1990 13' Scamp Travel Trailer - rvs - by owner - vehicle automotive sale - craigslist (2024)

Welcome to camping season! This is a 1990 13’ Scamp, a tried and trusted American company that has a cult following for a reason. It’s the perfect mix of roadside comfort without the hassle of extra bells and whistles. Being made out of fiberglass, it can last for a lifetime, and just about any car can tow this convenient, lightweight camper.

Like most Scamps of this time period and size, it has a layout where to the right, you can find a small couch area/bed that can convert to a kitchen counter with extra storage underneath. This is traditionally where Scampers put a portapotty in their trailers, though this listing does not come with one. I’ve used this space as a bed for one, stuffed it full of pantry essentials, and used the counter during the day for cooking and even as a home office.

Once you walk in, you’ll see the kitchen space with a sink, 2-burner stove top, a new fridge, and shelving both above the counter and below it.

To the left, you have a tall cabinet that has a new, built-in new microwave with pegboard walls on both sides, which I used to hang pots and pans and cooking utensils and create a customizable shelving unit. In addition to the microwave, there is also an installed radio at the very top of the cabinet with inset speakers at the base of the bed area.

Further to the left of the entrance, you have the bed that can convert to a table area with customized cushions made out of a foam mattress that’s either perfect for people who prefer a firm mattress, like myself, or is a great base for a small foam topper for those who prefer softer mattresses, like my partner. When you transition to day, you can rearrange the cushions to be a dinette with the table that levers up and have a spacious seating area. Both of us fit well on the bed, and I would estimate the bed size to be somewhere between a Full and Queen.

There is ample storage underneath all of that, with the water setup on the wall with the door and the electrical setup on the wall opposite the door.

I purchased this Scamp a few years ago, fixed up almost everything on it, and used it to travel around America. Though I love it more than life itself, I’m looking forward to a new chapter of my life that more and more seems like won’t have space for this beauty until I’m ready to upgrade a few years down the road. I’m hopeful that this trailer can find a new family who will be able to actually get her back on the road, where she belongs.

This is a list of some of the new things that I have put into this Scamp:
- New Front Window
- New Mini Fridge
- New Microwave
- New Vinyl, Faux-Wood Flooring and trim
- New, Customized Cushions with tailored upholstery covers
- Peg Board inside the main cabinet for customizable shelving
- Two Peg Board walls for further storage on the outer walls of the main cabinet
- Outdoor metalwork recently restored and painted a dark blue (pictured with door latch)
- Silver Paint on a 2-burner, fully functioning stove top
- 2 new tires (less than 3,000 miles)
- 1 new spare tire which has never seen the road
- Mountable Back Splash
- New Jack
- Coat of fiberglass wax
- Weatherstripping to the door
- Towing capable with a 7-prong insert
- Peel-and-stick tiles on the back of the couch/kitchen counter top conversion. Some of these have lost their adhesive a bit, so it might be worth redoing this area as you like, but since it was a temporary fix, it won’t be difficult to take off and change it to your favorite look.

The Basic Living Specs:
- Title in Hand
- Hose-to-Sink Water Hookup
- Electric Hookup
- 2-Burner Gas Stove with Propane Connection on the Tongue (and half a tank of propane or so)
- Completely intact fiberglass shell, absolutely no leaks or water damage
- Fridge
- Bed/Table
- Couch/Kitchen Counter
- 6 windows, 5 of which open and have a moderate locking mechanism
- Upper air vent/skylight
- Enormous amounts of underneath storage and ample kitchen storage for this cute trailer

Additional Items with this listing:
- Tow Hitch with right size ball (no pin, little surface rust, but good to go)
- 2 Standing Jacks with pads for weight distribution
- 4 Chocks
- 2 Wheel Locks
- Trailer Hitch Lock
- Mounted Radio
- Battery Box
- Stretchable garden hose
- 100 ft extension cord to connect to shore power
- Peg Board accessories such as hooks and stands
- Insulated, velcro Reflectix for the windows, customized and with a swirly design

Optional Work You Might Do:
- Purchase a new water tank for indoor water hookup. The pipes and hand pump are in place and work well, but the water tank I bought this Scamp with was the original from 1990 and it wasn’t hygienic. Since the hose connection worked well for me, I never ended up replacing the old water tank so I could have more storage under the bed/dinette, but it would just be a matter of getting a tank and connecting it to the existing pipe for it to work.
- Connecting the wires for battery electricity. I was just a little lazy about this one, since the electrical hookup works and I never ended up needing the battery option. The existing electrical setup for the battery is completely in place, but the wires were fried and cut close to the fuse box under the sink, which is completely accessible. So, you could reconnect them in less than an hour with the right know how.
- Perhaps adding an electrical feature to the counter space. There are wires cut and available for your feature of choice on the upper wall of the kitchen area: perhaps a mounted fan, light fixture, etc. Previously, these wires led to the original, mounted light strip from Scamp. Since it was from 1990, it was a bit dated and didn’t actually give off much light, so I took it out but left the wiring behind in case I ever wanted a new light fixture and just ended up not getting one.
- The wheel bearings could be repacked sometime soon.
- There is minor scraping on the fiberglass to the rear of the right wheel well. You could fix it for cosmetic reasons, but there is absolutely no structural damage to the fiberglass itself beyond the lip of material behind the wheel that is not connected to the frame or a part of the living area.

Does Not Have:
- Toilet (there is ample space for a porta-potty in the storage under the couch area, but I didn’t personally use one, and I probably wouldn’t sell one to someone if I did…)
- Shower
- A/C.
- Front window cover (this was actually helpful for me traveling around the US for a year or more, since you can see clear to the back of where you’re driving, but to each their own.)
- Solar
- Cabinet doors. I prefer the open storage look, and the doors were original 90s vinyl, so I removed them.

Please do not ask if this listing is still available, as I will remove it as soon as it is purchased.

Payment methods that will be accepted are bank transfers; digital payment services such as PayPal, Zelle, and Venmo; and cash. I would also be open to accepting a combination of the above. Safety is of the highest concern, and we will do everything we can so a prospective buyer feels easy and secure in moving forward with the payment portion of the transaction.