We took all of your advice and spent the weekend at RV shows to see what is available with which options and what price point. We spent Friday and Saturday in Hershey and went to Timonium on Sunday. Hershey was huge and impressive and we are glad we went. Hershey had about any model and brand you wanted to consider, where the MD show had only a very few C Class. Trailers, 5th wheels and Class A dominated the MD show, but even there it was a mere shadow of Hershey.
We learned a lot in Hershey and were able to compare Jayco, Thor Four Winds, and Forrest River Sunseeker. We also ruled out Winnie (too expensive), Itasco, and others that didn't meet our desires. We were also able to see the Sunseeker 2500 TS and the 2700 DS, and we decided to move up to the 2700DS because of seating and storage. It is amazing what one or two extra feet does, but we able to move up and stay below the dreaded 30+ ft length at 28'3. Another thing we learned is that dealers REALLY will NOT do warranty service on rigs bought out of state. I am sure that is part sales pitch, but it was consistent when I called MD dealers to check out the sales reps BS.
Also we learned that PA dealers HATE MD dealers! No dealers from MD are allowed at the Hershey show, and that is why they have the Timonium one the same weekend. It seemed stupid, but I now understand.
So we used the Hershey Show to see ALL the models we might consider and then discussed more specifics of a purchase with a MD dealer. The Forrest River rep, Paul Genovese, was super and gave us the most info of anyone. He is one reason we will probably get the 2700DS.
It was a great weekend and we learned a lot. There were also a bezillion accessory and add-on dealers in Hershey and few in MD.
