Another Killer Deal at Camping World
I was looking for a Atwood #90205 tankless water heater. CW has it on sale. CW SALE GS members get free shipping. Then I searched further same item at Amazon Link Everyone gets free shipping. Th...
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You might want to check out tankless water heater posts before getting one. The problem is if you are camping someplace like Washington or Oregon with 45F input fresh water, the heater can only 'warm' the water, not really heat it quickly enough to enjoy a 1.5 GPM 110F shower. If you decrease the water flow enough to heat the water to 110F, then you chance it overeheating inside the water heater, tripping a 120F thermostat, and shutting off the gas valve - giving you a instant 55F shower! Ooh what fun that is!
Yes I agree that Camping World is out there to make a profit. Back in the 60's and 70's, your only choice was to buy retail, or find some wholesale place that would sell you as a company or something. Now you have mail order places that can stock hundreds of items and sell at only a 10% - 15% mark up. A retail store with 20 full time employees and a rent or mortgage payment of around $5,000 a month needs to sell a lot of items and mark them up by 30% to 50% in order to make a profit.
Good luck!
Fred.
Yes I agree that Camping World is out there to make a profit. Back in the 60's and 70's, your only choice was to buy retail, or find some wholesale place that would sell you as a company or something. Now you have mail order places that can stock hundreds of items and sell at only a 10% - 15% mark up. A retail store with 20 full time employees and a rent or mortgage payment of around $5,000 a month needs to sell a lot of items and mark them up by 30% to 50% in order to make a profit.
Good luck!
Fred.
