Jayco eagle HT 27.5 RLTS

laknox wrote:

ceasare wrote:
We have been looking for a new 5 wheel and have been considering the Jayco Eagle HT 27.5 RLTS. Anyone have an Eagle HT and can shed any light. As always thanks for your input.

This model is on my short list for the next FW. One person here, zackyboy3rs, did have a pretty serious issue on his '15 (IIRC) 27.5RLTS with a water leak that took some digging to find. Last I knew, he had it fixed, but the long-term water damage issues are yet to be determined. My one real issue is the anemic-sized black tank, at only 32.5 gallons; 13 less than my old Komfort that we like to boondock in. We just got back from a family campout (36 attending this year), and the black tank was near-full. No way we would have survived with the Jayco. If I can find a schematic of the plumbing, I'd spend the $ and put a larger black tank in...once it was out of warranty.
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Lyle

The leak was from a screw that had not been seeded properly near the top. It was fixed & noted by Jayco. I have NOT seen any trace of damage. Also, we had some minor warranty work that was taken care of by Jayco. I do plan to have one more round of warranty repairs complete before my warranty runs out at the end of Dec. 2016. All are minor. Grey tank sensor not working, shower door a little sag, metal plate holds couch in place is broke.

As far as the unit we love it. Kids sleep in living room (holds blow up queen & son sleeps on cot). She easy to hook up, set up & break down to leave. I did go back & got my dealership to add a 2nd a/c. Best $900-1000 I have spent. I do empty the black tank each day but we could go 3 days without dumping. Shower tank we hold about 4 normal showers. I do not dry camp so it is fine with me.

Improvements I would like to see:
Only 2 led lights at main light switch (I think newer models have more), table took up too much room so we took it out, more outside storage. I added a storage rack city n back (hitch receiver) and a sturdy black box to hold sewer hoses, water hoses, wheel blocks...etc and it works very well.

I would buy the unit over again.