Last Friday I did swing by Toms Camperland in Mesa to look over their Intech trailers and a couple other brands they had in stock. They had one Explorer in stock that had dual tipouts and slideout kitchen option. Although it was a nice trailer and I could deal with the fact that it's not quite as tall inside as I'am I don't think it is what I'am really after, it would be a great choice for a young growing family IMHO. They also had a Pursue and a Chase on the floor those were to small for me but did give me a chance to look over their build quality which was good.
I also looked at the Luna teardrop style trailers they had in stock, 2 were the upper end model with the deluxe kitchen, mattress that folds into chairs and the plastic fenders/rear bumper and the other 2 were the Rover version. Wasn't impressed with the deluxe version due to the plastic fender/bumper it comes with, one of the unit looked like it had spent the summer outside in the sun and the bumper was actually seperating from the body there was about a 1/4" gap! The other one was kept indoors and did not have that gap. Now the Luna Rover did catch my eye, I liked the more offroad capable suspension, frame mounted side steps and the rear bumper was at least aluminum instead of plastic. The optional roof rack looked to be actually usable as was the rear kitchen area which seemed a bit larger than most teardrop trailers I have seen. Where it really shined was the cabin interior which was very roomy due to the forward slanting front wall and the large window in that wall, that took away the clausterphobic feel that a lot of teardrop trailers tend to have. There are 2 seats with a small amount of storage under them and a built in table that has the 20lb propane tank under it. I can sit on the seat and still have enough clearance so my head doesn't hit the ceiling and was easy enough for me to get inside and out of the interior which has become a big thing for me since I just had back surgery. It does have a TV and AC which is not that important to me and no heater either which I would rather have, a small Mr Buddy would heat up the interior easily enough would just like to have the heater built in.
Overall the build quality was very good with the Intech trailers other than the plastic fender/bumper on the deluxe Luna and the prices were not to bad compared to the other trailers in their class. Can't say I was real impressed with Tom's Camperland either I was there for at least 20 minutes before a salesman showed up and that was after a techniction working on a trailer I was looking at went and found a salesman for me, they were not busy at the time I was there. The salesman I did get did not seem all that interested in selling me a trailer either, had to drag info out from him which got frustrating after awhile. Also the 2 Rovers they had were both way back in a dark corner which made them hard to look at, since I didn't think to bring a flashlight with me I ended up using the light on my cell phone why would you not have at least one of them in a better spot for a customer to look at them easier. There is a Intech dealer in Lake Havahsu so I will give them a shot next time I get a chance to go there.
