I went to the Tampa RV show today and was blown away by the build quality, fit and finish of the New Horizons. I just can't say enough about how incredible this 5th wheel is. If I were in the market for an A-Class motorhome because I thought the 5ers were lower quality, New Horizons would have me thinking twice. New Horizons is an amazing piece of engineering and fine craftsmanship, but with an average new price in the $180k+ range, I just can't afford a new New Horizons. Sigh. So, I'm looking for suggestions to appease my champagne taste and beer budget.Others I saw at the show that got my attention:- DRV- Dynamax Trilogy - who are these folks? Never heard of them before today. - Redwood (Lippert, but interestingly they say it has a 3000lb towing capacity???!!! Custom spec frame?)- Lifestyle- Landmark by Heartland- SpacecraftThe following units I did not see at show but I'm still interested in researching these and seeing some units in person somewhere:- Carriage- Excel- Newmar Kountry AirAny thoughts on any of these choices, any I have missed that I should look at, or if anyone has a nice used New Horizons for sale (around $100k), I'd love to hear from you. (Sorry, Jack, I wish I could afford your used one at $150k but that's still over my budget unless some really good fortune lands on me in the very near future).Thanks!

Although I've never owned a fifth wheel, I've seen quite a few. I couldn't agree more about New Horizons. IMHO, they are head and shoulders above the rest.

Carriage is out of business and Newmar is out of the 5th Wheel businessExcel is still going strong, there are new Excel's at the show

Looked at them, really wish we could afford one.Anyone that thinks "their" rig is high end, probably hasn't seen these.That being said, I saw one that was "cheap", because it had been used hard, abused and put away wet..literally as it had mildew in the carpet. Proof positive that just because something is the best made rig, don't mean it can't be wrecked.

travelrider73 wrote:So, I'm looking for suggestions to appease my champagne taste and beer budget.Sorry, Jack, I wish I could afford your used one at $150k but that's still over my budget unless some really good fortune lands on me in the very near future).Thanks!Hope you asked Jack about his Tow Vehicle for his current NH or the one he is selling, LOL!Fred Sandford's "Champipple" won't do for the tow vehicle either..:W~

ol Bombero-JC wrote:travelrider73 wrote:So, I'm looking for suggestions to appease my champagne taste and beer budget.Sorry, Jack, I wish I could afford your used one at $150k but that's still over my budget unless some really good fortune lands on me in the very near future).Thanks!Hope you asked Jack about his Tow Vehicle for his current NH or the one he is selling, LOL!Fred Sandford's "Champipple" won't do for the tow vehicle either..:W~You mean his Class 8 HDT? Yes, I'm prepared to buy an HDT to tow one of these heavy monsters. That's calculated into my budget and is a limiting factor on how much I can spend. Surprisingly, a good used HDT can be had for less money than a medium duty.

Now that I saw a New Horizons, will anything else do?

hone_eagle
Explorer
Jan 17, 2014

comparable to NH

Dynamax are a offshoot of the motorhome builders - Dynamax ,build super C's I think
travelrider73
Explorer
Jan 17, 2014
Rob_Fla wrote:
Carriage is out of business and Newmar is out of the 5th Wheel business

Excel is still going strong, there are new Excel's at the show

Lifestyle is run by a group of ex-Carriage folks, isn't it?

And thanks for pointing out that Excel is at the show. I'm going back and will have to find them.
travelrider73
Explorer
Jan 17, 2014
ol Bombero-JC wrote:
travelrider73 wrote:

So, I'm looking for suggestions to appease my champagne taste and beer budget.

Sorry, Jack, I wish I could afford your used one at $150k but that's still over my budget unless some really good fortune lands on me in the very near future).

Thanks!

Hope you asked Jack about his Tow Vehicle for his current NH or the one he is selling, LOL!

Fred Sandford's "Champipple" won't do for the tow vehicle either..:W

~

You mean his Class 8 HDT? Yes, I'm prepared to buy an HDT to tow one of these heavy monsters. That's calculated into my budget and is a limiting factor on how much I can spend. Surprisingly, a good used HDT can be had for less money than a medium duty.
ol_Bombero-JC
Explorer
Jan 17, 2014
travelrider73 wrote:

So, I'm looking for suggestions to appease my champagne taste and beer budget.

Sorry, Jack, I wish I could afford your used one at $150k but that's still over my budget unless some really good fortune lands on me in the very near future).

Thanks!

Hope you asked Jack about his Tow Vehicle for his current NH or the one he is selling, LOL!

Fred Sandford's "Champipple" won't do for the tow vehicle either..:W

~
n7bsn
Explorer
Jan 17, 2014
Looked at them, really wish we could afford one.
Anyone that thinks "their" rig is high end, probably hasn't seen these.

That being said, I saw one that was "cheap", because it had been used hard, abused and put away wet..literally as it had mildew in the carpet. Proof positive that just because something is the best made rig, don't mean it can't be wrecked.
Rob_Fla
Explorer
Jan 17, 2014
Carriage is out of business and Newmar is out of the 5th Wheel business

Excel is still going strong, there are new Excel's at the show
mockturtle
Explorer II
Jan 17, 2014
Although I've never owned a fifth wheel, I've seen quite a few. I couldn't agree more about New Horizons. IMHO, they are head and shoulders above the rest.

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