Trailmanor new upright camper

Found this at the bottom of two of their pages:

*The base manufacturer's suggested retail price* for the new upright is $23,810, and it comes nicely equipped for under $30,000.
To download a price and option sheet, click here.

*Manufacturer's suggested retail price does not include delivery, dealer preparation, taxes, or title costs. Prices, specifications, standard equipment and available options are subject to change without notice.


Click above where it says "click here"... which takes you to a specs/options page with pricing.

[Virginia Deacon]

I'm disappointed that TrailManor's home page applies this nomenclature to the existing TrailManor. Sounds like a hybrid with hard sidewalls and canvas bunk ends. I'll continue to refer to our TrailManor as a Travel Trailer. Don't know if their term for the new model ("Upright") will stick. Does that make our TrailManors "Downright?" Aren't they both ""Travel Trailers?"

[Mr. Adventure]

Being misunderstood by the rest of the RV industry is part of the TM heritage, I guess.

On a new subject:
I've frequently volunteered to take the point on lighter tow vehicles for towing TrailManors. I'm less sure I'll be doing that with this new model. It's larger side sail area relative to it's weight and it's higher center of gravity make me a little less comfortable until we have some real world experience.

A most memorable thing about towing a full height travel trailer is the swing dance one gets to do with overtaking vehicles one lane to the left who are going 15mph or so faster, first shoving the front of the trailer left (rear of trailer pushed right by the pressure wave caused by the passing vehicle) and thereby pushing the TV to the right, and a moment later shoving the trailer front right and the TV left just as the overtaking vehicle is passing alongside in the left lane. This behavior can be made worse, IMO, by heavy trailer to TV weight ratios, length of the trailer, a short TV wheelbase, and softness in the TV suspension (and a too lightly set WDH or a rear loaded trailer would make it all worse as well). It's possible that none of these would be adequately considered in a manufacturer's tow ratings, where they might be thinking only about engine power, braking, and transmission durability.

From the TrailManor website:
"TrailManor provides uniquely easy towing per pound due to the very low wind drag and the very stable ride resulting from axle placement."

"Light duty towing of a well-balanced trailer a few hundred pounds above the rating is much safer than towing a lighter, poorly balanced unit with a tendency to sway. Also, towing an upright trailer with large frontal area at highway speeds can damage a transmission even if the trailer weight is below the tow rating. "

Don't take this as gospel, but I am hearing it will be priced around 26K.

Looks interesting. I do not see why you cannot build slide outs except for the expense.

Originally Posted by ng2951

Looks interesting. I do not see why you cannot build slide outs except for the expense.

And the weight. And the increase height requirement to have a floor frame for the slide out that goes over the top of the main frame.

It looks like they built a light trailer that addresses most of the criticisms the TM gets - folding, flush toilet, larger fridge, high cabinets. I can't imagine going long with a 20 gallon fresh tank and flush toilet though.

It is certainly an interesting surprise, though!

It says you have a choice between the standard flush or recirculating toilet.

Originally Posted by PopBeavers

And the weight. And the increase height requirement to have a floor frame for the slide out that goes over the top of the main frame.

If you stick with the same materials and construction techniques it will still be lighter than other slideout models. It would likely be a lot more expensive because these materials are not cheap.

I guess one of the other questions would be that if you went with the recirculating toilet, does that give you additional fresh water capacity??

I'm not sure how I feel about this new TM. Hope they don't stop giving most of their energy to the style that made them famous.