My wife and I also were at the show this past weekend.
The Cirrus was the most interesting slide-in we saw there, we both liked it a lot save for the fact that they don't make a version for a pickup with an 8-foot bed. The front window in the cabover was the coolest thing I've ever seen. She would like at least a 9 1/2 foot version with more storage, I would like a longer version with both more freshwater tank capacity and one more bottle of propane. They fix those nits and we will be hard pressed to say no.
The camper I wanted to like more than any other was the new Ford-branded camper; the joint venture between Ford and Iforgetwhatmidwesterncompanythatbuildsthem. First, no 10 foot version, they only had the short ones. Second - odd layout. In one they have some sort of shallow outside storage compartment that prevents the bathroom from being a bit larger. Second - she did not prefer the liberal use of exposed piano hinges everywhere inside. The other thing she caught was their printed brochure had the photos and descriptions of two of the models transposed - a real basic mistake. Her most telling comment after going through the campers and the accompanying trailer they had, "I can't believe that Ford would associate their name with products like this." Ouch.
Other surprise for me was seeing 2016 E-450 van chassis' with honest to goodness 6.8L V-10 engines. I had thought that Ford stopped making the E-Series. Those Dodge Sprinter / Mercedes euro-diesel rigs are going for $150K, and I was afraid Ford was going that route with the replacement full size van.
-Gator
2014 F-350 carrying a 1995 Lance 4000
1994 F-250HD carrying nothing, enjoying its retirement. 🙂
