jambo101
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It would be a good time for manufacturers to start making small lightweight trailers that can be pulled by small 4cyl cars. i doubt Teardrop styles would sell much as they are just too small but super light A-Liner type trailers may be just the thing.
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The shift I've seen locally is towards smaller, lightweight, trailers that can be pulled with SUVs and half-ton trucks. They still have some of the larger units but most of them are for show and ordering purposes.
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jambo101 wrote:It would be a good time for manufacturers to start making small lightweight trailers that can be pulled by small 4cyl cars. i doubt Teardrop styles would sell much as they are just too small but super light A-Liner type trailers may be just the thing.
The problem is that many of us are now spoiled.  Many years ago we came very close to buying a Boler that I would have pulled with the Volvo that we had then. We looked at it several times but decided it was going to be too cramped. I have no idea how my wife would react to downsizing now; I think I'd be camping alone !! 
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jambo101 wrote:It would be a good time for manufacturers to start making small lightweight trailers that can be pulled by small 4cyl cars. i doubt Teardrop styles would sell much as they are just too small but super light A-Liner type trailers may be just the thing.
They have been. They are Casitas and Burro.
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Thanks javaseuf but they are all in the 1400lb range which would not work for my Toyota Echo,i was thinking 500lbs. As i look at it its only a place to sleep comfortably,when i go camping i usually bring a large kitchen tent to hang around in as a trailer can get very hot during the day.
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I'm in the midwest and have seen campers out on I70 since March. And just saw someone pull out of the local RV dealer towing a big Dream Suite 5er. They're will probably be a big divide where the bigger TT's and smaller, median priced 5ers will become less popular. And the big luxo models and smaller weekender TT's will be good to go.
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i stopped to get some supplies yesterday and there was 5 salesmen crowded around the door looking out like a bunch of vultures on a limb
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On my way back from Florida last week i saw many gas stations posting $3.45 a gallon,when i stopped at Pedro's S.O.B i stopped at the gas bar to get some beer and couldnt believe 2 class A's were filling up at $3.67 a gallon,,
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jambo101 wrote:On my way back from Florida last week i saw many gas stations posting $3.45 a gallon,when i stopped at Pedro's S.O.B i stopped at the gas bar to get some beer and couldnt believe 2 class A's were filling up at $3.67 a gallon,,
I had to fill my truck 2 weeks ago. I was seeing a couple places bump their prices to $1.379 a liter but my local Canadian Tire was still $1.275. At $1.379, it was equivalent to $5.22 a gallon US. That's why I use my 4-cylinder Dodge SX to run around town.
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javaseuf
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jambo101 wrote:Thanks javaseuf but they are all in the 1400lb range which would not work for my Toyota Echo,i was thinking 500lbs. As i look at it its only a place to sleep comfortably,when i go camping i usually bring a large kitchen tent to hang around in as a trailer can get very hot during the day.
I used to tow a tent trailer behind my Gold Wing motorcycle. It had a hard-top and slept 3. It weighed less than 300 pounds.
There are a number of companies making lightweight PUPS in the 300# range. Check-out THIS web-site for lightweight trailers.
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