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    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    Well I am seeing lots of these so not sure why it is not doable See the video posted in the previous page We like travel light anyway, I might chose a track that can be registered in Europe because that is where I am going to retire. Hilux ? Land Rover ? There is a grizzlynbear youtobe channel...
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    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    well that is disturbing .... but not surprising... I am redoing a bathroom and the contractors who did this cut so many corners that I am afraid to let anybody else working in my house I would rather do my homework, read codes standards and anything else, watch youtobe videos and do it myself as...
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    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    I do not see myself traveling from Achorage to Ushoaia , to Europe and Australia using one of these I need something compact light functional and fast. So far it seems that a Tacoma with a pop-up flatbed would do the trick I do not plan extreme overlanding, if there are remote areas where the...
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    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    No way, I am fully aware that the more frills I put on it the more money the manufactured makes on these. They usually get you there no matter what product you buy. So worst case scenario I would buy a shell and a flatbed for a Tacoma when that time comes I will probably build the rest myself...
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    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    my 2c on DIY To renovate a bathroom would cost you 40K in materials and labor I am doing it myself and the cost is way lower than that. What many don't realize is that the 40K or more you pay for a camper of a bathroom is money after taxes If you add back the taxes on top of that you will...
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    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    I am seeing it still at 13K basics What options did you get in 4K? https://fourwheelcampers.com/model/fleet-model-pop-up-truck-camper-leader-mid-size-trucks/fleet-shell-model/build/
  7. M

    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    Time will tell Right now we are in a bubble (inflation bubble and COVID issues)
  8. M

    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    I think it is going to drop like the lumber prices did when this pandemic is over or when more manufacturers will jump in. It will become a lucrative business (it already is) to DIY and sell right after that, many are already doing this.
  9. M

    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    When I say flatbed I mean flatbed only, the plain dumb platform not the camper on top of it which is larger than a regular slide in
  10. M

    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    As I said for flat beds it does not check the economy of scale theory These could be easily mass produced using CNCs and welding. It is far less work intensive
  11. M

    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    I was looking at the flatbeds 10K for one ? Seriously ? What is the extremely good work that is required for these? As far as I could see these are pretty well a very good match for mass production
  12. M

    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    I have time to wait, I will need one in like 9 years when I retire
  13. M

    New to campers and surprised by the high prices. How come a camper is half the cost of a car?

    The technologies the testing and all the associated costs that a car manufacturer pays to deliver a car to the market are much higher than the similar costs for a manufacturer to deliver a camper to the market. Why are the prices so high ? How is it possible that a car could be around 40K and a...
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