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08-16-2020, 02:30 PM
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#221
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: LiL Hauley
Syracuse, NY
Posts: 663
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The website is not very good yet. I think Shaun has been too busy building units. There is a price list available. Regarding the 50 screwed people, I don't think they will get any satisfaction. My understanding is that the contract Alan Smoak had with Richard was written so that he retained the building and molds if Richard failed, so there was nothing left after the bankruptcy.
Here is the link to snoozy ll facebook page. There are some interesting videos and photos of the new business, which is part of Wesco trailers. They have a new layup schedule for the shell, which looks better than the earlier models.
https://snoozy2.com/
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08-16-2020, 02:49 PM
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#222
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Junior Member
Name: George
Trailer: Mypod by littleguy
Missouri
Posts: 20
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Well, part of that’s good news anyway
Just sorry to hear about all those people. Sad somebody could walk away with that amount of money and no recourse.
Wish these new folks well...they’ve a lot of image stuff to overcome but the units were always good imo.
Thanks for the link
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08-16-2020, 03:03 PM
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#223
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffres
..they’ve a lot of image stuff to overcome
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I'd change the name, myself.
And, add propane, of course.
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08-16-2020, 03:54 PM
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#224
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Senior Member
Name: Steve
Trailer: 2018, 21ft escape— 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie
NW Wisconsin
Posts: 4,500
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Years back I worked for an employer that went bankrupt
Our payroll checks bounced . Taxes , SS , unemployment & workers comp wasn’t paid for the quarter . Credit union deductions were stolen . Lost our health insurance
Two years later he opened a business in an adjoining city and played the same game again
My heart goes out to the people who got screwed by Lil Snoozy !
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08-16-2020, 05:13 PM
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#225
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: LiL Hauley
Syracuse, NY
Posts: 663
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo
I'd change the name, myself.
And, add propane, of course.
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I think the name is silly and the little goofy looking dog is dumb! Agreed, they need to add propane stove, heater and water heater to make it a really great camper. I installed it in my lil hauley buildout,
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Your heirs will inherit money and stuff when you are gone. You can only save or spend money, but you can do things with stuff, so they are going to inherit stuff!
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08-16-2020, 05:14 PM
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#226
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Senior Member
Name: Robert
Trailer: In the market
NSW
Posts: 162
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Interestingly not the case in Australia, where we have been booming in the RV industry because people cannot fly to other countries, they are now touring Australia, well parts of it.
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08-16-2020, 05:19 PM
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#227
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Senior Member
Name: Robert
Trailer: In the market
NSW
Posts: 162
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo
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As does Travelhome here in Australia a 29ft version
https://www.travelhome.com.au
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08-16-2020, 05:24 PM
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#228
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Senior Member
Name: Robert
Trailer: In the market
NSW
Posts: 162
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redbarron55
Scamp has exactly 50 employees, by the way.
Their economic model is not bad, the sales you miss today are there when things slow down tomorrow.
Keep the overhead low, especially when the work force does not have a lot of choice out in the woods.
Benefits exist as part of what is necessary to attract and hold the employees they need.
No more than that is usually offered by any business large or small.
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As I suspected they are a pretty small business, but producing a high in demand niche product
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08-16-2020, 05:33 PM
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#229
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Senior Member
Name: Robert
Trailer: In the market
NSW
Posts: 162
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon in AZ
Escape, Bigfoot, Trillium Outback, and Armadillo in Canada. Casita, Scamp, Oliver, Happier Camper, Airstream Nest, Relic, Weiscraft, GoBE(?) in the US. I count 12, with some likely on shaky ground.
Many, like Lil Snoozy, are small, specialty companies producing a single model. They have a way of coming and going for many reasons unrelated to the broader market- age or health of the owner, supplier issues, mismanagement, quality issues, high price/limited market... They lack economies of scale- purchasing materials and components in bulk, for example, making for higher prices and/or thinner margins.
There are only a few larger, well-established molded manufacturers with a diversified product line and a track record of weathering the ups and downs of the RV market. If one of those goes under in a strong market, that would indeed be surprising.
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Do sound small we have approximately 150 Caravan Manufacturers in Australia with the very small ones having 40- 50 employees. Same size as Scamp . Large operations 1000+
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08-16-2020, 07:03 PM
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#230
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Senior Member
Name: Jack
Trailer: Casita Liberty
Virginia
Posts: 679
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We all lost our money. The Snoozy 2 is going to be close to $30 thousand. They have a Facebook page.
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08-16-2020, 07:13 PM
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#231
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Senior Member
Name: bill
Trailer: 2013 Escape 19
The Mountains of NC/SW Desert of UT
Posts: 4,188
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RobertRyan
Interestingly not the case in Australia, where we have been booming in the RV industry because people cannot fly to other countries, they are now touring Australia, well parts of it.
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RV business here is quite strong as well. Still a poorly managed company, even in a strong business area, can go bankrupt. Happens every day.
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08-17-2020, 07:27 AM
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#232
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Junior Member
Name: George
Trailer: Mypod by littleguy
Missouri
Posts: 20
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Still sounds like fraud to me
I just hate to hear people defrauded like this with apparently no recourse.
I’d almost call my uncle Guiedo in Chicago and have him pay the previous snoozy company owner a visit!
$30 k wow, that’s getting up there
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08-17-2020, 09:30 AM
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#233
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Senior Member
Name: JD
Trailer: Scamp 16 Modified (BIGLY)
Florida
Posts: 2,469
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The Scamp business model is to keep the number of employees below the trigger point where there are added regulations and taxes, etc.
Not a lot of employment options out there in the woods around Backus
Population (2010)
• Total 250
• Estimate (2019) 252
The median income for a household in the city was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $13,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,077. About 16.3% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
Scamp was lucky that they had better insurance than they thought they had and were able to build back better after the fire than before.
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08-17-2020, 03:31 PM
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#234
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Senior Member
Name: Charlie
Trailer: 2014 Lil Snoozy
North Carolina
Posts: 789
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The new Snoozy 2 people are giving the people who lost their deposit a substantial discount. That pretty nice since they don’t have to.
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08-17-2020, 03:58 PM
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#235
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Senior Member
Name: T
Trailer: Designing and building
Florida
Posts: 131
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Quote:
Originally Posted by charlsara
The new Snoozy 2 people are giving the people who lost their deposit a substantial discount. That pretty nice since they don’t have to.
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Were I in their position, I'd do whatever I could to buy user community confidence. As a business owner, I applaud what they are doing, both for the folks who really need a break out of the whole deal, and for the good it does for themselves and the small-builder community.
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09-08-2021, 01:03 PM
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#236
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Junior Member
Name: Gary
Trailer: seriously considering
Florida
Posts: 5
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RV competition
Perhaps the reason we see customers incensed by poor service from some RV companies is that the companies are really a shoe-string operation, and no one knows it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by steve dunham
If you click on the button labeled manufacturers you will see numerous Fiberglass trailer manufacturers who have been in and gone out of business
When the economy slows down again more fiberglass trailer companies will pass by the wayside . It seem many are just scraping by and teetering on the edge right now .
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09-08-2021, 01:56 PM
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#237
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Senior Member
Name: Charlie
Trailer: 2014 Lil Snoozy
North Carolina
Posts: 789
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Snoozy 2 is owned by a successful boat trailer manufacturer. They are putting out a substantial production for a small shop. Time will tell if they get through a bad economy downturn as it will with the others. It is a great design and they have lots of orders.
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09-08-2021, 04:01 PM
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#238
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Senior Member
Name: Robert
Trailer: In the market
NSW
Posts: 162
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Something to hope for.. Kimberley Kampers from Australia went into receivership in 2015. New management restructured the company. They are now selling in the US. Orders are out to mid next year. Also they are sponsoring a Overland rally by 4x4 magazine in the US
https://kimberleykampersusa.com/
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09-09-2021, 06:32 AM
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#239
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Junior Member
Name: Don
Trailer: 2014 Lil Snoozy
MN
Posts: 25
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Kimberly Camper Travel Trailer
Well, at about $80,000 for the smaller E series non pop-up travel trailer, they ought to be able to make some profit if they can sell any! Seriously nice looking, but I don't know if I could justify that size of investment in another toy....I would feel guilty about not using the trailer enough and would neglect my fishing boat addiction.
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09-09-2021, 10:28 AM
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#240
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Sure are a lot of corners where I presume panels meet. Looks like a lot of places to leak.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), 80% of the land receives less than 600 mm (24 in) of rainfall annually and 50% has even less than 300 mm (12 in). As a whole, Australia has a very low annual average rainfall of 419 mm (16 in).
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