Lifestyle 5th wheel

We had a 2011 Carriage Cameo shorty (31KSLS) and loved the build quality of that rig. We traded it in for a special order 2014 Lifestyle (Carriage build style) LS36fw. Our issues have been minimal and are not a result of poor build quality. Its a solid rig and we are happy with it. We did order the 17.5 wheels/tires and disc brakes. Stops great! Like Dutch & Di said above, look to the Carriage/Lifestyle owners forum. It offers a wealth of info from an incredible bunch of Carriage and Lifestyle fifth wheel owners. Happy shopping in the New Year, Phillip

We're going on about 1 1/2 years with our Lifestyle and we sure like it. The weight and balance is really nice like the Carriages were. Has it had issues? Oh yeah. Haven't seen an RV yet that hasn't. The fact that the frame is made in house was a huge selling point for us. A visit to the factory reinforced our opinion that we made a good decision on our purchase. We've been RV'ing for 30 years and this is our 3rd 5er.
Make sure you get the 17.5 wheels... PM us if you have any questions...

Dutch & Di,

Thanks for the info.

Brad

We have owned and lived fulltime in our Carriage for 19 years. We have met people who have the Lifestyles and they seem to like them.
A good place to get answers would be this http://carriage-lifestyle-owners.lifestyle-owners.com
As they have owners of both RV brands.
If you decide on a Lifestyle and want to meet other owners at rallies, you can also check out this forum. The Carriage Travel Club.http://ctci.clubexpress.com/
There is also the original Carriage forum: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Carriage_RV/infowhere you could post your questions.
Hope this helps. Hugs, Di

You will feel very much at home in a luxury Bighorn 5th wheel. We have had our Bighorn for 11 years now and still enjoying it. However the new ones today are very nice as you probley have found out. Enjoy RVing. Evans & Lana