Jayco introduces under US $30,000 Caravan

RobertRyan wrote:

brulaz wrote:

3oaks wrote:

brulaz wrote:

samhain7 wrote:
Those are some bad ass tires

Yeah, I was wondering about that. They look like tires for the TV.

But why do you need high traction tires for the trailer?
Maybe they reduce sideways slippage ... ?

Have you ever pulled a camper in the Australian Outback? No, I haven't either, but I can understand the reason for the tough tires from what my Australian friends have described to me.

Er, I can't imagine the Australian continent has any worse trails than the North American. But, I haven't pulled a trailer on any of those either.

And I understand your point about "toughness". No doubt that's what I'm seeing, as well as increased traction.

Basically it Australia has more PAVED roads per capita than the U.S. Generally in very good condition. On the other hand it has THREE times the number of graded unpaved roads. Non-roads that are driveable on anyone's guess

Actually it doesnt have any worse roads "off road" than we do. But their trailer mfg's cater to the market that is centered on boondocking rather than stying in RV "Resorts". Thus the good tires and that trailer undoubtedly has shocks on it too (As ours here should have).

RoberRyan: I usually agree with most of what you write but am puzzled by the Per Capita road comparison....it's really not relevant.

The US has 4.09 MILLION Center line miles of roads.

47,432 miles of interstate

175,514 miles of major US highways (Non Interstate)

Most of our roads are in rural areas

Source Federal Highway Admin.

we build on average 13,042 miles per YEAR of new center line miles of roads.

Australia has 567,338 CL miles of roads

Only 219,559 PAVED

and 8,469 miles of "Freeway"

Source: Encyclopeadia of Nations

Basing any comparison on a per capita basis doesnt tell us anything (as many in that population are too young or do not own cars even.)

The real comparison should be the figures on Boondocking vs RV Park/Resort usage. Although our population numbers 340 million tend to make this not a level playing field too.

Big Question: Why do the Australian TT's have such Long Aframe Tongues?