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Poked my nose around a large Airstream dealer this week. Sales guy talking about people ordering trailers. I tell him I want to just do a quick look at new stuff. Turns out they have new stuff stashed in the back of the warehouse while they strategically leave the outside lot looking picked...

Yep! Its not even the Overlanding thing today. Even the basic RV thing has gone down the stupid rabbit hole. A local parent who bought a COVID travel trailer the last one in my social group that still has his COVID trailer. Was just telling me that the “Resort” ?‍♂️ they stayed in two yrs ago...

I do think some dealers are getting the final warning from their inventory financing companies about sitting on inventory without pricing changes. This is probably about the beginning of this aspect. Before now the short term inventory financing companies were happy with higher deposits and fees...

I like seeing more of these small creative modern materials builds. The “camp trailer” hasn’t seen enough evolution other than bigger heavier 1970’s ranch house on wheels ideas?. Looking forward to seeing more of your design ideas as it takes shape?

The final end game will likely be a trailer thats based on the same frame and box templates, but uses a Chinese copy of the Truma systems, more standardized parts and fittings that may already exist or are being ramped up by Chinese manufacturers to be mass produced etc. The prices will be 1/2...

Dealers are definitely all over the map right now identical units with $10,000-$15,000 advertised price gaps. Keep in mind advertised prices still have sizable negotiation padding. Think of these different labeled imports as Versions both in design, marketing and tweaking to the packaging...

Yep same argument I have with my self regarding replacing our camp trailer 4x6 Lifetime Tent Trailer. 2-3 trips a year 15-16 days at best. $ per day the Airbnb wins even with the current lower ish RV prices.

Same issue only I’m stopping at a heavy tow pack Expedition. We definitely pack it to The brim with bikes, dogs, food, freaking pickle ball gear, SUP, life jackets, tennis rackets, and hiking boots. That was a Airbnb 6 day trip ?. You should see us when we pack the boats?‍♂️. Staying small is...

Got a good look at my first Opus up close finally. Wow heavy as hell, I can’t tell if the rough welding is partly for show (sorta a grr manly arghh see my welds) or if its just toss er together in a jig fast boys. Probably both. Looked a black series on the same lot. Can definitely see the...

Curious about your kid bunk layout and how it’s working? I think its too small for us if the box was 16-18ft I think it would be a instant win for us.

Very true Lots of people also don’t realize that reliability typically goes into the toilet with aftermarket stuff bolted on. Even Toyotas that see DEALER service have had reliability issues for folks doing big trips due to trash dealer work. So many people even here speak of Toyota’s like...

Not really Buyers here lots of them especially when financing is easy and cheap simply pay too much. I would say that very few people here fall into the pay too much category given the discourse, experience and awareness most members here have.

I’m waiting for the “Oh and it has a vacuum bagged oven baked carbon fiber bed not the Original Toyota plastic bed”” Curious is the “boxed Frame was welded up with everything attached to the frame??

All the hip camp places I have eyed run so close to the Airbnb rental cost in town that “camping” vs airbnbing it is decided by how much time I want to spend setting up camp/tearing down camp and the packing/ unpacking at each end of the trip. Only time car camping has been attractive to us...

24ft is definitely the upper limit but also there are about 1/5th the number of sites big enough for much over 22ft. Even Yellowstone in 2017 it was near impossible to get a spot for anything over 22ft.

Yep a big big big reason the go bigger RV thing is so stupid. However the go bigger trend is mainly driven by “rv parking lots” errr Resorts, I mean RV side by side trailer parks.. ERrr damn I don’t know how to classify that trend??

Or nice cabin rental in the woods with hot tub. No trailer to drag, store, insure, maintain. Plus quiet neighbors. Haven’t seen a quiet publicly accessible camping area for yrs. They are all treated like cheap event housing now days

Its Ok he does Baja with it! He can spend more time down there if he doesn’t sell it ?

The US GOV not CA has been prosecuting delete shops all over the US. Last I looked the emissions system is a US emissions requirement on the imported vehicle.

So attacking more expensive rigs to justify a Tacoma price with lots of bolt on stuff? Will insurers insure a 7 yr old Toyota Tacoma for $50,000? ?. If your worried about loosing money you’ll do better selling the bolt on stuff to other bolt on people and selling the truck for typical Tacoma prices?