agesilaus
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Wasn't there a Airsteam copy called the Avion?
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19Sandie54
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No window in the front of the Oliver as it has a marine style bathroom in front section...toilet, shower, and sink which the Escape does not have. It really all depends on what one wants and needs. I prefer the full bath facilities myself.
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Still Searchin'
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More and more seem to be building front caps that at least slant back more for better aerodynamics. But they don't make their bedside closets any deeper, resulting in "closets" without enough depth to use a regular clothes hanger on the closet rod! Closets need to be 18-20" deep and 42+" tall to really be usuable.
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19Sandie54
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Still Searchin' wrote:More and more seem to be building front caps that at least slant back more for better aerodynamics. But they don't make their bedside closets any deeper, resulting in "closets" without enough depth to use a regular clothes hanger on the closet rod! Closets need to be 18-20" deep and 42+" tall to really be usuable. This is so true. We are really lucky as our 24' Starcraft has 2 nice sized full length closets and 1 shirt closet, but they all fit regular sized hangers with no problems. T was concerned about the Oliver closet space but there is a pre molded closet next to the bathroom in the front and it is deep and big. Very nicely done.
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Essie2Go
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Wow Olivers are a lot heavier than Escapes, I assumed they would be about the same.
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seadawg
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Actually, the Oliver and Escape dry weights are pretty close, and they're both real winners, weightwise. 2400 lbs. for the Oliver, just under 2000 for the Escape, 2100 if you opt for a shower... Even though the Oliver has a double hull, the lightweight, tough aluminum frame keeps the weight down. Molded fiberglass trailers, as a whole, are quite light for their size.
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RTrider
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There 'was' a very light weight and aerodynamic trailer made for awhile, but no longer. Its an Award. Only used ones are available now and you have to watch what shape they are in.
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TXiceman
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Of the silver trailers, only Air Stream has survived and it was the lowest quality og the group. Look for used Silver Streaks, Streamline, Avion and Argosy (a cheaper Air Stream). THere are some good trailers out there that do not take a lot of $$$ to fix up. Our 29 year old Silver Streak has no leaks...how many 2 year old RVs can make that claim or even still be on the road after 29 years.
Do a web search for "Tom Patterson". He runs a BBS and mail list for the silver trailers.
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Road Ruler
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RTrider wrote:There 'was' a very light weight and aerodynamic trailer made for awhile, but no longer. Its an Award. Only used ones are available now and you have to watch what shape they are in.
Gary
Awards are currently built in Dunnville. Most are sold to Americans.
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rolnrolnroln
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Well, everybody is entitled to an opinion... I do not agree with the post that Airstream was the lowest quality. A "blanket" post like that is always suspect. I have owned three Airstreams and received a tour of an Avion from some acquaintances. I have never been in a Streamline but toured the Silver Streak at a show. The same size Silver Streak weighed 800 lbs more than my Airstream. I wasn't impressed. The Avion was nice (as was the Silver Streak), but I didn't see anything that would cause me to think that the Avion was "better" quality than the AS. It's easy to make a bald statement that AS is the worst quality of the silver TTs... it is quite another to back it up with facts and stats. As pointed out, AS is the only survivor and it isn't because their prices are low. Somebody must think their quality is better than the others.... yeah, a bunch of customers. Over the years they have voted with their wallets.
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