Jayco Eagle Super Lite 26.5

We looked at the Jayco super lites and felt for the money they were a step behind many other brands. The cabinetry wood, slides and support were thin and weak. The overall trim was substandard IMHO. We owned a trailer with similar construction and were looking for a step up. We were tired of drawer slides breaking, trim coming loose and the other minor but constant issues with many light weights. We ended up buying our Winnebago Lite Five. While still light weight the construction was far superior. Cabinets felt solid, trim clean. Exterior was a step up as well with gelcoat rather than laminate. Cost was about $2K more than a similar floorplan Jayco and felt it was well worth it.

We got our 2013 26.5 RLS early this spring, and risking all advice against going on a long trip without an adequate shakedown period, went on a 3 week, 4,000 mile journey, and a few long weekends since.
EVERYTHING was/is perfect. Yes, I had my share of newbie adventures, but the only warranty item we could come up with was the outside shower handle dribbled if using the shutoff on the handle....and we still have another camping season to go on the warranty. I used all the long delivery checklists when we got ours, and the only issue was the living room slide that stuck - quickly repaired by the dealer, and flawless ever since.
I would HIGHLY recommend it for any couple that wants a lighter 5th. To my mind, it would be crowded with more than 2-3 people, but that is a function of size, and not the fault of the brand.

We own a 2012 HT 26.5 RLS and really do like it, coming from a 1993 Jayco Eagle 215SD, this one has a great deal more room, the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom can be accessed with the large slide in. We had a couple of little minor problems and one large one fixed by the dealer. Large one was a crack in the cap directly above the running light on the driver's side. Jayco simply replace it rather than patching it. Now, I have to replace it again as I got hit by a rock and gouged out some gelcoat and encountered a bunch of stress cracks in the corner of the cap below the gouge. Time will tell if this is a problem with no answer or simply it gets fixed this time and stays fixed. Other than that, we have enjoyed it very much. We got ours with the table and chairs rather than the dinette. It is very easy to tow and I can't imagine that a person would put in about #3,000 of "stuff" to bring it up to the 9,950 GVW limit. By the way, my weight sticker showed #7,272 dry when we bought the trailer home.

The "HT" stands for Half Ton towable. Yet a comparison of the HT of 6800 lbs dry and 9900 loaded vs. our 2003 Jayco Jay Flight 28.5 Bunkhouses weight of 6790 lbs dry and 9650 loaded it's very close to 3/4 ton truck territory. That's what we tow with.

But I too can vouch for Jayco's quality. I have owned 7 new Jayco's bought new, and never been back to the Dealer or Repair shop on any of them. Jayco actually sent a repair guy out twice over the years to do warranty work in my own driveway...to replace a Norcold refrigerator and fix a leaky PEX water line.

You can pay much more for an RV, but I don't think you can get better service, quality and better built RV...and all from a family owned company in th RV building business for 46 years! Hope you snap it up and enjoy it! Best of luck!

My old rig was a 2004 Jayco Jayflight and I never had any issues with it. Jayco workmanship seemed above average. I don't know anything about the new super lites.