Just a few things to stir the pot.
Why don't they just make everything with LED from the factory all around the RV??? Inside and outside?...WTH?? Antiquated building tech and the old school of RV building needs to bow out...get in the ...
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In all seriousness, there are two problems with the RV industry. They are built in prototype quantities, and customers are unwilling to pay. A very high volume run of campers might be a couple of hundred. If you want to build quality cheaply, you must invest in tooling, that investment has to be amortized over perhaps a million units. That's what happens in the auto industry.
In industries dealing with prototype quantities, take a look at what boats cost. A new 30' sailboat has about the same space and equipment as a large truck camper. A cheap brand is perhaps $120,000 new (a higher end brand $200,000). Remove the rig and engine you are down to something like $90,000 new. Build a decent camper to the same quality and standards and take it to an RV show, $90K price tag. The first question any buyer asks at the RV show is "how much does it cost?". Never is it "how well is it built?". I doubt you would sell even one, because next to it will be a Lance for half that price (and discounted further), superficially equivalent.
There are a couple of companies building high end campers like ER and Bahn. The prices are in the $200K range. But they will come with LED lighting!
So what you ask is possible - you just need to step up to the plate. Write a check for $200K, or order a million of them.
In industries dealing with prototype quantities, take a look at what boats cost. A new 30' sailboat has about the same space and equipment as a large truck camper. A cheap brand is perhaps $120,000 new (a higher end brand $200,000). Remove the rig and engine you are down to something like $90,000 new. Build a decent camper to the same quality and standards and take it to an RV show, $90K price tag. The first question any buyer asks at the RV show is "how much does it cost?". Never is it "how well is it built?". I doubt you would sell even one, because next to it will be a Lance for half that price (and discounted further), superficially equivalent.
There are a couple of companies building high end campers like ER and Bahn. The prices are in the $200K range. But they will come with LED lighting!
So what you ask is possible - you just need to step up to the plate. Write a check for $200K, or order a million of them.
