Can anyone recondmend a good Redwood dealer?

Dave & Ginny wrote:

Acei wrote:
I went to multiple RV shows. Each time, I came back with similar impressions. If you inspect them visually, Redwoods are very nice. In fact, out of all 5th wheels I saw in the RV show, the two most impressive ones were the DRVs and Redwoods. Then I came back home and did some more research and realized Redwood frames are not in the same class as DRV's. But this might be ok for those who don't intend to travel tens of thousands of miles each year. Yes, the frames are the same as what is used in cheaper trailers such as Montanas, etc but does it matter to everyone?

I care about it because I do expect to travel a lot during our full-time RVing, so Redwoods were out of my shopping list. But not everyone has the same requirements, and for some people, I'm sure Redwood's extremely nice and thoughtful interior appointments and sufficient framing works out just fine, at a cheaper price when you take into account typical heavy dealer discounts.

So far I've pulled my Redwood over 20,000 miles in all types of weather without an issue. As for the frames, there hasn't been a single issue with the frames. A DVR owner looked at my trailer last month in TN and he said we had the same size frame, both made by Lippert and they both have the same leveling system (there goes the theory that Redwood needs a 6 point system due to frame weakness).

No matter which RV you look at, I can find a few unreasonable people that want to bash them so you have to listen to the majority of the owners.

I'm sure more than 90% of the owners of trailers built on Lippert frames don't have issues. So I'm not surprised to hear that you are not experiencing them either. But which is more _likely_ to fail under the same condition? Some are willing to pay more for this "insurance".

Unfortunately, you were misinformed by that DRV owner (I assume when you say DVR, you mean DRV). Although built by Lippert, the frames in the DRV Elite / Mobile Suites are not comparable to the one you will find in the Redwoods.

I'm not saying Redwood sucks, far from it. But its frames are the same as other 12" I-beam based trailers such as Montana and high end models from Heartland, etc. If you want higher strength than this, then you have no choice but to choose from the commonly mentioned big 4 - DRV, Excel, New Horizon, Lifestyle. Its not the frames that Redwoods excels in, it is the interior accommodations, which IMO, is one of the best. If Redwoods had the boxed frames, I believe it will be near the top of my shopping list.