Re: [SilverStreak] Da Door!

[<redtailhawk143@xxxxxxx>]

>From what I have heard SS & Streamline trailers were built better then AS. But like 
anything else the newer ones from the mid 70's on were taken over by other builders and were 
not built with the same quality or workman ship... JB


-----Original Message-----
From: waymark1@juno.com <waymark1@juno.com>
To: sslist@tompatterson.com
Sent: Wed, 21 May 2008 9:12 pm
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Da Door!



As I'm  not going to be building RV trailers it hardly makes any difference, but 
the doors on my old Spartanette and on my SS are not heavy at all. So I can't 
quite grasp that the strength of the hinge jamb wall is of any concern. The 
boxed double wall (the Spartanette is single wall) construction is quite strong 
and rigid.

My guess is that the market just won't support RV trailers that are built like 
the former competitors of AS.
I was talking to a MFD home dealer who said that MFDs could be built to the same 
quality standards as is expected of built-in-place homes but only about 5% of 
the MFDs he sells are high quality. The market just won't support much in the 
way of high quality. MFD buyers want the most house for the least money.
What portion of the total RV market did the high quality RV trailers command?
What portion of the total RV market does AS command?

Al

-- "Eddie" <Eddie@Huffstetter.com> wrote:

Ralph,
Some say is done because the coach body is stronger to the middle than the ends. 
Two door coaches including my Spartan's, Glider Albatross, Schult and 
Streamline's do the same. The adjacent ever-present windows, and the other front 
windows allow a weakness and thus movement. Thus the latch release risk and some 
of the latch and striker heavy wear we all see. Note that the rear doors are not 
suicide and also go to the center body, not the end. My Holiday Rambler is not a 
suicide door, but the trailer door locates in the center.

Motor home doors never open suicide and I have a 77 GMC, 78 Argosy, 2 1966 
Streamlines, 76 Silver Streak, soon a 78 Holiday Rambler and had a 66 Bluebird. 
All have the door in the center, never near the front, and since passengers are 
allowed in the coach while traveling, the suicide door I have always been told, 
is prohibited.

Like you I agree the whole concept is backwards for everything including safety 
and rain. I don't remember or care about Airstream since the whole thing for me 
is a mistake. The only mystery there is how in the world AS is the only survivor 
of all the orphans which in my opinion are all superior.
-Eddie-
Houston, TX