While you do have a point about costs, I do think you're kinda skewing the outcome of your post by the specific trailers that you choose to compare. Jayco does have a lesser priced pop-up, model #1007UD. While the 1007UD doesn't have the shower/toilet option, it is about $5K less MSRP than the one you mentioned.
I have a Flagstaff HW pop-up that I paid about $15K for brand new, I think MSRP was close to $20K. While it is a pain in the butt to set up, we like the fact that we have a better "view" with more windows as opposed to many of the hard-sided models available today. I bought a very nice pop-up with alot of features and ample space for the 5 of us. A comparable double bunk TT will be closer to 25-30K
If we would have been able to predict the future better, we probably would not have bought it....but it is what it is.
