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Mike_Up
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Apr 07, 2014

Wow, Pop Ups are now a rip off!

We're looking for a new home and the 29' trailer just has no spot. Thought about getting a more friendly sized Pop Up as we once had.

No, I will not store my campers as theft, vandalism, and crammed spots that lead to crashes from inexperienced rvers are not good gambling odds. Plus the major inconvenience of having to drive to load it, clean it, and park it is just too much.

So I looked at pop ups. My god, their prices have shot up! They are such a rip off now. Looked at a low wall Jayco with shower and slide and the darn thing isn't much cheaper than what my Jay Flight 26BH was. The lack of a oven, living space, storage space, central heat and air, freezer and decent size refrigerator, along with holding tanks is to much to give up for no financial gain.

I guess people are paying these prices now so they can get away with selling them so high. I just can't see how anyone would pay so much for so little. Prices for a similar floorplan to my older 2007 Starcraft 2406 have gone up 50% in price.

Guess we will have to find a home that has suitable storage area for the Jay Flight. Won't be going to a Pop Up for sure after seeing those ridiculous prices.

Just a note for those thinking of doing the same.
  • downtheroad wrote:
    and....have you priced a new, fully loaded pickup truck lately?


    yea! mine! Starting price was $59,000! Was able to reduce that significantly for financing purposes! but yea! That was the start price!
  • We have stored our RVs at 3 different privately owned storage lots. The first lot was basically a dirt lot with a fence. No problems except when it rained one section would puddle and mud up (not where we parked).

    Second lot was very secure but the rented moving trucks. Unfortunately the trucks were parked near where our RV was stored. Our RV was hit twice by renters driving the moving trucks.

    The lot we are in now we have been in for 15 years and have had no problems. The spaces are 12 feet wide and 40 feet long. All spaces are angled for ease of parking. It has a wash rack, potable water spigot and dump station.

    We basically leave the RV fully loaded ready to go. We bring food from home in an ice chest along with other items like iPads,laptop, sat receiver and any clothes we need other than what is already in the RV. It's just a matter of hooking up the trailer and go. The storage lot is on the way to the highway.
  • Fast food isn't necessarily cheap either. It is convenient as is a popup. Not everyone wants a full sized pickup to tow for example.

    Popups get crowded in the $10-15k range. TTs get crowded in the $15-25k range. If someone accepts a late model 3/4 ton pickup in the fleet, you get a very large/heavy TT for $20k. But most people don't, so they will pay the same amount for something lighter, or more.
  • Perhaps you can find a farm with unused storage space in an equipment barn. That is what I did. Just have to call ahead so they can move any equipment that is in the way when I want to remove or replace the trailer in the barn.

    Nice part about it is that you know who is moving stuff around in there and don't have to worry about inexperienced people backing into your trailer. Also, our place has two cats that live in the barn so we have never had a single mouse problem in 10 years. :) Another side benefit is that with a big combine parked right in front of our trailer, we don't worry at all about someone stealing our rig! :B
    Barney
  • Yes they are, and if you think there bad, look at new pickup campers.Outrageous!