magnusfide
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Another company has bought the Snoozy molds and has renamed it Snoozy II. Has anyone else bought one & what do you think of it?
Reason I'm asking is that a cousin of my wife wants something she can tow behind her Subaru Outback which can tow up 3000 lbs. She wanted something light weight, well insulated and low maintenance and she really likes the fiberglass trailers. She liked the fact that this one has no roof cutouts and has a higher R value in the roof and walls.
Whaddaya think?
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shelbyfv
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I think they require a large % of the purchase price up front as a "deposit." This is risky for the buyer as it shows the company is under capitalized. Also, with 2300# dry weight, a 3000# max tow vehicle won't be happy.
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Lol, it’s a rooftop turtle on a snomachine trailer!
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shelbyfv wrote:I think they require a large % of the purchase price up front as a "deposit." This is risky for the buyer as it shows the company is under capitalized. Also, with 2300# dry weight, a 3000# max tow vehicle won't be happy.
According to the info I have it's pretty standard to get that large deposit on customization and to create the rig.
I'm more concerned about the ability to tow it with a Subaru Outback. She's not interested in a hybrid or teardrop that you have to crawl into.
Any other suggestions or alternatives?
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Sucker born every minute I suppose. I mean, I’m sure they’re legit….
But I can’t help think of the warning signs why one may not want to buy a custom 1 off, low volume, could be fly by night camper.
Are they cheaper or a better value? What’s the attraction? Cause it ain’t looks and the whole plop a tub on an open snomachine trailer concept just seems hinky.
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Armadillo trailers used to make a 1900 pound model. Not sure now.
There is also the alto safari trailers. Seems to me there is one in that 1700 to 2100 pound area that a lot of the electric vehicles are pulling.
And T@B makes the 320 which is like 1950 dry. Also really popular with the Tesla crowd. We looked at one of those. Pretty nice. Good bathroom and kitchen. Table folds down to a bed but it’s a big bed and many just leave it set up that way. Pretty liveable for a 1900 pound trailer. And not crazy priced. Wet weight would probably around 2400 pounds max. The Subaru should be fine with that.
We tow its big brother the T@B400 but it’s too big for the Subaru. Great build quality though. And not a glitch after pulling it 15200 kilometres this year.
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Here is the T@B brochure link for 2023.
https://nucamprv.com/app/uploads/2022/12........p3G4k4Ij3ow92xtXKp4ts6iTCKXstAocKJ6yTXck
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If I was doing a rather small trailer, I would seriously look at one of those. Be aware that they're pure electric, no propane. Gonna need a generator or lots of solar/batteries.
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I do not know the Snoozy, but I will give another thumbs up for the NuWa T@B 320. While not for me that small, but I have a friend who has one, as it is just her and her little dog that goes camping. She is a member of the Sisters on the Fly organization and goes by herself with it. Hers, I think, is about three years old, and I do not recall if the back of it opened into a kitchen. It may have been just storage back there at the bottom.
I have seen it up close, inside and out. It is a well-built camper compared to many of the larger camper builders. The 320 you can stand up in it, (I'm 6 ft) has a shower and bath, inside cooking, and a larger bed option. I was impressed at the detail-level quality inside and out. It is a cute camper.
As for towing, she tried to tow it with her Chevy Equinox, and it did not do well. Not sure what engine it had. She traded the car for a Toyota Highlander with 5,000# towing capability, and it solved all her problems.
2022, 320 is rated at 2,900# GVWR. While they may not fill it full, just a heads up, being up against a 3,000# tow rating of the Subaru may not be a fun towing experience as time goes on and more stuff finds its way into the camper to fill it. Including the loaded tongue weight with no WD hitch. Plus, the cargo weight in the car. My friend lives and camps mainly in PA and Maine. Both have good-sized east coast hills/mountains to climb.
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Great report.
Re the weight. I highly doubt it would be more than 2400 lbs loaded based on our experience with the loaded weight to dry weight of our 400. Might be worth a test tow.
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