Opinions on Crossroads cruiser

We are in our second Cruiser, an 05 and a 12. Both have been very good to us with very few issues. They are not of the same quality as a Cameo. We were looking to upgrade to a Cameo before we purchased our 2012 but Cameo was closing down and we opted to go back to Crossroads. If I was to purchase at this price point again I would look back to Crossroads. Lots of changes going on internally within the company at present.

We have the 29BHX Cruiser 5th wheel and have had very good luck with it. Its a 2011 model and a small BH model but suits us perfectly. We of course only use it for pleasure camping and not full time use, though we do use it alot. I don't know that Crossroads quality is what it once was, but I do believe it to be a very good unit. We have only had 2 issues since new that were repaired by our dealer rather quickly. A water leak on the 1st long trip behind the water heater, and a awning arm that wouldn't stay in the lock position when extended. That's it. Not bad I don't think. I say check it out. Especially if the floor plan suits your needs cause that's very, very important.

Crossroads builds an OK unit. I really liked them at one time.
I have read that they have recently had a few quality issues. I also understand they have reduced their warranty period from 2 years to 1.
While Crossroads builds a decent unit and may have a more useful floorplan I don't think there overall build quality is as good as a Cameo.

I know it probably is not relative, but Crossroads bought our manufacturer and ours was built by Crossroads. It has been great for us so far, and nice folks to work with. They even do some custom work at the factory.

Yeah, we know if we go with them they won't be as good as a cameo. We just want to make sure it will hold up and doesn't have a history of a lot of problems. Do any of you know if the internal changes are good or bad?

Outstanding

Open Range has a better built RV and has a 2 year warranty.

Jomama999 wrote:
Open Range has a better built RV and has a 2 year warranty.

Interesting............ better built in what way ,frame,material, componets?

Haven't tried a new one, but I would consider them when I retire the old 5er.

Mine will soon be 11 years old and it is still a great camper. We love it.

We picked up our new 2014 Cruiser Patriot 305SK the end of August at Camping World in AZ, during a 6 hour PDI we found several items that they took care of, replaced the microwave, put extra roof sealant around the ladder, cleaned up some white paint over spray on the curb side.

When we got home we took it out on 2 trips, a 2 night with full hooks ups and 5 nights dry camping. After those trips we had a list of 22 items that needed to be corrected, both the living room and kitchen slides either did not open all the way or close all the way and the kitchen slide drops down hard when opening, one window did not open, some of the kitchen drawers needed to be realigned(I fixed these myself), the dining table extension was warped, the propane line to the refrigerator would kink when the slide was closed, the bed platform was not level, the head was 1.5 inches lower than the foot and several other items.

We brought the trailer to our local Camping World to have all these items corrected. It was there for 4 weeks, during that time they corrected some of the items but were waiting on Crossroads to authorize the bigger issues. The day I picked up the trailer they received the authorization for the remaining items. I brought the trailer back to Camping World 2 weeks ago and they are working on completing my list of items.

Camping World has been easy to work with and so far they have done a good job fixing the issues, we hope when we get it back this time everything will be corrected. We both love the floor plan in this trailer, the kitchen has lots of counter space and the overall trailer is fine.