"uglybear11"....I think you're missing an important point when you criticize the industry. Let's take your trailer for example. If you were to sit down and rebuild your identical trailer with the best available parts, finest wood, aluminum frame, high end appliances, custom flooring and highly skilled craftsman, your trailer would cost at least 5-10 times more than what you paid.
Rv's are built at different quality levels. You refuse to pay more for an RV, but demand what the RV five levels above yours offers. It's just a fact of life, you get what you pay for. If a person wants it to fit their budget, well they'll get that level of quality. Do we like that....no.
A prime example. Many go to Harbor Freight because they can buy a tool for 1/10 what SnapOn sells the same tool for. Guess what....that Harbor Freight tool isn't going to last long, again, you got what you paid for.
I also find it funny when people here criticize the American craftsman......you are the American craftsman, even if you don't build trailers. Can you HONESTLY say you produce your BEST product everyday at work? Some days things just don't go as well as others. That's why one guy gets a perfect trailer and one guy gets a sub par trailer. The best we can hope for is that the manufacturer makes it right.
I bought what I could afford, but I know there are 4 levels higher than mine that have better materials, a better chassis, more power and so on. I'm happy with the level I could afford and don't complain about what the higher levels have that I didn't get.
