SOLD 550 Special Suv Package With Front Boot

December 2012, model #559
Travelled the 50 states in six months (all right, we flew to Hawaii without the Teardrop). Now we have other plans.

Extras: SUV package, spare tire, indoor screens, door skirts. Our 550 Special has the front boot and front windows like the 550 classic.

We're in South Dakota.

Asking price: $11,000

 

Thanks for the tip about putting pictures.

We posted pictures on the Craigslist ad:http://rapidcity.craigslist.org/cto/3995615601.html

We also wrote a blog:http://teardropjourney.wordpress.com/

At first it seemed crazy to camp in the winter. But in retrospect, it was perfect for us. No worries about ice cooler. The Teardrop was warm enough. We occasionally used an electric blanket. No crowded RV parks to worry about. Passport America was typically available.

 

I like the side by side coolers I have often wondered about swapping out the single cooler and doing something like this to separate the meat and the dairy from the fresh produce.

I have downloaded your blog as I am sure it will make great reading.

Good luck with your sale I am sure you will find a buyer.

 

Hi - Have you sold your unit? Thanks, Will

 

Hi, Barry & Annie,
You can thank Hannah for the idea of two coolers to separate fresh meat from the fresh produce. We also,like to use the side table to cook. We opted for an electric hot plate since we usually get an electric hook-up, especially for the electric blanket.
Let us know your thoughts about e blog.
Happy trails,
Otto & Hannah

 

Not yet. We just put up the ad yesterday on Craigslist.
Are you interested?

 

Hello...I'm new to Camp Inns ...but not camping....I fell in love with these little beauties on line. I'm willing to travel for the right one............Thanks ..Jake

 

Yah, the winter camping is not bad at all if you plan for it.



I think of it along the line of you're camping in a "Cooler" and putting the Beer in a cooler to keep from freezing..

or?

Use the snow banks as the cooler/holder.. works well I might add.. heheh.

As long as you have an electric blanket/pad hooked up you'll be fine as the propane tanks work less and less as the temps drop. So your heater might just start blowing in cold air.. (fan works but saftey switch for propane shuts the igniter down so just the fan goes on) heheh, not fun at 3am in the morning...

cause as I've learned, anything that can go wrong,
will go wrong...
but not until it's 3am in the morning...
Lessons learned...

But worth it, it is, no Bugs, not crowded, you can REALLY REALLY enjoy the campfire.. and the beer stays cold..
and the Irish Coffees are to die for...

 

Even in winter camping, we used the exhaust fan because it got pretty warm with the electric blanket. when the temperatures dropped in Yellowstone, we zipped our sleeping bags together. when we got to Alaska and expected freezing rain on May 1, the weather unexpectedly changed to a balmy 82 degrees. so the wife was more bothered by the giant mosquitoes.
Our worst camping night was in a Missouri State Park in mid-December when the Park Ranger assured us of hot showers. The park road had been cleared after the snow storm, but the camping sites were iced over. We gingerly picked our way over the icy path to the restroom, only to find out it was locked. The Ranger failed to realize that the restrooms were only open for the rangers to use in the day. We were locked out all night, until the next morning when they realized their mistake.

 

Locked out... ouch...
That's not fun... I've been caught like that several times. They say, "Yes"
When tried, "No"

Only so much one can do eh?? heheh.. it's camping though, prepare for the unexpected with Backup plans...

fun..

 

Is your unit still available? The Craig's list posting is no longer live.

Thanks,

 

Hi*
Do you still have the 550 for sale?
Stone@outboard-parts.com

 

Anybody heard from OttoHannah lately? I've inquired twice via PM but never rec'd a response ... and, it appears they've not posted since last September? Don't know if they've sold their trailer or what? ... hope all is OK.

 

Long since sold. Last I heard Otto and Hannah were exploring Australia.

Cary

 

Thanks Cary! ... wow ... livin' the dream ... I'm sooo... jealous of them. I just read through their entire travel log of the 50 states in 21013 ... what a great trip. I'm sooo... jealous of them. If only I had my own CI ... I'm sure it'll come along eventually. Thanks for the update. -Dan