Recent content by grain_of_salt

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/vagabond-drifter-camper-buildout-and-mods.540940/page-116 Not terribly active, as campers have not been begun production once again, I don't believe. My understanding is that BAMF just moved shop locations, so they are probably working through all that.

For those who are in the know, the TW thread has been re-opened. Whole-******** bounty of knowledge that I'm very grateful is no longer locked down. Thank you to @Bayareametalfab for being the driving force (and actually responding to people. Holy crap). Can't wait for things to get poppin' on my...

Screechy alarmists aside... He finally updated the website:

I remember, a few years back when VO was actually building campers and talking to their customers (and before unhinged raving boogers got us kicked off TW), that some folks were getting their campers built with just a plate on top so they could self-install a fan easily. Not having a fan in...

Let's all be clear here rather than unnecessarily dramatic: a FTA isn't a warrant for arrest, nor is it a criminal charge unless it's found to be willful. I'm assuming that's what this fool's bench warrant is. That's not to detract from the embarrassingly poor way he's running his brand into...

https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/the-sunk-cost-fallacy I know I'm not alone with this. 100% sunk cost fallacy thinking. ^^^ (At about the 1 year mark of total and utter silence, I got a GFC realizing that Phil had not been truthful with timelines. I still want a VO. The plan was to sell it...

I lauuugh and laaaaugh when I see people complaining it taking 2 or 3 months to get their bumper welded up. Then I cry.

This right here is the question.

You're a hero. If you could give him a really good hard stink-eye for avoiding all Calendly meetings and emails for the last few months I'd sure appreciate it. Half-joking. Real questions: he mentioned that he was going to change the bed platform to something akin to a two-panel design to make...

1.) Congrats on finding your way out of the woods, my man! 2.) Wait... after 2 years of producing almost nothing, they don't have a backstock of the window that goes literally on almost every single camper they make? Did you opt to take the damaged one? I'd be real hesitant to expect follow-up...

"A few" tents??? The material of these things better be woven from the body hair of angels for how slowly they are making the tents alone.

I wish it was patience. I feel more like the paying end of a hostage situation. When people order bumpers /skids and then whine about the 3 months it takes to weld I lauuugh and lauuugh.

I agree with almost everything y'all are saying. Going back in time, knowing what I know now, I would not have ordered a Drifter. I was promised 12 months and I ignorantly believed. The choice we are all stuck making right now is do we reset the shot clock *knowing* we are going to get a...

Insulation package is separate. I'm told it takes 10-15 minutes to install once it is received in the mail. Sorry for not being clearer back there - just relaying the reason he said the insulation packages are slowed down. No idea why the (not insulation) tents are slowed down or what they've...

Not making excuses for the garbage communications and lack of clear follow-up / follow-through on timelines for customers, just trying to pass long the "something" to others. I was at some pretty high stress, as was sitting at zero information myself (due to zero contact). For what it's worth...