I know many of you others have already had this epiphany on the poor quality of the motorhomes, trailers and campers being produced today. But I continue to be astounded at just how bad the workmanship is!I jumped in a couple of Palomino campers today, just out of curiosity, and saw things that just made me cringe.I get it - it's about quantity over quality, maximizing margins.But, jeebus - where's their pride? Their self-respect?It reminded me of the GMs, Fords and Chryslers coming off the line in the mid 70's. Garbage. Pure, unadulterated junk.I'm not sure why there are no imports giving our manufacturers a run for the money, but I think our manufacturers should thank their lucky stars that there's no Toyota or Honda equivalent out there.Frankly, I'd be personally embarrassed to tell someone I worked at these places.

pconroy328 wrote:I know many of you others have already had this epiphany on the poor quality of the motorhomes, trailers and campers being produced today. But I continue to be astounded at just how bad the workmanship is!I jumped in a couple of Palomino campers today, just out of curiosity, and saw things that just made me cringe.I get it - it's about quantity over quality, maximizing margins.But, jeebus - where's their pride? Their self-respect?It reminded me of the GMs, Fords and Chryslers coming off the line in the mid 70's. Garbage. Pure, unadulterated junk.I'm not sure why there are no imports giving our manufacturers a run for the money, but I think our manufacturers should thank their lucky stars that there's no Toyota or Honda equivalent out there.Frankly, I'd be personally embarrassed to tell someone I worked at these places.Do you have pictures and specific examples you're writing about to show here?

Some are better than others. Back in the early '90s when we bought our first pop-up, Palomino did not make the short list for exactly that reason.

As long as we keep buying junk, they'll keep producing junk.

One man's trash is another man's treasure. As long as there is someone who will but it, they will sell it. I see LOTS of stuff for sale that I won't buy. I don't complain about any of it. There's too much of it out there.

How many posts on this Forum have to do with whether the price is a `good deal' or not as compared with those asking whether the quality of a rig is high or low?

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Water-Bug
Explorer II
Jul 03, 2015
One man's trash is another man's treasure. As long as there is someone who will but it, they will sell it. I see LOTS of stuff for sale that I won't buy. I don't complain about any of it. There's too much of it out there.
gbopp
Explorer
Jul 03, 2015
As long as we keep buying junk, they'll keep producing junk.
Campfire_Time
Explorer
Jul 03, 2015
Some are better than others. Back in the early '90s when we bought our first pop-up, Palomino did not make the short list for exactly that reason.
Skid_Row_Joe
Explorer
Jul 03, 2015
pconroy328 wrote:
I know many of you others have already had this epiphany on the poor quality of the motorhomes, trailers and campers being produced today. But I continue to be astounded at just how bad the workmanship is!

I jumped in a couple of Palomino campers today, just out of curiosity, and saw things that just made me cringe.

I get it - it's about quantity over quality, maximizing margins.

But, jeebus - where's their pride?
Their self-respect?

It reminded me of the GMs, Fords and Chryslers coming off the line in the mid 70's. Garbage. Pure, unadulterated junk.

I'm not sure why there are no imports giving our manufacturers a run for the money, but I think our manufacturers should thank their lucky stars that there's no Toyota or Honda equivalent out there.

Frankly, I'd be personally embarrassed to tell someone I worked at these places.
Do you have pictures and specific examples you're writing about to show here?

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