Friends maiden voyage ....TrailManor
Camping friends first trip with new to them gently used TrailManor. Bought on-line from Oklahoma dealer, delivered to Az. .... pretty seamless transaction. This was my first experience seeing ...
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I think it should be compared to other hard-sided folding units like Aliners and HiLos, not full sized travel trailers necessitating full-sized dedicated TVs and poor gas mileage towing.
I think it's sweet. I like that slide out front section. Is it electrically powered or does one have to pull it out manually? Also where does one keep the propane tank(s)? Does it have a sofa in that front slide or something else?
What does your friend tow it with and what kind of gas mileage do they get towing? I recently returned from a trip to the Smokies pulling my Aliner LXE with my 2.4l Cobalt. I got just about the best gas mileage ever - and my car now has over 250,000 miles on the clock (almost 50,000 miles towing) I got 26 mpg going and 25 mpg on the return leg, driving a little faster. This allows me to use my daily driver econobox to double as a TV saving not only on fuel, but the cost, maintenance, repairs, taxes, registration and insurance of a dedicated TV that I would only use a couple times a year - probably $4,000-$5,000/yr in total savings.
BTW, my Aliner pops-up in 30 seconds, making road-side potty breaks/rest stops and rainy day set-ups only a minor inconvenience - certainly worth saving several thousands of dollars every year.
Chip
I think it's sweet. I like that slide out front section. Is it electrically powered or does one have to pull it out manually? Also where does one keep the propane tank(s)? Does it have a sofa in that front slide or something else?
What does your friend tow it with and what kind of gas mileage do they get towing? I recently returned from a trip to the Smokies pulling my Aliner LXE with my 2.4l Cobalt. I got just about the best gas mileage ever - and my car now has over 250,000 miles on the clock (almost 50,000 miles towing) I got 26 mpg going and 25 mpg on the return leg, driving a little faster. This allows me to use my daily driver econobox to double as a TV saving not only on fuel, but the cost, maintenance, repairs, taxes, registration and insurance of a dedicated TV that I would only use a couple times a year - probably $4,000-$5,000/yr in total savings.
BTW, my Aliner pops-up in 30 seconds, making road-side potty breaks/rest stops and rainy day set-ups only a minor inconvenience - certainly worth saving several thousands of dollars every year.
Chip
