She’s Finally Here!
After an 18-month wait, we finally picked up our brand-new travel trailer: a Safari Condo Alto F2414. And she’s beautiful!
In the spring of 2021, after much research, we ordered an Alto because of its light weight (2,947 dry weight) and Safari Condo’s reputation for quality. You can view all the specs on Safari Condo’s site.
Our Options
Here are the options we chose for our camper:
- Light blue metallic exterior color
- Blue sky fabric
- White drops countertop
- Danish maple cabinet finish on lower cabinets
- White finish on sliding upper cabinets
- 440W Solar Panels
- Heated lithium batteries with monitor
- Tuson sway control system
- Upgraded roof-mounted Truma Aventa air conditioner
- Entry door with guillotine window
- Built-in microwave oven
- Dimmer for lights
- AM/FM radio with CD and 2 speakers (the unit we got also has Bluetooth)
- Rear privacy curtain
- Maxxfan with remote
- Fiamma deluxe awning
- LED strip under awning
- Driver side exterior light
- Front bike carrier
Safari what?
If you haven’t yet heard of Safari Condo, you’re not alone. They’re a small manufacturer based in Quebec, Canada. They’re becoming more popular in the U.S., but you won’t see many on the road or in campgrounds. In our travels, we’ve only seen two.
Unless you can find one used, buying a new Alto is an exercise in patience. Before the pandemic, the average lead time from ordering to completion was 18 months. Because of supply-chain challenges during the pandemic, some customers experienced delays.
We were lucky. Our Alto was ready to right on time.
For U.S. customers, there are other challenges when you buy an Alto directly from Safari Condo – the distance, the exchange rate, crossing the border, etc. I’ll go into more detail about the buying process in another post.
We named her “Mosey,” because we like to take our time traveling from place to place.
Right now, Mosey is in our driveway as we get her ready for her maiden voyage, a month-long trip to Florida in February. In a future post, I’ll share how we set up the camper, and all of our modifications and enhancements.
Contact us if you want to know more about Safari Condo or our Alto. And honk if you see us on the road!
