Not for nothing but I wrote an extensive letter & e-mailed it to Airstream about 10 yrs ago. I told them of the growing interest in "high ground clearance" campers that were able to "get off the beaten path" or down a family members rutted dirt road, to get to their pond. I even asked if they could lift one of their existing designs, like many manufacturers do. There response was short & IMHO, in more ways than one. Basically their response was:
No, we have no interest to lift our existing campers due to liability reasons & "high ground clearance" campers is not a market we are interested in getting into. I think this is sad.
We ended up getting this, for $14,500 brand spanking new. 13,500btu a/c, 2 burner stove, microwave, small fridge, toilet, sink, tiny tub & shower, tons of storage. 3500lbs
THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT AN OFF-ROAD CAMPER. But it sits high enough that I can get well off the beaten path & stay in comfort. We have 2 ARB's & 2 Honda eu2000i generators. We can be self sufficient for a good while. Yes, I did have to modify some interior things & make them more HD, because these thing are made cheap. We seem to have worked all the bugs out. We absolutely LOVE it. You certainly can NOT go bouncing down a rutted up dirt road with it, but you can go slow down the same road & get there just the same. For the price we paid, it is the best bang for the buck for us anyways. We open & close 2 doors & we can be in bed sleeping. No slide outs, which is just the way we wanted it. Queen short bed- no fold down of dinette to sleep on. We have a nice 9" thick Denver pillow top foam mattress. VERY comfy. Got the mattress for free from dealer because the front window leaked. They replaced it 4x before they got it right & had it for 7 months of prime camping season. The free mattress was our compensation for the inconvenience. We are happy.
No, we have no interest to lift our existing campers due to liability reasons & "high ground clearance" campers is not a market we are interested in getting into. I think this is sad.
We ended up getting this, for $14,500 brand spanking new. 13,500btu a/c, 2 burner stove, microwave, small fridge, toilet, sink, tiny tub & shower, tons of storage. 3500lbs
THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT AN OFF-ROAD CAMPER. But it sits high enough that I can get well off the beaten path & stay in comfort. We have 2 ARB's & 2 Honda eu2000i generators. We can be self sufficient for a good while. Yes, I did have to modify some interior things & make them more HD, because these thing are made cheap. We seem to have worked all the bugs out. We absolutely LOVE it. You certainly can NOT go bouncing down a rutted up dirt road with it, but you can go slow down the same road & get there just the same. For the price we paid, it is the best bang for the buck for us anyways. We open & close 2 doors & we can be in bed sleeping. No slide outs, which is just the way we wanted it. Queen short bed- no fold down of dinette to sleep on. We have a nice 9" thick Denver pillow top foam mattress. VERY comfy. Got the mattress for free from dealer because the front window leaked. They replaced it 4x before they got it right & had it for 7 months of prime camping season. The free mattress was our compensation for the inconvenience. We are happy.
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