Why do people have such large trailers?
the simple answer is BECAUSE THEY CAN or WANT. I have a small 19' trailer that will sleep 5. You certainly aren't going to dance in there. My house is way more comfortable than my trailer so when i ...
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There has been a trend in American Design and Manufacturing for about 15 years or more now to go to bigger and bigger everything.
Furniture, houses, refrigerators, TV's, Stoves even BBQ's have all taken huge leaps in size compared to the 1980's and previously.
So it's natural that this trend has hit the RV world and boy has it.
40+ foot Motor Homes and fifth wheels, huge slide-outs.
Sometimes I watch that big long infomercial called Extreme Motorhomes and just sit slack-jawed as one 40 or 45 foot monstrosity after another that is decorated like a cheap Casino in Laughlin is paraded on the TV.
Want Horsepower? OH get the 500HP Cat!
Everything has gone "Extreme" This is a big part of the answer. And no it wasn't necessarily in response to customer demand. It was one MFG trying to outdo the others to offer something new and different. I think that market was created by the Mfg's.
Furniture, houses, refrigerators, TV's, Stoves even BBQ's have all taken huge leaps in size compared to the 1980's and previously.
So it's natural that this trend has hit the RV world and boy has it.
40+ foot Motor Homes and fifth wheels, huge slide-outs.
Sometimes I watch that big long infomercial called Extreme Motorhomes and just sit slack-jawed as one 40 or 45 foot monstrosity after another that is decorated like a cheap Casino in Laughlin is paraded on the TV.
Want Horsepower? OH get the 500HP Cat!
Everything has gone "Extreme" This is a big part of the answer. And no it wasn't necessarily in response to customer demand. It was one MFG trying to outdo the others to offer something new and different. I think that market was created by the Mfg's.
