Jayco Eagle vs Open Range Light 308bhs

I have an Open Range. I would recommend the Jayco.

Vulcaneer,

Why would you recommend staying away from the Open Range? What's up / what happened?

I have an Open Range and love it

Both Jayco and OR have good reputations. More importantly both have 2 year warranties and stand behind their product.
I just took a close look at a 308 a few weeks ago. It was a great unit. However I did not like the fact the outdoor sink does not drain into a grey tank. Otherwise it was a great unit.

A quick review on the specs. the Jayco only has a 32 gallon grey vs. 62 for OR.
OR also has 50 amp service.
Jayco has a larger CCC 2525 vs. 1485

I'm biased in that I prefer the modern interiors of Open Range vs.the dated interiors of Jayco and everyone else.

Interiors a side I believe both are quality RV manufactures.

Jayco makes a good unit but so does Open Range. We are on our 5th year with ours having pulled around 25,000 miles. I would nor hesitate to purchase another Open Range. Ours was one of the first few off the assembly line and did develop a couple of problems but took it to the factory and was treated super. They fixed the problems and also went through the rig and fixed other things that we had not told them or even new about.(slide seal torn) Got there around 6 in the morning and was done by early afternoon. Excellent factory service personnel.
Hope you have good luck with which ever you decide to get. Happy Camping.

Good words from all 3 of you. Thanks. Most of what you read are problems (because most don't brag about problems they don't have). I love the OR modern floor plan from the TV on the 45 degree angle, fantastic fan in the kitchen, to the extended couch / dinette. They seem to have good attention to detail.

If you like the OR better, I would go with them. They seem to have a good reputation. We just bought a new Forest River trailer but we looked at the OR rigs too and really liked them. The wife just liked the floorplan in the FR a better.

We have had our Open Range (different model than you're looking at) for one season and only had one problem and that was not Open Range's fault. Had a bad propane regulator which OR replaced quickly. We looked at Jaycos too and ended up with the OR and are very happy with it. We will be snowbirding (or possibly full-timing) in it starting late next year when my wife retires.

Penman,

If you full-time in it, and you need warranty work, their warranty states that it is void if you full-time. So, just remember to tell them its still seasonal. I don't know how they would prove otherwise. Just choose your words wisely because of the warranty. Thanks for the info though. I think we are at 100% on the Open Range.

we have a Jayco 321RLTS Eagle,would definetly buy again.when buying /selecting among good brands,DEALER REPUTATION for service is extremly important.IMHO.
we have a dealer that goes above & beyond.