Our bison ranch is located several hours from our property in a very rural part of southern Virginia, which poses a bit of a dilemma. Right now if we need to spend more than one day working on the ranch we have to either spend about half the time driving there and back or try to find a room in the nearest motel, which is 30 minutes away. What we needed was a small simple trailer that we knew would work for us and last a long time.
Enter the Scamp! I was first introduced to the Scamp several years ago when my parents purchased a used one on eBay. Scamps are small to mid-sized trailers produced by a small family owned company in Backus, Minnesota. Last year my wife and I went camping with my parents in South Dakota and got to spend some time in their Scamp. We loved it so much that when it came time to deciding what to do about finding a place to sleep at the ranch, a Scamp was one of the first things we thought of.
Currently, Scamps are in such high demand that there are very few used ones for sale. Additionally, because of the high demand, the price of a used one is only a few thousand dollars less than the price of a new one. For these reasons we decided to place an order for a new one and just this past week my parents were able to pick it up for us in Backus. They plan on bringing it out to us sometime in the next few weeks.
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| The Scamp just after it was picked up in Backus, Minnesota. |
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| The Scamp at the factory in Backus. |
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| Getting the official Scamp tour. |