RE: Garageable Hybrid

homecrew · Sep 28, 2003, 07:05 PM

Has anyone seen the garagable trail-lite ? Can you walk inside with the top down ? Does anyone know of a dealer near Charlotte North Carolina that has one ? I am really curious - I even measured my garage !! Thanks everyone!

SactoCampers · Jul 02, 2003, 03:06 PM

homecrewI don t think it is being manufactured anymore, though the trail-lite.com page suggests otherwise and is practically worthless for any useful information. Consider yourself lucky if you can find one.

Jeffrey · Jul 02, 2003, 03:09 PM

homecrewThe one I was in, was set-up but I m pretty sure you could still go in it.
It wouldn t be comfortable to use that way, but probably good enough for packing.
It only comes down a foot and a half, I m guessing?

The bunks are really at an odd height though alot lower to the floor than other hybrids, and the bunks are also not very tall inside.

If we ever moved to a hybrid, it would have to be something like that.
Cause I have no outside parking spot, Unless I move?
But I don t see any of these happening.

Jeffrey · Jul 02, 2003, 03:12 PM

homecrewI don t know if they still make them.
But a dealer up here, still had one on the floor a couple months ago.

homecrew · Jul 02, 2003, 03:24 PM

homecrewThanks Jeffrey - I m not sure if I can talk the DH into a road trip to go see it (we just came back from the Eastern Rally!). We did alot of siteseeing this trip, not our usual camp and hike, and moving around sure eats up the vacation time.

brainpause · Jul 02, 2003, 05:58 PM

homecrewDW and I saw a Bantam garage model a couple of years ago. A few months later, we heard there were some nonspecific " design" problems with them, so we stayed away.

Larry

birol · Jul 02, 2003, 07:14 PM

homecrewHomecrew,

I saw one here at a local dealer, the zippers and the canvas on the raisable portion are not designed to be water proof. We saw one after a few days of moderate rain, inside was wet , wet wet. I also checked how the canves was connected, and it was ripping off from the roof portion as it was held by velcro which was not strong enough to hold it in place. I would steer clear of them. My opinion .....

homecrew · Jul 03, 2003, 02:30 PM

homecrewThanks for the good advice everyone ! I keep thinking with all the high tech materials that they could make a camper that you could walk into for packing and potty that would still fit in a garage. [

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Tim5055 · Jul 03, 2003, 05:52 PM

homecrewI would love a Hybrid that fit in the garage - but I don t think it is going to happen. I am beginning to look lovingly at the Coleman Caravans. Who knows, the Santa fe may be for sale in the future.[

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SheBantam · Jul 03, 2003, 09:45 PM

homecrewSaw one last year at a dealer between Little River Village and Knoxville.

http://www.trail-lite.com/bgmfpfr.asp

this is part of the web pages for the Bantam Garage Model.
With a step ladder and a can of porous materials water proofer (at mast hardware stores next to the Thompson s water seal) can be painted on the canvas. My Jayco has canvas on the sides, and that was what I did and it really repelled water.

I would mask tape plastic around the sides as I still have the repellant on the aluminum sides.

Y-Guy · Jul 04, 2003, 03:23 AM

homecrewTime for bigger/deeper garages and bigger/wider garage doors, that will solve the problem!

6Quigs · Jul 04, 2003, 03:22 PM

Y-Guy

QuoteORIGINAL: Y-Guy

Time for bigger/deeper garages and bigger/wider garage doors, that will solve the problem!

Hey Steve,
I thought you d gone camping this weekend[8D]

Y-Guy · Jul 04, 2003, 03:48 PM

homecrewTried to, every State/Fed CG was booked. Until we get in the house and can really deep cycle charge the batteries and such the DW wants hookups, as do I. So August we are planning to camp, as well into this fall months.

6Quigs · Jul 04, 2003, 06:37 PM

Y-GuyNNC has a mini rally going on in 2 weeks at Mt. Madonna.
Wanna join us?
We ll always have room for you down here![

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Y-Guy · Jul 14, 2003, 10:02 PM

homecrewHere is one made by Jayco... of Austrailia!

http://www.jayco.com.au/expanda-table.html

Looks a lot like the R-Vision one too.

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