Life expectancy of pickup campers...
How long do you expect a unit to last before it's more trouble than it's worth? Is it better to get a newer/cheaper model or an older higher quality brand? What do you expect to pay for yearly m...
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Very few people put their campers through the extreme that garryk6 does. He has the brutal Alaska cold and I have the extreme Arizona sun. The Avions have held up well being outside for close to 50 years in both extremes. Very few products will hold up like that. In Arizona, when you look at a fiberglass boat that has been outdoors for a couple of decades, it isn't unusual to see spider webbing all over the fiberglass. The direct, intense sunlight is hard on plastics, fiberglass, cloth, etc. The interior of my 1969 Avion was absolutely disgusting. But is was a relatively easy fix.
The Avion company is no longer in existence, not because it's products weren't good, but because it was expensive to build and repair. Most folks won't pay that much for a Truck Camper. They were $4,500 in 1969. That was a lot of money back then. Since my family is the original owner, and I bought it in 1983, I know what they cost and how well they hold up. If there is another, modern brand, that will hold up as well, I suggest buying it.
The Avion company is no longer in existence, not because it's products weren't good, but because it was expensive to build and repair. Most folks won't pay that much for a Truck Camper. They were $4,500 in 1969. That was a lot of money back then. Since my family is the original owner, and I bought it in 1983, I know what they cost and how well they hold up. If there is another, modern brand, that will hold up as well, I suggest buying it.
