Don't know why these aren't offered here

rbpru wrote:
Trail Manor, A liner and Chalets are all great units; but the sad fact is you can buy a lot of gas for the price difference between them and a TT of similar floor footage. Hence, its sales will likely be limited. Like Airstream TTs this is a unique market.

It certainly will appeal to those who require a compact camper and easy towing.

You are correct. You van buy a lot of gas for the difference between a regular TT and my Aliner - but you can't pull a TT with a 4 cyl car like I can my Aliner. In fact I towed my Aliner well over 40,000 miles (My Chevy Cobalt tow vehicle now has 291,000 miles so I decided to retire it from towing) with no problems whatsoever, returning 22-26 mpg depending on speed and terrain. The 3/4 ton diesel I now have gets about 17mpg towing it. So over the 40,000 miles of towing I saved about $2,400 in fuel costs, compared to if I had been towing with my current truck (which I just purchased to pull a larger trailer for FT use in a few years.)

So the cost of buying, insuring, maintaining (I just spent $700 to have all my diesel fluids and filters changed - wow) and repairing this truck would also have had to be taken into consideration, which is many times the typical fuel savings. Then there's the trailer storage issue for many who aren't allowed to store their TT at home, but can easily fit an Aliner in their carport or garage. This can be $100 a month or more in some areas.

Just another perspective, but buying, insuring and maintaining a seperate TV is an expensive proposition for many who only have one or two small commuter cars. Now if you already own a truck, then the extra $5,000-$10,000 or so these expensive hardsided PUPs will initially cost (if purchased new) may not make financial sense. Of course one could always purchase a good, lightly used Aliner like I did and save 1/2 of this difference up front.

Chip