Desert Fox 5th wheels....in the flesh.

deltabravo wrote:
They look nice, but I can guarantee they will be HEAVY.

DFs use a very beefy frame. I hauled a 21SW from the factory to Boise about 3 weeks ago and it surprised me how heavy it was - I guess I forgot how heavy they were. I didn't remember mine being that heavy. After the experience I had towing the new one, I sure wouldn't want to tow ANY DF with a gasser once it was loaded with fuel, water, food, adult beverages and toys.

+1, very heavy trailers. My cousin had a 28ft aluminum sided bumper pull years ago, was probably a 2005/2006 model. Even pulling it with a diesel was a struggle at times

trail-explorer wrote:
Next time I'm in LaGrande, I'm going to stop at that dealer and give them some photography lessons (on lighting, and using the flash).
The photos taken out the back of the rig are hideous. They should have used the flash.

Agreed. And probably not a good idea to have the guys in the pictures either.

They look nice, but I can guarantee they will be HEAVY.

DFs use a very beefy frame. I hauled a 21SW from the factory to Boise about 3 weeks ago and it surprised me how heavy it was - I guess I forgot how heavy they were. I didn't remember mine being that heavy. After the experience I had towing the new one, I sure wouldn't want to tow ANY DF with a gasser once it was loaded with fuel, water, food, adult beverages and toys.

I just downloaded the newest Desert Fox flyer and both are listed. My guess is the two units are prototypes for "future" production.

Next time I'm in LaGrande, I'm going to stop at that dealer and give them some photography lessons (on lighting, and using the flash).
The photos taken out the back of the rig are hideous. They should have used the flash.

Mike E. wrote:
Just figured because they were on a dealer's lot and for sale that they must be in production??

Those two units are the only ones I have been able to find, so prototype sounds about right. If you could take some aspects of both of those units and combine them together you could have a nice trailer. It cracks me up that the one has the couch that splits down the middle. Half looks out the back door, while the other half looks towards the front of the trailer. Have not seen that style in years. Everyone wants the Happi-jack version that is in the other prototype trailer where you can have a table between the two benches.

n7bsn wrote:
Northwoods has always built a few prototypes, a lot never make it into production. Years back they had a Desert Fox 5er that was large (38-5U?), besides a 32 ft unit.

The 38-5U was a production 5er, close friends and camping buddies of ours had one. Thing was a beast, built like a brick outhouse, but solid. But the interior was dated even back in 2005 - still using the light blue and tulip lamp shades. The ceased production when the recession hit and the pulled back on a lot of their units that were more expensive so they could weather the storm - seems they were smart about that now.

Just figured because they were on a dealer's lot and for sale that they must be in production??

Northwoods has always built a few prototypes, a lot never make it into production. Years back they had a Desert Fox 5er that was large (38-5U?), besides a 32 ft unit.

There was a really small AF truck type camper earlier this year.

Heck there still may be an AF Class C motor home out there.

According to Desert Fox they are prototypes with no time line for regular production.
At least that's what I was told by them a few weeks ago.