I was looking for a something pretty specific, a 22ft. Towlite with a removable tongue (actually fits in my garage). The second two digits are the year, so a 2208T is a 2008 22ft Towlite. 2209T would be a 2009, etc..
I found one on craigslist, and really lucked out. The previous owner (an intel engineer) took good care of it, using it primarily for AC for his spouse when they went into the hills around Sacramento to watch their son compete in games. I don't think the stove or oven was every used. I took a huge leap of faith, trusting the gentleman when he said it’s in practically new condition, drove straight down with father in law for company, and bought it on the spot. We drove to his bank and I paid off his loan and gave him some cash.
I had all the measurements for the tongue height and bought an “equalizer” sway control and put it all together while I was down there. I bought an adjustable hitch so the equalizer would be at the right level, and actually had to adjust it at the guys house in Sacramento. He was impressed with the sway control and actually helped me install it, and we drove to a local hardware store because the bolts that came with the sway control weren’t long enough. Then I towed it back with the father in law, stopping for the night in southern Oregon and breaking it in with a bottle of Pendleton whiskey.
