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Mike_Up
Jun 17, 2015Explorer
I had a Jay Flight built in 2008 and it had a lot of issues. That was back when the RV industry got hit hard and they were downsizing their labor force and/or closing shops. Jayco owns Starcraft and closed them down for good in 2008. Now they brought the Starcraft name back but their campers are just clones of Jayco models with slight modifications.
Jayco does have 1st class customer service, second to none, and corrected all my issues happily. My new 2012 Jay Flight has been excellent with only a few minor issues.
I personally would stay away from any camper built around 2008 - 2009 as that was the time period that the RV industry was going down the road to bankruptcy or merging together. Not a good time for quality.
**P.S. Went and looked at your link to the Summit. I would never consider that camper. It's a laminated trailer meaning smooth fiberglass(filon) skin glued to thin backer, glued to foam insulation and sporadic framing (either wood or aluminum), glued to decorative inner wall backer(wall paper). IMO, this is a disposable camper and being it's 7 years old already, maybe not many years left. I'd definitely choose a stick and tin camper (aluminum siding) over a laminated camper.
Also you always have to do a very thorough inspection on any camper to make sure neglect didn't damage it along with other causes of damage. I'd make sure some yearly caulking maintenance was done so that there isn't water damage. I'd check for soft floors and soft walls. I'd also check the roof for bad spots especially around the air conditioner which can be a common area.**
Good luck.
Jayco does have 1st class customer service, second to none, and corrected all my issues happily. My new 2012 Jay Flight has been excellent with only a few minor issues.
I personally would stay away from any camper built around 2008 - 2009 as that was the time period that the RV industry was going down the road to bankruptcy or merging together. Not a good time for quality.
**P.S. Went and looked at your link to the Summit. I would never consider that camper. It's a laminated trailer meaning smooth fiberglass(filon) skin glued to thin backer, glued to foam insulation and sporadic framing (either wood or aluminum), glued to decorative inner wall backer(wall paper). IMO, this is a disposable camper and being it's 7 years old already, maybe not many years left. I'd definitely choose a stick and tin camper (aluminum siding) over a laminated camper.
Also you always have to do a very thorough inspection on any camper to make sure neglect didn't damage it along with other causes of damage. I'd make sure some yearly caulking maintenance was done so that there isn't water damage. I'd check for soft floors and soft walls. I'd also check the roof for bad spots especially around the air conditioner which can be a common area.**
Good luck.
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