Montana vs Open Range
We're ready to buy our first fifth wheel and are looking at Montana High Country and Open Range Roamer. I'd love to hear opinions re' comparisons of the two. Please and thank you!!
Forum Discussion
ChopperBill wrote:
You really have to read between the lines. Some folks have a "lot of trouble" but so think adjusting a loose shade, a door needing adjusted, cabinet knob coming off is a lot of trouble. They have to hook up and drive 200 miles that could be fixed by a ten year old. Go to each individual brands forum web site and get the real story.
This is what I have seen also. My 2016 Montana had a loose blade on the ceiling fan that was rubbing the motor housing. Took 1 minute to fix but you are right that many would pull it back to the dealer and come on here and talk about what junk they had bought. I do agree it should have been caught during the PDI and I agree quality is second hand when these units are built but you need to be pretty handy to own one or you may be in for a bad experience. First thing I did when I got the new unit home was tear into it to check plumbing, wiring, brakes and so on. Did not find much wrong that some additional zip ties and tightening did not take care of. Some units are bad and always will be, some are ok and have minor problems that people will say are junk and some like me have a good unit that they will maintain themselves and go camping.
