NYCgrrl wrote:
I don't get it either. In general, US RV manufacturers, seem so afraid of change. I do think the market is here and hope more companies step up to the plate sooner rather than later. A lot of baby boomers have no need for double bunkbed units and granite kitchens that mirror that of their stick and brick homes. They are looking to travel light in surroundings that better reflect their lives and without driving a big truck to accomplish the deed.
Very light weight trailers are usually built with poor payload and quality due to weak lightweight materials. It's not just one brand. I was in the hunt for a lightweight trailer and found nothing but very expensive junk.
Jayco wants to keep a good reputation that's not tarnished by flimsy built boxes. They previously build some really small, light trailers with sub-par light materials and it bit them. Don't think they'll want to make that mistake again.
As far as the comment made by another, Indiana is the perfect place to base an RV decision as we are the RV capital of the world. In normal communities that aren't ruled by dictator led HOAs, a large percentage of homes have some type of camping trailer.
