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Once up at the camp ground, it truly feels like a regular trailer, and at 26 feet, 3 double beds, a complete kitchen and bathroom, it is very comfortable. The third bed in the dining area has served us well in many trips when kids invite a friend or when grandparents go with us. The high step to the bed in the back is easily solved with a small stool that can be also used as an extra chair for the dining area. People literally stop to look at it while we set it up and want to know more about it.

We will greatly miss our Trailmanor for sure. My wife and I just talked about possibly getting another one in the future. We had a Dodge Durango SUV with a 6-cylinder engine and were able to easily tow it all over the southwest.

While we did camp with hookups at times, we usually dry-camped. We switched all the incandescent bulbs to LEDs and changed out the volt battery with two 6-volt golf cart deep cycle batteries. We also have a watt generator that we could use to recharge the batteries when needed. The main advantage of this trailer is obviously that it can be folded down to a much lower profile so it's tows well. However, it does take about 10 minutes to open and close the trailer, so it's not as convenient as a regular trailer.

A reasonable trade-off though. We've also rented tent trailers in the past and there's simply no comparison! The only real negative was having to climb up into the bed. Bathroom runs during the night were a bit awkward. A weakness in the original design is the 14" load range C tires which are close to their limits.

Running them underinflated could result in tire failure, and this is fairly common. It's necessary to upgrade to 15" tires that are load range D or E. We enjoyed the trailer tremendously but recently purchased a traditional trailer that has a bed in the front with access from each side. Much better for us "older" campers. Our gas mileage suffers tremendously though! We also miss the other campers coming over to watch the foot low profile Trailmanor transform into a foot trailer as we're setting up!

We took 2 major trips, one to the Eastern Provinces of Canada, and then a year later to Alaska from Ohio. For our Alaska trip, this was the ideal trailer. It pulled easily behind a 6 cylinder Toyota 4 Runner. We barely knew it was there. For Alaska, we had the advantage of hard sides to keep bears in the woods, not in the trailer. The quality of materials in the trailer were outstanding. We had only two complaints. If they could add a standard trailer to this unit, I think it would be the perfect travel trailer.

The folding hitch and height of the trailer when folded down will fit in any garage. The engineering that went into this brand is nothing short of amazing. Independent torsion axel, light weight and minimal wind surface area make towing a breeze with a 6 cylinder.

Hardly affects fuel economy. The sandwich foam sheet insulation is everywhere including floor and pull out bunk bottoms. We've camped in to 85 degree weather and have never been hot or cold. Only takes 5 minutes to open and another 5 inside to erect the shower wall, hang upper cabinets and hook up power, water and sewer hose.

Headroom is great, I'm 6'2' and have plenty. The appliances are top notch and offer electric or gas power versatility. Plenty of large windows for light and breezes. When towing, be sure to have a cooler in your vehicle for snacks as the camper can't be accessed when folded down.

Of course you can open it in less than 5 minutes if you need to get something out or put away. The owners manual is very well put together and explains that the secret to easy opening and closing is to have the camper level. I've called the manufacturer with a couple of questions and they were knowledgeable and pleasant.

I highly recommend you go to the internet and see some of the videos on these campers. Very easy to two for such a big size. Two people, 10 minutes maybe. The shorter tow length gets into tighter spots. We found this to be true. It is very easy to tow and it is roomy for any type of camping. It has the convenience of being self contained. All of the property was moved from its last location in Nebraska into a new, 35,square-foot facility shortly after the reli- gious colony constructed it.

Under Wipf 's guidance, the Hutterites should be able to get shipments of new TrailManor units to dealers in January. Fortunately, previous owner Bob Eikhoff has maintained relationships with the company's dealer partners.

As the RV industry continues to ride this rising tide, retired models are beginning to resurface. I don't think there is any change in ownership. A smart move, IMHO. Originally Posted by Beach Boy. I guess that a private company can have a board of directors.

TM is still a private company -- right? And 3 more on the wait list. I think Custom had a order for Originally Posted by John Wahlsten. Virginia Deacon. More Comments. The majority of problems I've had with my TrailManor were not engineering problems; they were quality control problems. If they don't, it won't take long for word to get around that owners' will need to play Mr. Fixit more than necessary from wear and tear. The roof leak I had was definitely an engineering problem; others have experienced the same unacceptable problem.

I've never been able to confirm that any customer service rep or TrailManor exec has ever read this forum; here's where their customer base is, and the customer base will either talk up or talk down TrailManors, when other campers ask about the product.

What a shame that TM doesn't appear to care now; there was a time when they did care. Originally Posted by Virginia Deacon. Originally Posted by TravlinOn. My guess is that in a couple of years, people in the US will be able to purchase Chinese ripoffs with TM's design features.

Somehow, I doubt that the quality will be better. Originally Posted by harveyrv. That's funny