Help with new travel trailer
Hello, I am looking at getting my first travel trailer and am pretty lost. I am having trouble finding information or comparisons on trailers that are not ads. We are looking for something over...
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Hi Canebreakcajun, welcome to the forums. About your question I would say that in the price range most all of the trailers are built about the same.
Definitely all the built in pieces like water heater, range oven, air conditioner, refrigerator etc are sourced from the same vendors. So all the trailers have one of two different water heaters, one of two different refrigerators etc. So you are really reduced to looking at the build quality and fit and finish. The trailers are really slapped together as fast as the workers can go because they get to go home once they've completed x amount of builds.
So really you have to get out there and visit various dealers and walk through the units you are considering. Try sitting down with the kids and see if the table has enough room. Are the beds long enough. And most importantly, is the bathroom big enough. It is an unfortunate fact that the bathrooms are built small. So I would suggest going into the bathroom, close the door and sit on the toilet. Do you have enough room to do your business while in there?
Last thing, a 35 footer is a pretty big trailer. Do you already have an adequate tow vehicle for it or is that also int he plan? It's my opinion, but that's not a trailer you want to pull with a F150 of 1500 Chevy.
Definitely all the built in pieces like water heater, range oven, air conditioner, refrigerator etc are sourced from the same vendors. So all the trailers have one of two different water heaters, one of two different refrigerators etc. So you are really reduced to looking at the build quality and fit and finish. The trailers are really slapped together as fast as the workers can go because they get to go home once they've completed x amount of builds.
So really you have to get out there and visit various dealers and walk through the units you are considering. Try sitting down with the kids and see if the table has enough room. Are the beds long enough. And most importantly, is the bathroom big enough. It is an unfortunate fact that the bathrooms are built small. So I would suggest going into the bathroom, close the door and sit on the toilet. Do you have enough room to do your business while in there?
Last thing, a 35 footer is a pretty big trailer. Do you already have an adequate tow vehicle for it or is that also int he plan? It's my opinion, but that's not a trailer you want to pull with a F150 of 1500 Chevy.
