnt bother!!!
Too far between the roof supports water will pool for sure.The Canvas is nothing like the stuff on the ossie made tops!!!!Didnt feel/look the same,the sun was shining thru the roof!!!! Sewing wasnt that flash either.
Better paying for a good one.$4000 to $5000 seemed to be the norm.
Will say it had alot more space than the "locals"
Andrew

Originally Posted by sclarke

I might have what you want....

I have a roof top tent designed for a Trailer...

Its old and ratty, canvas is complete, but has some stains.. requires some TLC.
Fibreglass base...

I was going to build a camper, but lost intrest with house and other stuff...

$250 and its yours....

Thanks Steve, have you got any photos? I'll seed you a PM

Originally Posted by GRIFF

HI Steve
looking at ebay to buy a tent just keep getting out bid will try after easter.
They all look they come from the same factory as they show the same place the photos were taken beside tress.
sell from $ 1000 - $ 1500 thy seem cheep like to here from some one who's brought one
Griff

Yeah Griff, you're comming from exactly the same place I am It would be good to know that the quality is good, it seems a lot of $$$ if its crap

Originally Posted by dolphint

Hi everyone, I've been watching some your threads on building your own trailers with interest for a while now and I think they are just Awsome I've got a trailer 6 x 4 from ebay which should make a good base (note, the cage is comming off) but now I'm in the market for a Tent to put on it. Theres so many on ebay I'm not sue which way to go Any surgestions? experiences? pitfalls to be wary of?

You will have a lot of difficulty fitting a camper top to that trailer. The floor would be at least a foot off the ground.
See: http://www.hirecampertrailer.com/ima...%20trailer.jpg

(Note the distance between the top of the trailer and the bottom of the floor of the tent)

I used to sell them

Most camper tops for trailer come in a standard drop, On road and Off road.
You can get one specially made, but it would cost $$$$