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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby saywhatthat » Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:42 pm

Is there a surge! .At the shop getting 5 to 8 calls a week for teardrop repair most trailers are under 5 years old. Water damage on most
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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby tony.latham » Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:20 pm

saywhatthat wrote:Is there a surge! .At the shop getting 5 to 8 calls a week for teardrop repair most trailers are under 5 years old. Water damage on most


What brands?

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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby TwilaR » Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:22 pm

Right! And then there's this thing to charge the e-bikes!

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Oh my, me likee :thumbsup:

Wonder how long it would take to recharge a Jackery? (Jackery not purchased yet, but it's on the list)

And I drool over the Sondors bikes
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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby Shadow Catcher » Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:28 pm

Last year on our two week trip to Teddy Roosevelt National Park we encountered seven teardrops, where we typically may see one or two. I had a long conversation with a man who was interested in switching from a much larger travel trailer to a tear, I told him of the TNTTT forum.
As for an EMS our Progressive Industries has saved us twice, that I know of!
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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby saywhatthat » Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:49 pm

What brands?
At the shop there a business don't want an lawsuit :NC .
From what I Seen they used chipboard are the$9.oo uitle 1/8 plywood behind the skin does not take much water to start a problem
I can say for sure we will never get one of your builds
there building to many rvs
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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby tony.latham » Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:03 pm

chipboard


Yeah, the dreaded OSB, eh?

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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby rjgimp » Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:15 pm

bobhenry wrote:G.M announced they will be all electric by 2018 ??? ( If memory serves me correct on the year.) That just isn't that far off !


I'll chalk it up to a typo, but wasn't 2018 about three years ago now...? :R

I saw an article about that recently too. I think it was out 10-15 years or so. 2030ish? Schmaybe...? Volvo had announced the same about a decade ago and as I recall their target at the time was 2020. There was a new gas 2021 XC70 for sale parked in front of Costco the other day so it appears they may have missed their goal by at least a few weeks... :NC
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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby bdosborn » Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:23 pm

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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby gudmund » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:10 pm

being GM has already cut and eliminated the building of alot of their car lines already (Ford doing the same w/both building mainly trucks & SUV's now days) Question: How many 'cars' are left in their line-up to be affected ..............???
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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby Steve Frederick » Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:10 am

tony.latham wrote:I think it was in October that I checked my book sales and discovered that someone in Japan had bought 68.

Go figure. I've heard several companies are shipping new teardrops there.

This Turkish manufacturer is showing his off in Japan:



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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby tony.latham » Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:36 am

The ShopManual is flying out the virtual door lately.


I recommend it in my book. :thumbsup:

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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby Steve Frederick » Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:05 am

tony.latham wrote:
The ShopManual is flying out the virtual door lately.


I recommend it in my book. :thumbsup:

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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby saywhatthat » Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:11 pm

Yaah, the dreaded OSB, eh

yes the dreaded OSB

I think the cost of these small trailer are gong out the roof
plywood up 50% in the last 180 day's
no fiberglass
Alumbond back ordered Sale people saying going be a wild market coming
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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby Bezoar » Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:52 pm

Tony, sounds like your book was well timed! :thumbsup:
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Re: Is there a surge!

Postby S. Heisley » Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:15 pm

This week, someone on another forum reported contracting to purchase a Scamp trailer.
The waiting time is 18 months before they'll see it completed.
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