Don't know why these aren't offered here
I, myself, do not care for the limited headroom at the corners of an A-frame hard walled camper. Therefore, they aren't appealing to me as a consumer. I never understood why makers build limited an...
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rexlion wrote:
This concept was built and sold here, but apparently it wasn't popular enough so they stopped making it.... the 2008 Fleetwood Tacoma. It goes down like a normal popup, but when the top is raised all four sides were hardside instead of canvas. Here's one for sale in IL, with pictures:
A Fleetwood Tacoma for sale on CL
I actually have the sales brochure as a .pdf file on my computer, because I was thinking hard about buying one back then.
Not really, the Tacoma used the Fleetwood crank lift system which was a big negative as lift systems fail. Plus it was very expensive and small for what it was. The camper in the video has a full bed, full enclosed bathroom w/shower, and L-dinette. Much more comfortable than the smaller Tacoma.
But it had the same wall configuration.
I feel it died because of it's expense and cramped interior living.
Using struts instead of the expensive troubled fleetwood lift system, having a bigger box width wise and length wise, and using a side mounted AC system would had made a huge difference to consumers as far as expense and livability.
