I think I found the perfect jayco 28bhs. It has the impressive 90 gallon fresh water tank and thermal package. Perfect state park extended season camper. Should I pull the trigger?

Jayco makes a good trailer and they carry a 2 year warranty. That is a good size freshwater tank, as to whether you should buy it is your call since it's your money. Floor plan is usually what drives someone to purchase a particular rig, if it is something you desire (along with large FW tank) and you are happy with the price, it looks like you'll be camping soon in a new Jayco. Enjoy your new bunkhouse!!!

It's a nice floorplan with room for a family. Jayco makes a good product and the 2 year warranty is a plus. I was actually looking for a Jayco when we bought the Minnie, but couldn't find a Jayco trailer that had the features we liked about the Minnie. But, we also had to pay more for the Minnie! It's a lot of trailer for the dry weight. I'd be careful about towing with a full tank of water, depending on the capacity of your tv....especially if you know you can fill the tank once you get to where you are going. That size water tank will reduce the number of trips with the blue tote!Hope it works out for you and enjoy as many camping trips with the girls as you can. We have a lot of great memories of camping with our two boys!

My tow vehicle is a k2500 suburban. 2,305 pounds payload; 7,600lbs towing.

PAThwacker wrote:My tow vehicle is a k2500 suburban. 2,305 pounds payload; 7,600lbs towing.Please...don't classify me as one of the weight police!! That being said, you do realize how close you are going to be to maxing out your weight limit and/or payload capacity. When you add the optional gear to the trailer, do you have an actual dry weight of the trailer you are going to buy? If not, you want to see if that can be arranged. Figure out how much weight that your DW and two daughters add up to, plus any gear that you carry in the tow vehicle and subtract that from your payload capacity. Then, figure your hitch weight (if 7000 lbs loaded, your looking at 700 to 1050 lbs. if figuring 10 to 15% of total weight for hitch weight).If you are only going on short trips, you may be OK. If it were me (and I tend to be more cautious), I would be looking at something that would weigh less and allow for the gear that a family of 4 can take camping i.e. bikes and all the other stuff. I know that with my Tundra, it would be easy to exceed the payload capacity before I would max out the 10K that it is rated to tow. Personally, I really wouldn't want to tow more the 7K with my truck with the type of long trips we take and for the fact that I want to keep the truck for quite a few years. So, let me suggest that you proceed carefully as you don't want to end up with a trailer that is too heavy for your vehicle to handle comfortably and safely. Again...not saying your TV can't tow it...but do your homework first.

The 28bhs is a light weight stick and tin. Estimated@ 5200lb dry. 7200lb gvw. The web unloaded weight is 4800lbs.

2015 Jayco Jay Flight 28BHS Thermal and Elite Package

wannavolunteerF
Explorer
Jan 31, 2015
I have a Jayco with a 90gal freshwater system. When i was asking dealer, he hadn't realized it was so large, so he double checked. I love it when I go to places that don't have water. That being said only once have I towed it very far full of water; usually I fill within 10 miles.

Do be aware that the grey and black tanks are smaller - on mine at least. I have always wondered why they put 90 gals of fresh water capacity, but only 70 gals combined black and grey water. It is not a real problem, just a weird situation. I do use my tote to haul grey water, but generally find I have to add water to black tank for it to be full, even after several days. One way I help balance is to add my soapy icky dishwashing water into black tank (I use a dishpan in the sink for washing)
PAThwacker
Explorer
Jan 30, 2015
APT wrote:
Even if that TT were loaded to 7200 pounds, 2200 pounds over brochure dry weight, he has 900-1000 pounds of TW leaving over 1300 pounds of payload for the family. What's the problem?

I know. That's why I have a k2500 2305lb payload 4 seater burb.
CampingN_C_
Explorer
Jan 30, 2015
I think it would be a good combo personally.
pappcam
Explorer
Jan 30, 2015
APT wrote:
Even if that TT were loaded to 7200 pounds, 2200 pounds over brochure dry weight, he has 900-1000 pounds of TW leaving over 1300 pounds of payload for the family. What's the problem?

Obviously the problem is that he doesn't have 1 ton with 2000 pounds of payload to spare...;)
APT
Explorer
Jan 30, 2015
Even if that TT were loaded to 7200 pounds, 2200 pounds over brochure dry weight, he has 900-1000 pounds of TW leaving over 1300 pounds of payload for the family. What's the problem?
3oaks
Explorer
Jan 30, 2015
CampingN.C. wrote:

The Jayco website is very conservative on their weight numbers, at least on my model.
For example, they list an unloaded weight of 7265# and the yellow sticker was 8100#.
Website has the tongue weight at 840# and the scale weight was 1350# with hardly anything in the camper at all.

Just my two cents.

Difference in weights? Was the comparison done before or after trailer options were added in addition to loaded propane tanks, multiple batteries, potable water tank filled, etc.?
CampingN_C_
Explorer
Jan 30, 2015
PAThwacker wrote:
Jayco web has it at 4800dry. No options. I ll say at most 5600 loaded up. I emailed the dealer wanting the stickers on two in stock. One is the state Parker I want and the other is technology package and rear ladder.

The Jayco website is very conservative on their weight numbers, at least on my model.
For example, they list an unloaded weight of 7265# and the yellow sticker was 8100#.
Website has the tongue weight at 840# and the scale weight was 1350# with hardly anything in the camper at all.

Just my two cents.
Bobj616
Explorer
Jan 30, 2015
Oops my bad I'm looking at the 26 BHS
Never Mind
PAThwacker
Explorer
Jan 29, 2015
http://www.fretzrv.com/Page.aspx/diid/7865528/list/InventoryList/pageId/16963/view/Details/2015-Jayco-Jay-Flight-28BHS.aspx

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PAThwacker
Explorer
Jan 29, 2015
Jayco web has it at 4800dry. No options. I ll say at most 5600 loaded up. I emailed the dealer wanting the stickers on two in stock. One is the state Parker I want and the other is technology package and rear ladder.