Are budget RVs really possible?

[Mike Hohnstein]

Sure, I can go with that. First, start a company to do make the product.
Design the product and set up the manufacturing procedures. Oh, you will need
some kind of distribution net work or a way to get your production to the end
users. Oh, it's a motor vehicle that people are going to ride in, I'll bet
there are some hoops that Joan Claybrook and her friends at the highway safety
hand wringers group will want you to jump through, for the children of course.
Let's see, how many will we need to build, uh better buy some trucks, and some
materials to build the coaches with, wow, that's a lot of stuff to pay for
before I sell a damn thing. Better go to the banker and see if he believes I
can do this thing, that seems like such a piece of cake. You mean they have to
look good so people will buy them? Doesn't any one see that they are
FUNCTIONAL? and priced real well? I don't get it, why am I bankrupt? Get the
picture Jim? Ever been to Elkhart IN? The place if full of great RV Ideas,
most sink, some swim. Winnebagos been swimming a long time, it's not a product
I would want, but there are a lot of people who are content with their stuff and
those products made by them and their peers. You need to get busy and build what
you want and maybe you might be able to make a couple on the side and use the
"profits" for your retirement. I went through the home built deal a couple of
times, still have one of the rigs, I could have bought used product for less
money but I got the EXPERIENCE, and that's worth a lot to me.
Mike Hohnstein
Germantown, WI
83FC35

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim March
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 12:34 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Are budget RVs really possible?


beancounterman wrote:

> I note the conversations about the Drainmaster vs. Dupree valves, and
> the "cheapening" of the 450 LXi, with some interest.

-sniiiip much discussion of coaches costing $800,000plus-

You know...there's just got to be a way of producing a good durable
comfortable rig that doesn't cost more than a good-sized house with land.

That's not saying there isn't a "millionaire's market", I'm sure there
is. But...damn.

Lemme show you two items:

http://www.trucktraderonline.com/caddeta...683729.htm

That's a brand new commercial truck chassis with cab, diesel, 220hp,
made for HEAVY loads, auto tranny, good fuel economy. Japanese import,
$50k.

And here's a group building travel trailers with all the goodies,
aluminum tube frame and aluminum skin, complete and self contained -
30ft long by 102" body no slideout goes for $30k:

http://www.santektrailers.com/salesoptions1.html

Now can somebody explain to me why Santek or somebody like them couldn't
build "industrial strength ClassCs" under $100k that would kick the rump
off of idiotic Winnabago or similar crap?

Jim


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