Carriage Carri Lite 36KS3 - Opinions?
We are looking at a purchasing a 5th wheel to put on our RV lot in Georgia. We've never had a 5th wheel. It will stay on the lot, so travel will not be an issue. We are considering a 2006 Carri...
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We had purchased 3 new Carriage 5th wheels since 1988 and still have one and it's not for sale even at 3 times the blue book listed value. Superb quality, construction, insulation, and so comfortable. Not one issue or leak or repair done or needed with any of them. 2 were Carrilites and one was the expensive top of the line 3 axle 36' full Carriage with an 18K GVWR. Was totaled in 2006 by falling tree going thru the top of the 36' when we weren't in it or we'd still have it because we simply loved it.
The 36' spent most of it's life parked on our acreage on a full hookup site we owned since 1987 in Northern Michigan in the 532,000 acre Manistee National Forest. It was our year around getaway retreat and we still own some of the acreage having sold some now as we are 75 years old. Even had the Amish locals build us a nice storage building so we didn't have to haul our toys back and forth from home. Used the vast area trails in the National Forest for ORV etc riding in warm months and snowmobiling etc in winter and the local lakes for fishing or just when us or our family members would come and or bring their RV units and toys too as I'd made 5 sites (3 full hookup sites) for them to use too. Used roughly 30 weekends a year for so many years.
The Carriage 5th wheel was best plush cabin like setup we could have ever asked for! The other 2 are/were only used for pulling around the USA and Canada and for our 2-1/2 month wintering in Florida. If Carriages were still being made, we sure go buy another new one!
The 36' spent most of it's life parked on our acreage on a full hookup site we owned since 1987 in Northern Michigan in the 532,000 acre Manistee National Forest. It was our year around getaway retreat and we still own some of the acreage having sold some now as we are 75 years old. Even had the Amish locals build us a nice storage building so we didn't have to haul our toys back and forth from home. Used the vast area trails in the National Forest for ORV etc riding in warm months and snowmobiling etc in winter and the local lakes for fishing or just when us or our family members would come and or bring their RV units and toys too as I'd made 5 sites (3 full hookup sites) for them to use too. Used roughly 30 weekends a year for so many years.
The Carriage 5th wheel was best plush cabin like setup we could have ever asked for! The other 2 are/were only used for pulling around the USA and Canada and for our 2-1/2 month wintering in Florida. If Carriages were still being made, we sure go buy another new one!
