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Be it bad reality TV, romance novels, or video games, everybody has a guilty pleasure. Mine is scrolling Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace for adventure rig classifieds.
I love gawking at cool 4x4s, RVs, trailers, and campers, and I also love a good deal. I have a buddy who suffers from the same affliction, and we have a text thread going back several years that鈥檚 filled mainly with Craigslist links to cool vehicles we鈥檝e found online. This is how I ended up with a 2006 Power Wagon a few years ago and how he scored a killer deal on an even rarer truck and camper. Mostly, though, surfing the web for used trailers, campers, RVs, and adventure rigs is just a fun way to pass the time when we鈥檙e bored.
So, in an attempt to do something useful with this goofy habit and put all that time spent scrolling to good work, I鈥檝e decided to highlight some of the coolest rigs and best deals I鈥檝e found recently in an installment I鈥檓 calling 鈥淐raigslist Finds.鈥
Keep in mind that these things sell like hotcakes, so these exact listings may no longer be available by the time you鈥檙e reading this. The hope here is to provide some insight on what to look for when shopping for a used camper, trailer, or RV, and how to find a good deal on a rig.
These little hard-sided, pop-up trailers are seriously underrated in my book. My buddy owns a 2011 Aliner Ranger 12鈥攈e bought it for less than $10K in 2015, paid a welder $600 to add a metal subframe that gave the camper 4 inches of lift, and added the biggest all-terrain tires he could fit. (We made a video about that rig several years ago if you want a more in-depth look). He鈥檚 logged many miles on rough dirt roads and spent an untold number of nights in his Aliner for mountain biking, hunting, and skiing trips, and he鈥檚 not precious about where he takes that thing. Campers are tools, not jewels, after all. All things considered, it has held up great over the past 10 years.
The real beauty of these Aliners is their folding hard sides鈥攜ou get a pop-up trailer that鈥檒l fit in your garage and keeps a low profile while towing, but has hard walls and offers way more protection from the elements than typical pop-ups with sides made from tent material. This one, , is 18-feet long and weighs around 2000 lbs.
It has one 60-by-80-inch bed and a dinette on the other side that transforms into a 40-by-80-inch bed, so it can easily sleep three adults, or two adults and two kids. Best of all, this one has a dormer above the dinette that provides significantly more head room when you鈥檙e eating at the table.
This Aliner looks like it鈥檚 in great shape and also has the off-road package. It鈥檚 priced reasonably, and it鈥檇 be the perfect candidate for a lift, solar panels, and bigger tires. With those mods, you鈥檇 have a go-anywhere, four-season camper that鈥檒l last a long time without breaking the bank.
Most folks probably don鈥檛 think of 24-foot Class C RVs as being worthy of the 鈥渁dventure rig鈥 moniker, but there鈥檚 an argument to be made here鈥攕tay with me.
At 24-feet long, it鈥檚 only a foot or two longer than a Sprinter, but obviously offers significantly more living space inside. It鈥檚 also built on a Ford E450 chassis, which means parts are cheap, and it鈥檚 relatively easy to service. This one has a highly sought-after 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine that is renowned for its longevity and reliability. With only 48,000 miles on it, it has plenty of life left (they鈥檙e known to last for 500,000+).
While these were never sold with four-wheel drive (4WD) from the factory, aftermarket upfitter converts many Class C RV鈥檚 like this one to 4WD and turns them into pretty incredible off-road machines. Here鈥檚 a of a similar rig that U-Joint converted in 2024. Conversions start around $30,000, so while it鈥檚 not cheap to make these RVs into 4WD machines, once you do you basically have a very capable expedition rig. In this model鈥檚 case, you would still have spent far less money than a significantly less capable Sprinter would鈥檝e cost.
The really special thing about this rig is that it鈥檚 a . The brand has a bit of an obsessive fanbase, and are well known for making some of the highest quality trailers, truck campers, and Class C RVs on the market. The body itself is made from fiberglass and very well insulated, and all the cabinetry inside is solid oak (versus the particle board many modern RV cabinets are made from). This rig sleeps four鈥攖here鈥檚 a fixed RV queen-size bed in the back, the dinette converts into a bed, and you can create a small bed in the cabover section, too.
Given the low mileage and solid-looking condition of this Class C, it鈥檇 be a great contender for a FWD conversion. The interior is dated, but with a little paint and some other updates, you could have a pretty killer adventure mobile for around $60K all-in (or just keep it as a 2WD and enjoy as-is).
Here鈥檚 another cool option in the same vein as the Bigfoot. has been making motorhomes since 1938, and their rigs are some of the most sought-after Class Bs on the market. The company was one of the first RV manufacturers to use fiberglass construction, and they have a reputation for being very well built.
Some of the most coveted versions include the ones built on , but I really like the late 鈥90s-early 2000s Ford models, too. Like the Bigfoot, to 4WD, and given this one鈥檚 low mileage, it鈥檇 likely be a great candidate.
It has a full-size bed in the back, a full wet bath, refrigerator, microwave, and a lot more space inside than a Sprinter. This particular Chinook Concourse is less than 22-feet long, built on a Ford E-350 platform, and is also listed for significantly less money than you can , despite having only 50K miles on it. Another fact worth highlighting: Once you convert them to 4WD, their .
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