How a TT is built
I found an interesting link to a video if anyone is curious how a travel trailer is built. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11U0McUKlw8
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Dadmomh, there is no negative slant on the Amish, but it's marketing at its best for the mfr to describe a manufacturing line worker as a craftsman. The Amish are noted for their precise craftmanship, so the manufacturers want you to believe that they build trailers like that, but they don't.
You are 100% correct, I'll bet those line workers are more than capable of building a TT that any craftsman would be proud of, but they aren't getting paid to do that, mainly because we as customers couldn't afford to buy them.
Overall, when you consider what you pay for what you get in a TT, it's a good value....a lot of folks who come on this forum to complain are expecting Lexus quality for the price of a Yugo and frustrated when they don't get it.
Besides Airstream, there are several companies that build hi-end 5ers that are craftsman quality and they price out at $150k++
The trailers we buy are engineered to a price point, not to a quality standard.
You are 100% correct, I'll bet those line workers are more than capable of building a TT that any craftsman would be proud of, but they aren't getting paid to do that, mainly because we as customers couldn't afford to buy them.
Overall, when you consider what you pay for what you get in a TT, it's a good value....a lot of folks who come on this forum to complain are expecting Lexus quality for the price of a Yugo and frustrated when they don't get it.
Besides Airstream, there are several companies that build hi-end 5ers that are craftsman quality and they price out at $150k++
The trailers we buy are engineered to a price point, not to a quality standard.
