Ft. Wayne RV show impressions.
I was at the Ft Wayne IN RV show yesterday, my impressions were.
* The current demographics are young folks with kids who need sleeping space but do not want to flip open the couch or drop the dinette table. Many of the TTs had bunks beds complete with USB sockets on the wall.
* Because of the above demographics, the typical trailer length was 30 to 36 ft.
* For those who do not mind setting up sleeping quarters, Murphy beds, and even full sized hide a bed couches were available, in addition to dropping the table.
* Front and rear bathes, which I teased gave you twice the dumping pleasure.
* There were even a couple of TTs with small private study type rooms.
* Stairs that fold up into the door way were quite prominent. Folk really seemed to like their stability.
An interesting note was the number of factory reps. You could get into specific details about the construction and of course they we happy to discuss the reasons why their methods and material we better than the other TTs.
One Manufacturer was using an aluminum based scrim cloth. They though it would "mouse poof" the TT. It may help but the mice always seem to get smarter. :)
Yes, most of the units did have a show price. Personally I think that is the price you should be seeking anytime.
The majority of the units were flat sided composites but there were a fair number if stick and tin (aluminum). The interiors were identical.
There were a few thing I did not like but they are my personal biases so I will not whine about them.
All in all a pleasant afternoon, it is nice to get an idea of what you want in your next RV.
* The current demographics are young folks with kids who need sleeping space but do not want to flip open the couch or drop the dinette table. Many of the TTs had bunks beds complete with USB sockets on the wall.
* Because of the above demographics, the typical trailer length was 30 to 36 ft.
* For those who do not mind setting up sleeping quarters, Murphy beds, and even full sized hide a bed couches were available, in addition to dropping the table.
* Front and rear bathes, which I teased gave you twice the dumping pleasure.
* There were even a couple of TTs with small private study type rooms.
* Stairs that fold up into the door way were quite prominent. Folk really seemed to like their stability.
An interesting note was the number of factory reps. You could get into specific details about the construction and of course they we happy to discuss the reasons why their methods and material we better than the other TTs.
One Manufacturer was using an aluminum based scrim cloth. They though it would "mouse poof" the TT. It may help but the mice always seem to get smarter. :)
Yes, most of the units did have a show price. Personally I think that is the price you should be seeking anytime.
The majority of the units were flat sided composites but there were a fair number if stick and tin (aluminum). The interiors were identical.
There were a few thing I did not like but they are my personal biases so I will not whine about them.
All in all a pleasant afternoon, it is nice to get an idea of what you want in your next RV.
