Tail Feather Campers - a different camper

Camp, Forrest, Camp! wrote:
... would be interested for $800, but not $8000.

They should price them at $80k and sell to FEMA - could probably sell millions!

Its unfortunate that the manufacturer doesn't provide an illustrated example as a truck camper. It would be interesting to see exactly how it handled.

I am in total support of new approaches to truck camper manufacturing and use. This company has some things right, such as the all plastic molded construction. If there are leaks, at least it won't damage the camper.

I like the flexibility to be a truck camper as well as a cabin. I could envision the camper taken to a remote location at the optimum time of the year, removed and reassembled on site with custom configuration (Maybe 12' or more with the added panels?). Later it could be accessed by hunters or campers using snow machines or other ATV equipment. And still later it could function as a truck camper.

The prices also look reasonable at around $8K or so.

I congratulate the company for thinking outside of the box. We need more of this to expand the TC experience.

I wonder how he is getting on selling these.

I imagine there is more of a market for this type of technology for organisations that need to be able to transport and erect shelters of varying sizes and configurations, e.g. following disasters. An organisation could have a stock of lightweight, modular and easily transported components that can be configured on site into whatever form deemed necessary.

However, for private use, e.g. campers, I imagine the market would be limited. People tend to settle on the size of RV they need. If they have 2 different uses they buy a TC and a 5er for example; I struggle to see people breaking down their camper and reconfiguring it to be larger or smaller each time they want to go fishing instead of taking the wife on vacation. So for these customers the modular nature of the product is of no advantage - it is only an advantage to the manufacturer who saves cost. In fact the modular nature is probably a disadvantage, introducing more seams that can leak and reducing structural integrity.

Steve.

I've seen these in person and they're just an inverted porta potti.

It's new to me. I like the idea and would be interested for $800, but not $8000.

BroncosFan wrote:
Been posted already

Not my style but I haven't seen it before and maybe some otheres haven't. Thanks for posting.

Been posted already

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