Cardinal 5th wheel

Me Again wrote:

rmalik1 wrote:

dstephens wrote:
Thanks for all the comments. I don't plan to spend the winter in the unit, but my Jayco 5th wheel will run the furnace frequently in temperatures in the low 30's. In the summer, the air conditioner can't keep up with the heat.

I have had good service from my 2005 Jayco, but it is time for a newer one. I looked at at Cardinal 3030RS recently and my wife and I both liked it. I guess I will have to see if they will trade the way I want to.

Thanks again to all of you.

Denverdale

I like Cardinals in general but don't like the laminated walls - had a Jayco that delamed, not a pretty sight! Made me ill. I go for hung walls ergo Cedar Creek.

Because your Jayco delamed, that means a vacuum bonded Cardinal will? Chris

Chris I said I don't like laminated walls, doesn't mean anything but that. My old Jayco delamed doesn't mean that a Cardinal will. But having a laminated wall means it can delam. Shouldn't be to hard to grasp.

No Chris, it means he now owns a Cedar Creek.

RT

rmalik1 wrote:

dstephens wrote:
Thanks for all the comments. I don't plan to spend the winter in the unit, but my Jayco 5th wheel will run the furnace frequently in temperatures in the low 30's. In the summer, the air conditioner can't keep up with the heat.

I have had good service from my 2005 Jayco, but it is time for a newer one. I looked at at Cardinal 3030RS recently and my wife and I both liked it. I guess I will have to see if they will trade the way I want to.

Thanks again to all of you.

Denverdale

I like Cardinals in general but don't like the laminated walls - had a Jayco that delamed, not a pretty sight! Made me ill. I go for hung walls ergo Cedar Creek.

Because your Jayco delamed, that means a vacuum bonded Cardinal will? Chris

dstephens wrote:
Thanks for all the comments. I don't plan to spend the winter in the unit, but my Jayco 5th wheel will run the furnace frequently in temperatures in the low 30's. In the summer, the air conditioner can't keep up with the heat.

I have had good service from my 2005 Jayco, but it is time for a newer one. I looked at at Cardinal 3030RS recently and my wife and I both liked it. I guess I will have to see if they will trade the way I want to.

Thanks again to all of you.

Denverdale

I like Cardinals in general but don't like the laminated walls - had a Jayco that delamed, not a pretty sight! Made me ill. I go for hung walls ergo Cedar Creek.

Thanks for all the comments. I don't plan to spend the winter in the unit, but my Jayco 5th wheel will run the furnace frequently in temperatures in the low 30's. In the summer, the air conditioner can't keep up with the heat.

I have had good service from my 2005 Jayco, but it is time for a newer one. I looked at at Cardinal 3030RS recently and my wife and I both liked it. I guess I will have to see if they will trade the way I want to.

Thanks again to all of you.

Denverdale

rmalik1 wrote:
I have a Cedar Creek and both are in the same class, this winter it didn't get lower than say -10 where I'm at (Marcellus shale area), and last winter it got down to -33 once. You have to do all the proper steps and u can overwinter in it. A lot of oil/gas field workers do it in trailers that aren't as good as a Cardinal, so it can be done.

Plenty of folks here will say u need this or that but taking the right steps to winter camp is the biggest thing u need to do! Large LP tank (100 gal)(rent/lease)), heated fresh water hose, skirting around trailer,and some small cube heaters and the resources to pay for the propane as it can be used up pretty fast dependent of the temps.

I had the tank filled about every 3 to 4 weeks this winter, with a price range from 250 to 450 dollars, depending how many gallons needed.

I also did not skirt the 5'ver as I got to this location mid January and I should have as this location had the worst of the winter after January till mid March

I have a Cedar Creek and both are in the same class, this winter it didn't get lower than say -10 where I'm at (Marcellus shale area), and last winter it got down to -33 once. You have to do all the proper steps and u can overwinter in it. A lot of oil/gas field workers do it in trailers that aren't as good as a Cardinal, so it can be done.

Plenty of folks here will say u need this or that but taking the right steps to winter camp is the biggest thing u need to do! Large LP tank (100 gal)(rent/lease)), heated fresh water hose, skirting around trailer,and some small cube heaters and the resources to pay for the propane as it can be used up pretty fast dependent of the temps.

Our previous trailer was a Cardinal and we loved it. It was a quality product and while we didn't live in it in extreme cold there were certainly times that hovered around the zero mark. It fared very well- better then our current rig.

I don't consider any FR product a true 4-season RV. You'd probably need to go to something like Teton or Mobile Suites to g that will keep you warm and not burn thru a lot of propane in the dead of winter.

I think FW are fine for winters in the 40s, like TX. In the 30s barely but doable with a lot of LP. In the 20s and lower, you need your head check. This is specially true when winter becomes windy some days. MHO.