Hi I am Judi in NC!

[Judi in NC]

Finally, finally, finally! My new 16' Scamp (layout 6) is ordered and will be ready for me to pick up in August of next year. A VERY long time to wait, but what can you do when you have to? Still doing a happy dance!

[Gerry]

congrats on you purchase... maybe in 2020 you will join us in New England for the Spring Fling.
Gerry

[gordon2]

or perhaps the Outer Banks rally only a month or two after you get the camper...

http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...nks-87064.html

or head to the mountains in the same time frame:

http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...lly-87463.html

[JBB]

Congratulations Judi! Now while you wait, it's time to go shopping for things to personalize it!!!!!

[CarlD]

That sounds like a long wait time. I guess Lil Snoozy wait times of 12-14 months is not as outrageous as it seems, considering they are a very low volume, highly customized product. Wonder what the lead times of other eggs are?

[Weavery]

Hi Judi
I live in Asheboro. I have a couple of girlfriends I meet up with or caravan with. I hope you will be in touch when you are ready to roll!
Jean

[crowwing]

The good news is there is no chance of snow and ice in Backus in August! Mosquitoes maybe, tourist traffic probably. We have a plan 6 Scamp as well and love it. Hope you have a great time making your trailer your own getaway!
John

[gordon2]

Originally Posted by crowwing

The good news is there is no chance of snow and ice in Backus in August! Mosquitoes maybe, tourist traffic probably. We have a plan 6 Scamp as well and love it. .

..Or maybe wait till September. That is when I made the trip from North Carolina to Backus to pick up my Scamp. School was in session, the weather is great that month and the traffic is better. Mosquitoes might still be an issue. In Minnesota they have to cram a years worth of living into twelve weeks...

[DLDK]

This year the end of September was cold and rainy. They had an early cold front move in while we were there.

[computerspook]

Originally Posted by Judi in NC

Finally, finally, finally! My new 16' Scamp (layout 6) is ordered and will be ready for me to pick up in August of next year. A VERY long time to wait, but what can you do when you have to? Still doing a happy dance!

Cool and congratulations. Wish they didn't have the long wait but they do. You're going to really enjoy it

[GingerB]

Originally Posted by CarlD

That sounds like a long wait time. I guess Lil Snoozy wait times of 12-14 months is not as outrageous as it seems, considering they are a very low volume, highly customized product. Wonder what the lead times of other eggs are?

The lead time on our new Escape 19 was just three months. I think it’s less busy if you’re willing to take ownership in the late autumn or in winter.

[Jon in AZ]

Originally Posted by GingerB

The lead time on our new Escape 19 was just three months. I think it’s less busy if you’re willing to take ownership in the late autumn or in winter.

Congratulations on the new Escape! Time to change your profile, maybe?

Escape expanded production capacity fairly recently. That may have something to do with it as well. Scamp is running at full capacity year-round. For a number of reasons- number of employees and the cyclical nature of the RV industry- they have chosen not to add production capacity.

I sense the peak of the boom cycle is now past and suspect we'll see gradually decreasing build times across the board. With a small-volume company like Lil Snoozy, it will take a while to catch up.

Originally Posted by Judi in NC

Finally, finally, finally! My new 16' Scamp (layout 6) is ordered and will be ready for me to pick up in August of next year. A VERY long time to wait, but what can you do when you have to? Still doing a happy dance!

Judy, congrats on the new Scamp order! You'll miss a lot of the peak summer season, but fall is a nice time to camp in NC, is it not? Hope you ordered a furnace. We love ours for taking advantage of those shoulder seasons when popular spots aren't quite so crowded.

Planning trips and securing reservations help pass the time.

Happy travels!

[jgilliam1955]

Originally Posted by CarlD

That sounds like a long wait time. I guess Lil Snoozy wait times of 12-14 months is not as outrageous as it seems, considering they are a very low volume, highly customized product. Wonder what the lead times of other eggs are?

Do not know what the wait time for the Lil Snoozy is now. We ordered our Aug 2017. We are still waiting. Last we heard Nov or Dec 2018. We are hoping to get it maybe by spring.

[CarlD]

I will be at Lil Snoozy tomorrow. I will ask, assuming my memory doesn't fail me.

[jgilliam1955]

Thanks

[LyleB]

While this is not something I would count on, when I ordered my Scamp last Feb, 2018 I was given a completion date of "mid to late Dec". As it turned out, mine was completed the second week in Nov and I picked it up 12/3.

I was told they had hired 20 additional employees last summer to try and reduce the wait times. Perhaps that helped in my experience. I do believe they err on the side of "worst case estimate" when giving these initial dates. That would make all the sense for them, not having to deal with disgruntled buyers if they were overly optimistic.

I had the benefit that I was replacing an old Scamp, so I could still go camping while waiting. It did cause a bit of a rush in selling mine, as I was counting on the money from the old one to make the new purchase. Worked out fine, I listed my Scamp on Mon, sold it on Sat. I did lower my asking price a bit to make the sale quick, but still sold it for more than I paid (well, if you ignore the cost of the improvements I made). The new buyers wanted a vintage, stock trailer, so were planning to undo some of my modifications. That is why they did not want to pay extra. I understood, and we agreed on a lower price so that I could complete the sale that day and head for Backus immediately. We all left the deal happy, that is what counts. I just consider the costs of the improvements I made piece of mind for me, and rent for my use of the trailer. :-)