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Hello everyone, we are looking to make our first purchase on a new fifth wheel, and spent a few months looking. We have narrowed it down to a new 2015 Keystone Avalanche 360RB. Couple questions. F...
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Funkeytaste wrote:ACZL wrote:
GVW is 13,200 and shipping wt is 12,700? 500 pounds for stuff in camper? Am I missing something? Tires being mentioned to swap out are those on the RV from the factory. Pretty much all tires on RV's from factory are China bombs. Cannot spend extra $$$ and put branded tires on. Even ones above 50K to 150K may have China bombs on them.
Yes that is shipping weight, fully loaded its 15500 which will max out my load. And I didnt know that about the tires, whatever I get I'll change them out.
So after thinking about this for the past two days I think we are going to back off the bunk house and get something a little less heavy. The Grand Design does seem like a top pick for the money.
What other models compare to the Grand Design Reflection?
There =are= some "light-weight" models that are pretty good-sized. Biggest issue is that you end up losing cargo capacity on the larger models, as a lot of these "light" FW model lines will have a common GVW. (See the Jayco Eagle HT and KZ Durango 1500 lines, for example.) If you think about a smaller, pre-owned bunkhouse for the short term, you might be better off. I can almost guarantee you that the 18 y.o. will not be wanting to bunk with mom 'n dad for much longer. :-) If they want to bring a friend, or friends, along, a nice 8 person tent will give them plenty of room and privacy. Just not =too= much privacy. :-)
Lyle
