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    Our Kingdom Camping Trailer Build

    I don't think the warranty would keep us from buying a trailer that checked all the boxes for us. We look at it as a measure of the confidence a manufacturer has in their product. It's actually surprising to us how many "high end" RV manufacturers specifically note that their warranty does not...
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    Our Kingdom Camping Trailer Build

    This is the first model, so there's no history to work from in terms of build time. We started talking to Jamin Lambright at Kingdom Camping in September to develop specs. We've been finalizing details and ordering components for the build, so the real manufacturing is just starting. The plan is...
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    Trail Marker Up and Out with Wet Bath by Rollingstar MFGing

    You took I80 through Chicago. Very impressive. We'll take whatever state roads we need to in order to avoid big city interstate experiences!
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    Kingdom Camping Trailers

    We just started a new thread on this. We'll look to talk about how the sausage is made as we go through this build between now and early April!
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    Our Kingdom Camping Trailer Build

    OK. It looks like we're getting close enough to start a thread about our progress on this build. We've been in the planning stages since September, and now it looks like we're on schedule for delivery in early April. Here are some of the specs we're using for the build: GVWR 9,820 lbs 100...
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    Portable solar recommendations

    I don't know how you could secure one of these portable solar units from a determined thief. The best way we've found is to just not camp within eyesight of anyone else or a road. Theft of generators, solar panels, tools, and anything else laying around outside is a major problem in Quartzsite...
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    You know the 5th wheel hitch is the original "articulating" hitch, right? ?
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    In terms of accessing remote spots, how do you think the Roamer1 will do in comparison to the X22?
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    "That being said, I do wonder when I see 30' + units where they are going..." If you camp in the western half of the country, there is a lot of open, private space for those 30'+ units. We're dropping down to 26' (going from 18,000lbs to 9,800 lbs) and it will feel to us like we're towing...
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    And Oliver has done an excellent job in building a strong brand reputation in a relatively short period of time. That brand reputation will give them pricing power closer to Airstream than to Forest River!
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    People need to relearn the old saying: "Your first loss is your best loss."
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    Yes, great cash deals are coming soon to many, many asset classes.
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    If ROA is smart, they'll build out their service department ASAP and make a killing modifying and repairing all those "off road" trailers that will be soon dropped off with them after every weekend. The "Experience Centers" need to upgrade their coffee and snacks!
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    Oh no!! It looks like ROA needs to move a bunch of Dweller units! Maybe they could throw in a small Taxa or Dweller with every Pause/Roamer1/X195 they sell.?
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    Shrinking demand for RV Towables.

    We're going to be selling our New Horizons 5th wheel in about a month. We've been boondocking in it continuously for almost 11 years. Between this tougher RV towable market, not needing to wring every dime out of the sale, and wanting it to go to a "good family", we will be pricing it WAY BELOW...
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    Pause overland trailer

    Do you know what size tires the Pause uses? I know the R1/X195 use 265/75R16. Thanks!
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    Pause overland trailer

    Since they are basically the same price now, what's a better relative "value" at this point, the Roamer1 or the Pause (IYHO)?
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    Pause overland trailer

    We're having one built for us that's under $100k (delivery in March/April), but it's taken a lot of research and time to get there.
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    Best full-size 4 season composite trailer?

    For us, more capable just means: Ability to raise, lower, and level the trailer. Ability to crawl through deeper arroyos without dragging or bending the frame. Ability to go through washboard and other bumpy roads (including "paved") without rattling the trailer apart inside and outside. Maybe...
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    Pause overland trailer

    And now the base price of the Pause has magically been bumped up to $151,243 on the ROA website. This is up from the already high $139,000 base price that was on the ROA site since they first posted about the Pause. This is before you pony up the extra $10k-$15k to modify it for four season use...
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