With out bashing thoughts between the Open Range Roamer and the Jayco Eagle.Thanks

We own a jayco eagle.. they are about I would say the same quality.. Jayco is great to deal with, but without the bashing, they had to be for us..one issue after another, but that could have been just this one we have.

jamieline wrote:With out bashing thoughts between the Open Range Roamer and the Jayco Eagle.ThanksDo both have the identical floor plan you want?

Yes they have similar floor plans.337RLS for the Roamer and 321RSTS for the jayco.Each has their own uniqueness.

In case you didn't know the Eagle Premier line has been changed to the North Point for 2016, and they deleted the 321RSTS from the line up.There are a lot of enhancements for 2016, and a lot of 2015 "options" are now standard.I just finalized my order for a North Point 341RLTS today.

With what I see and told is the 321RSTS is a new floor plan for the eagle line not the premier. I will have to ask but I was looking at the eagles. I did not go into the premiers.Thanks for the heads up.

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maps
Explorer
May 30, 2015
jamieline wrote:
Decided not to go with either one.

Go with something else or are you not going to purchase at this time?
Vulcaneer
Explorer
May 30, 2015
I had a 2011 Open Range 393RLS. Nothing but TROUBLE from day 1 til the day I traded it. Cannot recommend OR to anyone. Nicely appointed, but TERRIBLE build quality.
Jack_Diane_Free
Explorer
May 29, 2015
Have had an Open Range Roamer since early 2011 with no problems with the cable slides. I like that all the mechanism and motors are inside the trailer on top of the slide.
ford_truck_guy
Nomad
May 29, 2015
2112 wrote:
Does Open Range still use the cable slides?
I wasn't 100% comfortable with the cables.

The Open Range fifth wheel models we looked at a month ago ALL had cable driven slides . . They sales guy swears buy them... Funny , that's because that's what he IS selling ! :B
3_dog_nights
Explorer
May 27, 2015
I vote for the Open Range, but then I already did.
Dog_Folks
Explorer
May 26, 2015
jamieline wrote:
Decided not to go with either one.

We are contemplating the very same issue. The wife likes the Roamer, and it's interior. I like the Eagle and available running gear options. Personally, I would be happy with either.

So please keep the posts coming.

Every one helps.
jamieline
Explorer
May 26, 2015
Decided not to go with either one.
spadoctor
Explorer
May 25, 2015
LCI manufactures frames for OR and Jayco to their design. The majority of LCI frame issues come from manufactures that use a standard LCI frmae and build a unit to the frame specs. Montana was famous for that. As for which one....I toured both factories and from what I saw would buy the Jayco. Also never liked the cable slides....POS when introduced in the 80's and still not as reliable.
Dog_Folks
Explorer
May 25, 2015
rattleNsmoke wrote:

That's interesting...but I sincerely doubt Lippert would run a separate assembly line for Jayco when all other MAJOR customers would have to their noted sub standard workmanship.

Despite your beliefs Jayco is a major manufacturer of Rv. In their brochures they claim: "Jayco builds on custom-sized frames, designed specifically for each floorplan." But who knows they could be lying.

There are plenty of posts in various message boards documenting weld and frame failures. It's horrifying. I'm not doubting that you may have read or heard something around a campfire, but I'm sure we would all be interested in seeing it documented in an LCI or Jayco brochure

Sure, I have seen the reports of frame failures, but NOT in the last 4-5 model years. Old news.

If you want any further documentation, Goggle is your friend, go for it.
bmet2000
Explorer
May 25, 2015
We have had both and currently have the Roamer travel trailer. While it does have the cable slides, it has not given us any problems. Our Eagle had an intermittent working motor on the bunk house.
I will say that the Roamer appears to be better insulated as the air barely runs compared to our Eagle.
I wouldn't hesitate to get either one and would probably go with the one that has the preferable floor plan.