Designed in Australia , built and sold in the US

[RobertRyan]

This Australian importer wants to sell this in the US

[RobertRyan]

JAC1982 wrote:
I think it's beautiful. I've had a similar looking white kitchen before and it was easy to keep clean because the surface is slick,and you see the dirt easily so you know where to clean 🙂 Our trailer feels very dark because everything is dark colored. This looks nice and light and bright, similar to how Airstream does it.

One reason potential Australian buyers just walk in shake their heads and walk out of US RV's. Even the ones that were sold here had too be modified

[RobertRyan]

fj12ryder wrote:
You going to get up on a step ladder and keep that white ceiling and those high white cabinets clean too? Just not very practical for people who actually live and cook in their trailers.

Logically a brown interior would just as dirty and harder too clean. The gloss finishes make it very easy too clean, just wipe them with a cloth. Also makes the interior feel larger. White gloss interiors have replaced light wood and dark interiors, in all Australian RV's. Some parts get very dusty with a red talc like dust common

[RobertRyan]

fj12ryder wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:
On the other hand 5th wheelers beat with a different drum in Australia. Guess what the tow vehicle is? 5th wheeler is a lightweight 10,000lb 30ft rig

How well do those tires scrub in tight turns? Pretty silly design IMO.

Lightweight 30' 5th wheel at 10,000 lbs.? That thing must have a super heavy frame under it, and of course air brakes. No wonder these thing cost so much. Maybe that explains why 5th wheels aren't very popular in Australia.

Thanks, but no thanks. Australia can keep their stuff.

Turns pretty well in tight turns, it is built for Off Road conditions( not the 5th wheeler) Correct chassis is pretty strong , US 5th wheelers fall apart in Australia. That is why the company included a bit about how much their 5vers have been strengthened
Very similar too the 6 wheel Mercedes Gwagon, that is used by militaries around th world

[fj12ryder]

goducks10 wrote:

fj12ryder wrote:
You going to get up on a step ladder and keep that white ceiling and those high white cabinets clean too? Just not very practical for people who actually live and cook in their trailers.

So you don't have to clean brown cabinets? I guess when they get browner they need cleaning. My ceilings white and most I've seen are white. Not sure it's really an issue.

Sorry, but I grew up in a sizeable family and anything white wasn't for long. If you want it to look nice, you spend a lot of time cleaning it, because you see, white shows dirt almost immediately. So IMO if you like cleaning your furnishing frequently white is absolutely the way to go. Not for me, I have better things to do than run behind a kid cleaning streaks from those lovely white walls.

[colliehauler]

RobertRyan wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:
Do they plan on switching the floor plan around so that the entry door is on the opposite side? Having the awning and entry door on that side would be a deal breaker for me because of the way camp sites are situated in the US. Would you want to camp in a US style floor plan with the door on the opposite side in one of your camp sites?

Yes of course they will to sell in the US

Actually for my seasonal site the door on the driver side would work better for me.

[goducks10]

fj12ryder wrote:
You going to get up on a step ladder and keep that white ceiling and those high white cabinets clean too? Just not very practical for people who actually live and cook in their trailers.

So you don't have to clean brown cabinets? I guess when they get browner they need cleaning. My ceilings white and most I've seen are white. Not sure it's really an issue.

[fj12ryder]

You going to get up on a step ladder and keep that white ceiling and those high white cabinets clean too? Just not very practical for people who actually live and cook in their trailers.

[JAC1982]

I think it's beautiful. I've had a similar looking white kitchen before and it was easy to keep clean because the surface is slick,and you see the dirt easily so you know where to clean 🙂 Our trailer feels very dark because everything is dark colored. This looks nice and light and bright, similar to how Airstream does it.

[fj12ryder]

RobertRyan wrote:
On the other hand 5th wheelers beat with a different drum in Australia. Guess what the tow vehicle is? 5th wheeler is a lightweight 10,000lb 30ft rig

How well do those tires scrub in tight turns? Pretty silly design IMO.

Lightweight 30' 5th wheel at 10,000 lbs.? That thing must have a super heavy frame under it, and of course air brakes. No wonder these thing cost so much. Maybe that explains why 5th wheels aren't very popular in Australia.

Thanks, but no thanks. Australia can keep their stuff.

[fj12ryder]

There's a pretty good reason the trailer costs that much money: the onerous regulations that Australia put on their trailers. Such as any trailer over 10,000 lbs. had to have air brakes. I mean, seriously, air brakes? There were a couple others that are borderline ridiculous, but apparently Australia is very safety conscious, at the cost of common sense it would appear.

And yeah, white interiors remind me of people who own white carpet. How long will that puppy stay clean and streak free? But maybe they don't have kids who tend to make messes.

[valhalla360]

Reminds me of a hospital waiting room...wait last time I was in a hospital waiting room it was more warm and cozy than this...seriously, they've started using wood and color in hospitals.

Looks OK but not $130k OK. Plenty of similar layouts. I have friends with an almost identical layout (mirror imaged and not hospital sterile).

So what's cleaning like cruising down all those dusty Aussie backroads? Seems like an all white interior would be a horror to keep clean with the kids tracking in dirt and grime.

[azdryheat]

I'd settle for a trailer with a quality build, with inspectors scrutinizing the build rather than just kicking them out the door. This AUS trailer will most likely join the rest of the trailers in the 'no quality control' category.

[goducks10]

Me Again wrote:
They need to learn that rear entertainment centers are not that popular in the US. Who wants to watch TV side saddle? Theater seating point directly at the TV is what the majority now wants. And if I wanted to camp in a sterile looking environment I could just take a sleeping bag to a hospital and hang out there.

I see plenty of RE's for sale from many MFG's. It may not be the BEST seller but it's still popular enough to be offered.

[memtb]

“If” they will build it to the Australian standards ( which seem to be better than ours) it’s probably a good unit. $130 K is a lot of money.... but it’s probably superior to what we have to compte with it, at $130 K.

[Me_Again]

They need to learn that rear entertainment centers are not that popular in the US. Who wants to watch TV side saddle? Theater seating point directly at the TV is what the majority now wants. And if I wanted to camp in a sterile looking environment I could just take a sleeping bag to a hospital and hang out there.