Wazat Trailers
Hey guys.
My name is Pat. My brother-in-law told me about this forum and I was curious as to who was selling their Wazat on craigslist. Although the ad is no longer their, I think it was one of the ladies who bought one from me last spring. I keep in contact with the people who have bought from me (actually thru me0 and recently one of them was moving to a place that didn't have storage and they were considering selling it. If there is any interest I can probably get more at dealer cost.
A little about me: I live in Colorado and I went looking for a teardrop camper to pull behind my Geo Tracker for hunting and camping when the gas prices limited my use of my Chevy Suburban. I found these guys when I went back home to visit family in Indiana over Thanksgiving '06. I have hauled 7 back in various trips ever since. I had originally planned on visiting the Little Guy there but their prices were twice as much.
A little about the trailers: The pods are totally self contained and could easily be placed on a homemade trailer with desired lift. The original design used the smaller tires because these were intended for small cars which likely would not have any clearance anyway. When I talked to the manufacturer -- a small family run business in Elkhart -- about making a "Colorado" version, I was told that the underwriter wouldn't insure them if they changed the original design for liability reasons. As the trailer frame is very simple, one can easily add a lift kit -- I did it with a piece of 4in tube and some spacers -- and/or change out the axle. The company would just nullify the warranty but, without a large dealer network, that is pretty much useless anyway.
Besides, there isn't much that can go wrong and if say a hinge breaks or a door falls apart, they would just send you the parts anyway. They would just sell you the pod but you might as well buy the trailer underneath and then resell it.
If anyone is interested, I am returning to Indiana over Easter break. I can buy them wholesale and will pull them back (use a car hauler if 2 are purchased otherwise behind my suburban) to Colorado for gas money. I have a 5wide and a Moto-mate (their 3ft wide motorcycle version) here in Colorado that I will sell for my cost plus my gas.
Cheers,
Pat
'96 Geo Tracker Convertible 4x4
5 wide Wazat camper