Keystone Avalanche or Best quality 5th wheel

By now you have probably made your choice...I would just like to say we bought our Keystone Avalanch back in 2012. Have taken it to Alaska and Nova Scotia and around several states from Florida and have not had any problems except for tires with it.....they are well built as far as I am concerned....each to his own !!

Having owned a Cedar Creek, a Jayco Designer, and currently a Grand Design Solitude, I’d echo those recommending a lightly used, one or two year-old higher end rig over a new mid quality fiver. Definitely more bang for your buck, and also something less likely to fall apart after a few top years of use. While it’s sometimes difficult to tell the difference in build quality, you have the benefit of being able to drop over to the Elkhart, Indiana area for a few factory tours seeing as you’re from central Illinois. IMHO, the Grand Design Solitude tour is a good one to do first as a benchmark. Good luck and happy hunting!

I missed it if you stated what your tow truck will be, but I would also add Cedar Creek to the list.

X100 on looking at a used higher quality 5th. Start with a DRV, or GD Solitude, or maybe Montana Legacy, or...

4bearhug wrote:

TXiceman wrote:
6 ply tires are not heavy duty. They are load range C and cheap. Look at 10 ply tires, load range E. We run 14 ply on our trailer.

If you are going to spend $50 K or so on a trailer, please u=look at 3 to 5 year old higher end units.

Ken

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They are load range G heavy duty trailer tires.

TXiceman wrote:
6 ply tires are not heavy duty. They are load range C and cheap. Look at 10 ply tires, load range E. We run 14 ply on our trailer.

If you are going to spend $50 K or so on a trailer, please u=look at 3 to 5 year old higher end units.

Ken

X2

6 ply tires are not heavy duty. They are load range C and cheap. Look at 10 ply tires, load range E. We run 14 ply on our trailer.

If you are going to spend $50 K or so on a trailer, please u=look at 3 to 5 year old higher end units.

Ken

We bought an Avalanche last April. Right off the bat we had problems with the hydraulic system, which was repaired under warranty. We headed south with it on Dec. 11th, and have been living in it ever since. While not quite the quality of the Montana High Country we had previously, it is very livable. As far as travel, we are over 1800 miles from home and have had almost no problems. The closet rod in the bedroom fell down -- it was only attached through thin veneer. Of course, we had clothes hanging to last us a variety of seasons as we are away from home for five months. We really love the hydraulic leveling system because it makes setup a breeze. (Took a little while to figure it out though!) The living room TV is larger than any of the TVs at our homel and is very clear. We have a king-sized bed at home and are happy to have one in our RV as well. We usually swap out our mattress, but this one is surprisingly comfortable! We also love not having carpet in most of the living room, but wish there was even less carpet! With pets, it's hard to keep floors clean.

We love our Grand Design too. We went to many years of RV shows, looking and comparing different 5'er and motor homes. When we saw our first GD, we were shocked to see all the things we didn't like in the other RV's fixed in the Grand Design's.
A pocket door going into the bathroom solved the problem of going to the bathroom from the bedroom without needing to go down 2 steps to get into the door of the bathroom.
The finished product looks much better then all we looked at.
Also; GD is going above and beyond ( if ) there there is something wrong.