Poor build quality on Palimino M2902 (2013)
This is not meant as a rant thread, but for information to future buyers. For the price, we really like our TC. The floor plan ans setup is perfect for us, and I have the skill set to rectify the inhe...
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Some of it can be explained by bulk pricing, although I would be willing to bet that they don't get drastically reduced prices on things like steel tubing and aluminum sheet stock than I can get at the local steel mill. Maybe 20% cheaper max on those basic materials. The big unknown is how cheap they can get the name brand appliances like Norcold refrigerators or Atwood furnaces. If they are paying only $400 for a $1000 internet retail Norcold 6 cuft 3 way fridge then I need to start negotiating better with suppliers. :)
I still am ok with building our own camper because we are able to do things exactly the way we want and to the level of quality we desire, but I would not recommend it to save money. I think of it more as a life experience...really not many people who can claim to have scratch built a truck camper. It also was great for learning how to MIG weld...I was forced into practice. I learned about flap disks on grinders (so much better than regular sanding wheels or solid grinding disks).
I still am ok with building our own camper because we are able to do things exactly the way we want and to the level of quality we desire, but I would not recommend it to save money. I think of it more as a life experience...really not many people who can claim to have scratch built a truck camper. It also was great for learning how to MIG weld...I was forced into practice. I learned about flap disks on grinders (so much better than regular sanding wheels or solid grinding disks).
