Over the cab camper help

[Ματθιας]

I posted about my uncle passing away last month. As I said, he had a lot of STUFF.

The legal probate stuff has been put in motion and I was asked to figure out a value for an old, at least, 35 year old over the cab camper. I know nothing about these things - nothing.

All I know is that the camper went on an '89 F250 4X2. He got them both around the same time.

To me, the camper looks older than late 1980s just looking at the styling and the round tail lights. I could be wrong because I don't know what I'm looking at.

Any advice help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Doug M.]

Try the irv2 forums; "irv2.com".

 

[Papa Lee]

There should be a metal tag somewhere on the exterior of the camper that would tell you the make and year. There were many makers, but Lance has the best resale value. Pictures would help...

 

[Ματθιας]

I'll get some pictures, maybe this afternoon. I don't have keys to get pictures of the inside, but what do you all need me take pictures of?

 

[Ματθιας]

I went and took some picts, but for some reason, my camera isn't communicating with my macbook.

Anyway, I found the metal tag it says "Open Road", but I couldn't read the year stamping. As I was looking at the outside, it's rough! Too much time in the sun has faded and made the plastic light housings brittle.

A quick google search and the above pictures are almost what I'm asking about.

*Not my truck or camper just pictures I found on the internet

 

[Breakaway500]

Very cool 1966 Ford F250 Camper special truck! Sure love to have that whole setup!

Most old slide-in campers are not worth anything.Scrap yards around here won’t even take them.

Too bad you didn’t get that truck in the photo..

 

[Peak53]

Put it by the curb with a FREE sign. It'll be gone in hours.

 

[Bald1]

Sell it on CL with the truck. Someone will grab it.

 

[Rule3]

I like the truck! Should;t be hard to :break in" the camper door to get pictures

 

[Breakaway500]

That ain't his unit. He got those 1966 F250/camper pictures off the internet. He was trying to date the camper by example.

A 1989 F250 don't look nuffin like that 66! (not that 1989 was a bad year for Ford pickups..)

I like the truck! Should;t be hard to :break in" the camper door to get pictures

 

[Kinman]

Around here you would have trouble giving one that old away. I had a '69 F250 Camper Special converted to an '86 F350 460C.I. engine. It had a same vintage Travel Queen cabover extended length camper. The rear of the camper sat on the tailgate and the front extended out queen mattress size over the cab. It weighed a ton made out of wood sheathed in aluminum, had a porta pot in a bathroom, no shower, three way fridge, stove, heater. It was nice, we took good care of it and I practically had to give it away when time came to sell, I even installed hydraulic lifts on all four corners, those center mounted units are kinda hairy if everything aint just so. Some of the best uses I have seen for old campers is to be used as a place for boys to stay at a lake place where space it at a premium, our neighbors had an old aluminum camp trailer set up like that.

 

[Ματθιας]

Here are the pictures, not the best due to lighting and space.

I don't know if you can see, but it's been spray painted and it looks, meh, when you see it close. Obviously, I can't see the top, so what kind of condition it's in I have no clue. The Sun just kills everything!!!

There's stuff inside, but I couldn''t really tell what's supposed to be there and what was, if anything, added.

The legs, or outriggers, I don't know what they are called are inside the garage.

Given what you all are telling me, I might ask $1500 OBO and let them beat me up on the price.

Those who looked and/or commented, thanks!

 

[cruiserdan]

Old campers are a tough sell. They are usually quite frail as well. Looks like it's from the mid 60s to early 70s. That's a lot of years to be outside.

Around northern Utah that one would be maybe 300-500 dollars

 

[cruiserdan]

Here's an example...
1976 Rancho El Ray Truck … | Recreational Vehicles | ksl.com

 

[GypsmJim]

As a camper for over 60 years I've seen a lot of these. They were only slightly popular back in the day, but no more. Current makers are few and far between since the demand is not there. It's simply not a valuable asset, partly because of the age. Plus hardly anyone wants truck campers any more.

The taillights are of the vintage of my trailer that we recently gave away to our neighbor down the street. He keeps an eye on our camping property, so we owed him something for his diligence.

In my humble opinion, if it were mine I would advertise it at $500, and if ANYONE gave me ANY offer I would sell it to them.

 

[DWalt]

From personal experience, but involving a smaller camper on a smaller pickup of about the same age, the camper has a fair market value of whatever you can sell it for on Craigslist for a “make me an offer” ad. And that will not be much. If you need to attach a value fo it for probate purposes, I would put down $100. They were common from the 1960s to the 1990s, not much since. You seldom see one on the Highway today.

 

[toad67]

Put it by the curb with a FREE sign. It'll be gone in hours.

Or squatting in it....

 

[Grayfox]

I grew up in a camping family. We started in tents and ended with a 28' travel trailer.
There was a period in the 1960s-70s when we had a slide in truck camper. They were functional, but that's about all. Not nearly enough room and once set up, you couldn't go anywhere with the truck. They fell out of favor pretty quickly.
A lot will depend on how its equipped. If it has a stove and refrigerator (provided they still work) that will help. What kind of condition is the bedding, seats and table in? Frankly, if the insides are ragged out, you'll do good to give it away.
Old campers like this usually end up as a permanent tent in somebody's hunting/fishing camp. Where they sit until they just rot away.