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Old 04-01-2016, 12:00 PM   #1
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Airstream Buys Nest

Airstream expanding its product offering to molded fiberglass segment-

Airstream Announces ‘Nest Caravans’ Buyout | RV Business
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Old 04-01-2016, 12:03 PM   #2
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Wow, great news for everyone involved.
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I hope this worked out good for Robert, I know he sure poured a lot of time and resources into the development of this trailer. I chatted with him a fair bit off the forums, and he certainly is a nice, helpful guy.
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Old 04-01-2016, 12:16 PM   #4
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Old 04-01-2016, 12:18 PM   #5
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Is this real?
Never thought about that. Stupid jokers everywhere.
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Might be the best April Fools post of the day. LOOKS real... But hard to imagine Airstream has really been interested in growing their business by establishing a molded fiberglass line...
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I don't think this is an April Fools joke. I've sent Robert an email congratulating him and wishing him well on his next venture. Hope he stays connected to the all-molded-towable group as he has some terrific ideas.
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Old 04-01-2016, 12:47 PM   #8
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I just heard from Robert. Yes, this is true. He'll be making the official announcement on FiberglassRV sometime over the weekend.
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Very interesting acquisition. It will be interesting to see what Airstream with it's production and marketing capability can do with the pricing. If they can get that down below $20K with a dealer network, etc. it could really go well.
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In the spirit of wild speculation that has occurred on this forum recently, do you think they will make the new Nest out of aluminum and rivets?
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Gee, did Nest even sell one unit?
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I was wondering the same thing Glenn, but I think they want to move to "hail resistant."
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I assumed that this was an April Fool's joke (less than two seconds after seeing the thread title) for two reasons:
  1. It's April 1st
  2. The Nest is a trailer design and set of moulds, rather than a company with established manufacturing capacity and market share.
  3. Airstream isn't even really a company - it's just a brand. The company is Thor.
As it turns out, there is an "Airstream, Inc.", which is a subsidiary of Thor Indusries, Inc. Either it is true, or Robert is stringing Donna along.

If it's true, it's a match made in heaven: the manufacturer of the most expensive travel trailers, who are obsessed with style over function, acquires a fiberglass design which will be expensive to build, and has a design driven almost entirely by style. Will this be the first $50,000 small moulded fiberglass trailer? For comparison, the least expensive current Airstream - which is only sixteen feet overall - starts at US$44,605. Airsteam is not a cost-effective manufacturer.
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I think you are still using the old math, Brian.
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I think you are still using the old math, Brian.

... and coming up with more reasons as I type! Too late to edit
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I think Brian is using some of that common core math I keep hearing about.
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If it's true, it's a match made in heaven: the manufacturer of the most expensive travel trailers, who are obsessed with style over function, acquires a fiberglass design which will be expensive to build, and has a design driven almost entirely by style. Will this be the first $50,000 small moulded fiberglass trailer? For comparison, the least expensive current Airstream - which is only sixteen feet overall - starts at US$44,605. Airsteam is not a cost-effective manufacturer.
Oh, come on, tell us what you really think.

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Oh, come on, tell us what you really think.

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Despite what probably looks like a negative tone, I don't think this is a bad thing. There are clearly people who will pay the price of two decent new compact cars for a travel trailer, and this is a nicely designed option for them. It's like having $150,000 luxury cars or million-dollar exotics available - irrelevant to normal people, and lousy devices for transportation, but part of the variety which makes life interesting.
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I think Brian is using some of that common core math I keep hearing about.
Nah, I've tried following some of that, and just shake my head. I think pharmaceuticals are required to come up with those methods!
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Methinks Robert hit the jackpot on this acquisition. Here's hoping his obsession with quality and detail isn't lost by a big company.
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