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Old 08-13-2003, 10:55 PM   #6
Elspode
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Raytown, Missouri
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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Your pop-up is pretty plush too. There are lighter models, aren't there?
Mine is a twelve foot box, and it is one of the more nicely appointed popups, but by no means the largest or heaviest. There *are* lighter units around, but lighter almost always means smaller.

The whole reason we went with Coleman over, say, Jayco, was the build quality. There is really just more *there* there, if you know what I mean. Colemans are made by Fleetwood, a builder of mobile and modular homes, and I think some of that solid building ethic carries over to the popup line. The frame on my Sea Pine is pretty massive compared to other units around, the roof supports are heavy duty stainless, and the top is a one-piece molded ABS shell instead of an aluminum multipiece construction. All of that does add some substantial weight.
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