JudoJeff
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The brontosaurus producers are herding into the tar pits,* what’s next?
I can see the handwriting on the wall, and already know units will become much smaller, lighter, and aerodynamic. How will they do it, though? These are my thoughts, take them with a grain of salt...(or pepper!)
CONSTRUCTION: The shell will be made from composite materials**, strong, flexible, and light. The entire unit will be made at once, and formed around the metal frame that the wheels attach to. You’ll be able to custom order any design on the outside! (I can see the forum posts about some bad picks!) A clear gel coat will keep maintenance down, and look great for years.
Polycarbonate windows will be quite large. At your voice command, they’ll darken or lighten, to set the interior mood.
POWER: Photovoltaic cells (PV) will be incorporated under the gel coat all over the outside. The batteries will look like squishy foam sleeping pads about one inch thick, and will be attached anywhere inside that is out of sight. Even the ceiling will have them, and you won’t notice. The amp hour rating will allow you to boondock for 5 days without the sun, but who’d want to camp in the rain that long?
SYSTEMS: A single, small unit will provide heat, A/C, refrigeration, and hot water. Very quiet and lightweight, only the lights will tell you it’s on. Radiant heat built into the floors and walls will keep things toasty on the coldest night. Bottled methane will backup the PVs, if demand gets too high.
Cooking will mostly be with an infrared/microwave/methane gas unit. It will take some getting used to, because everything will cook quickly. Don’t worry, the onboard computer will do everything for you except put the casserole in!
Lighting will be what replaced LEDs, and run on even less. Arts and crafts will be easier to see, now that you can adjust the color and brightness to suit your work.
No gray/black water tanks, wastes will be turned into fine ash.
The beds will fold out when you need them, powered by air. You’ll adjust the firmness to suit yourself, and feel like you’re sleeping on a cloud. Of course, the better units will let each person set their own side!
Call me crazy, but wait ten or twenty years, please......
* News reports of mega-RV producers going out of business.
** First use of these were for competitive ski jumping. You could bend the ski and touch the ends together.
K1BE Jeff
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weathershak
Delaware
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Reminds me of the old Stallone movie "Demolition man" Will it have the 3 sea shells?? 
Don't like the view?? Then change it and Go Camping   
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Big Katuna
Deland, FL
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Just look to Europe. RV'ing is very popular and fuel is still twice (or more) what it is here. Small yet comfortable, lightweight TT pulled by sedans, Sprinter-based B's and C's, and pop-up TC's on midsize pickups. And just like the US in the 50's and 60's the wealthy will still have their big bus conversion where $$$ are not an issue.
My Kharma ran over my Dogma.
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wa8shc
Parma, Ohio
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Since you didnt include a signature, can I assume your name is.......
Jame T. Kirk?
Nice 'wish list'. Just wonder how we're going to pay for it all!
Denny WA8SHC and Rita WB8TIR
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2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Quad Cab 5.9L CTD 3.73/LSD,Quadzilla RECON monitor
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10tca01
Columbia Missouri
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That will be sweet!
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TMBLSN
Washington State
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You forgot the part about having an anti-gravity chassis and ion thrusters.
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cm
Dillon, CO USA
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"CONSTRUCTION: The shell will be made from composite materials**, strong, flexible, and light. The entire unit will be made at once, and formed around the metal frame that the wheels attach to. You’ll be able to custom order any design on the outside! (I can see the forum posts about some bad picks!) A clear gel coat will keep maintenance down, and look great for years."
You may be correct on the construction. But the problem with the composites will be is that they will be more expensive to build.
Look at some of the one or two piece fiberglass motorhomes from years past. That style was available but is not widely used anymore. The Bigfoot truck campers of today use a two piece moulded shell. Much like a boat with a horizontal seam joining the two parts.
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trop-a-cal
Palm Coast Fl
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Europe has very many narrow roads, so big units can't get to many areas. They refer to camping as caravaning. Here in the USA and Canada the highways can handle big rigs. The future will bring on some smaller units, but as seen already, renting an RV is becomming the economical way to go. Many Class C are rented, some A's. Camping World just launched a new rental system, where you can rent one way, like the U-Haul system. The divide will happen along the lines of economics, but the "well to do" will still want the big rigs with the quad slides and fireplaces and widescreen TV's. The USA econmomy is already on it's way back, and what we are seeing now will be history soon. All those that moved to the B's and C's will soon come back to the A's. The 300 square feet units are the way to go, if you have the doe. Big bath and a half units are the biggest demand in A's. Prices have to come down, and factory direct sales may become common, as the middleman getting 35% over factory prices is to much with the hugh depreciation they have. So marketing will change more than the size of units. We all know BIGGER IS BETTER!
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outdoorsman2007
In the Woods - Somewhere!
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weathershak wrote:Reminds me of the old Stallone movie "Demolition man" Will it have the 3 sea shells??
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Gypsywannabe
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Sounds cool (does anyone say that anymore?) I'd like one of these!
5'er-08' Colorado CL30 '08 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel
Pilot-Jay,Co-pilot-Lorri,two stowaways-Cody & Jake,& Erris(Boxer),Allie(MiniPin)
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