sushidog wrote:
You'd think if someone could have opened up an RV plant and done a better job of design and construction they would have already done so ...
Some have. See previous posts with brands that are known for building quality lightweight trailers (CampLite, Lance, Scamp, Casita, and more ...).
Problem is people get distracted by other things - the trailer that costs 2k less and is slightly bigger - and bypass the better built one.
In terms of computerized design, etc... That is assuming you're going to be making a lot of them. The general rule-of-thumb for car companies is that they have to sell 100,000 cars of a particular model before they'll make a profit on that model. Trailer models aren't made at anything like those volumes.
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this page total RV shipments of all models across all manufacturers total between 250 and 350,000 a year. The end result is that each is essentially hand-built (just like low-volume cars) which leads to a great deal of variability and the need for good quality control (costs money) and a willingness to fix errors (costs more money)...
