I own a utility trailer! I ordered on the end of March. The plan was to use it for a vardo. I ordered a heavier axle, electric brakes and a spare. It was supposed to take 4-6 weeks. But it didn’t come up for the build. I would call and was told it could take another 2-3 weeks. At one point, they told me they were telling folks that new orders would take 3-5 months! I told them that was great because it had been almost five months. I didn’t want to cancel the order but started looking at trailers for sale. I found a 5×8′ cargo trailer that had been turned into a small camper. I didn’t have enough money but knew I would on payday. So I checked it out and told the guy I would buy it, if it was avaiable on Friday.

I got a call on Tuesday that they were ready to build my trailer. And it would cost an additional $400. I canceled the order. I no longer trusted the company to build it. Then the cargo trailer sold on Wednesday. I was upset. I knew it wasn’t big enough and that I was giving up my dream of the vardo. I just wanted to finally see some progress.

Thursday night, I checked Facebook marketplace and found a 6×10′ utility trailer. Price was fair and it looked good. I contacted the owner and asked to see it Friday. He told me he’d had some calls trying to lowball the price. I told him I was serious. I knew I would buy it, if it looked as good as the pictures. And it did! I offered him $100 less than his asking price but told him I’d give him full price if he’d hook it up. He laughed and took care of that for me.

It has higher metal sides than the trailer I ordered. I’ll have to figure a way to use that in the vardo design. I drove it home. And I backed it into the driveway. My neighbor said I did pretty good for a first timer. And I unhitched and secured it. Pretty happy about all that.

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