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Re: Newbie Curious About Owner's Experiences with Aliners
Aww...i am just sharing excitement with a future A-Frame owner! Lol - its so much fun to spy another one on the road and wave (like motorcyle riders do). Then it's a guessing game of who you saw on your travels. The FB group is pretty friendly and doesn't hesitate to send a shout out should you encounter a member...there's even a tech rally coming up this summer, to cover many topics that might help an owner maintain or mod their unit.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Newbie Curious About Owner's Experiences with Aliners
Hi 2Groodles - FB is abbreviation for Facebook. My A-Frame is an off road model with a toydeck made to carry motorcycles or ATV. Interior storage space is limited to a 12 ft box (just like in a tent trailer). Don't know how much stuff the average traveling camper feels they need to take but so far, it's plenty of room for our take along needs. It requires thought and organizational skills because (just like a tent trailer) you instantly lose space when the trailer folds down. Solid walls are nice and having the propane onboard is wonderful for heat when the weather unexpectedly turns nasty. For what you are going to pay for an A-Frame, you might as well enjoy the onboard amenities when the time comes. Mine came fully loaded with more than I felt I would use. It took a year before I decided to use the onboard stove to cook on. I rarely use the A/C because we're usually outdoors somewhere. The fans are awesome to pull out the heat at night. Don't feel guilty about having the extras. Camping is still whatever you make it. At my age, I wanted off the ground and wanted to be comfortable when the daytime adventures were over and it is time to come in. I no longer care what others think - it's my weekend adventure & I am not out there to worry about what someone else thinks because I brought along a tv to watch an evening movie to enjoy. It might be a small trailer in comparison to the larger traditional travel trailers but those who come over for a tour (or a skeptical laugh) always leave with a different opinion of what these trailers are about. It never fails that we give a tour or draw a curious on looker when we set up. It's an A-Frame given. Haha1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Newbie Curious About Owner's Experiences with Aliners
I have an A-Frame (a Flagstaff, not Aliner) and it's my favorite of almost the rvs we've owned. My spouse is 6'2" and has not complained once about lack of head room when he's inside. It tracks great and gas barely increases with it in tow. There's a very active FB A-Frame group (all brands) that you might look into as a great resource for help and owner opinion. Enjoy the hunt for the trailer that best suits you!469Views0likes0CommentsRe: This is a reason why Pop Ups aren't selling......
Pardon my misunderstanding, Mike. Your post was stating why pop ups weren't selling like they used to and you posted examples on trailer differences. Also you didn't state you meant tent trailer only. To me, pop up is a pop up unless specifically stated hard side or tent trailer. Yes, my trailer is a pop up. I can't really describe any other way it sets up....unless someone in denial wants to call it a push up? LOL What I thought your posting as examples of 'differences on what money can buy ie: trailer vs pop up' was you posting 'type specific price differences within the brand' - so only Jayco - no other brands were meant to be discussed in this thread. My apologies, my mistake. Thank you for taking a moment to clarify.419Views0likes0CommentsRe: This is a reason why Pop Ups aren't selling......
I am in the Fold Up camper sub forum, am I not? I'm here to read about fold up trailers,not read about why I should own a conventional trailer because bigger is better and equates quality. Mike Up - I lived the big end of rv'ing (actually had two 34' motorhomes - an Excalibur & a Sports Coach, owned over 10 yrs) then a 19' Jayco travel trailer (owned 6 years) and eventually downsized to the A-Frame. No sugar coating here. Value will hold on my unit. As it stands, my pop up is nearly 3 years old and still lists for more than I purchased it for. Dollar for dollar, If I ever sell my hardsided pop up - I have no doubt it will resale far better than a larger trailer. Hard sided pop ups don't last long on the market. My friend had a gorgeous Nash trailer with slide outs. She saw my hard side & after some thought, she decided to sell the Nash and buy one like mine. The Nash was priced extremely fair but she couldn't sell it even listing it on Craigslist. She finally decided to use as a trade at the dealer. Many dealers cannot keep up with the demand of the hard side pop ups. No problem with sales in that area.419Views0likes0CommentsRe: This is a reason why Pop Ups aren't selling......
It's all relative to what some one wants. I've had a motor home and a travel trailer and now I have a hard sided pop up. The motorhome was the costliest to maintain, to find a place to store (on property or off site), costliest to operate and not surprisingly - the least expensive to purchase. We sized down to the travel trailer. It had everything and was nice but couldn't park it in the garage, towing was ok but it never felt great taking it out on my own...then I got the pop up. Awesome! It was more expensive than the travel trailer but the convenience it offered surpassed our previous rvs. With the rising gas costs, towing a lower profile unit is wonderful. Who cares it weighs as much as a traditional travel trailer - there's still a savings in gas as well as any storage cost - tuck that pop up into the garage and out of sight of the neighborhood CCR and protection from the weather. Just because it's smaller doesn't mean it should be cheaper - that thinking should make diamond rings a dime a dozen.419Views0likes0CommentsRe: Flagstaff T12BH VS> A Starcraft of same floorplan
It's a hugely informative group on Facebook with over 1000 members & welcomes all A-Frame brands. There's a few other brand specific A-Frame groups as well as other splinter groups to discuss A-Frame camping. I like to keep aware of other pop up stuff so I bounce around the other pop up groups and mostly lurk. Like this forum, they are mostly tent trailers but still interesting reading at times.511Views0likes0CommentsRe: Flagstaff T12BH VS> A Starcraft of same floorplan
I drove a couple hours away to pick up my Flagstaff A-Frame even tho there was a dealer a few miles from me. It totally understand the frustration of a dealer having trouble with the public perception of not wanting to pay for a trailer because it's small and folding. It's definitely a niche market. It's such a backward way to think that because the trailer is small and folding, it should be cheaper than a conventional travel trailer. That would be like saying a convertible car should be less expensive because it's missing the hard top roof and it's smaller than a full size car. Silly isn't it? Lots of variables and not comparing apples to apples. Each type of trailer has its own value and merit to a buyer. I had a small light weight Jayco travel trailer prior to buying my A-Frame. It wasn't cheap because it was light weight and the market for light, easy to tow units is more in demand as the gas prices continue to rise despite cheaper heavier trailers that saturate the market. I sold that little Jayco six years later for what I bought it for. My A-Frame is a couple years old and still selling for more than I paid. You are right, Tom. The A-Frame market is more for the solo traveler or the empty nester couple or people wanting to save gas and have a trailer easy to tow and use in smaller campgrounds or sites. Not the ideal trailer for a family with a large family since they only sleep 4... Let us know how it goes! Always interesting to hear others' experiences with their A-Frame!511Views0likes0Comments
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