26bh

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:

I had a Grey Wolf 26BH for a little over two years.

We strongly considered a Jay Flight 26BH but decided on the Grey Wolf.

What we didn't like about that size/ floor plan:

The jackknife sofa is a real pain to sit upon for more than a half hour. At that price point there are simply no comfortable sofas.


The bathroom is too small.

The dinette is a real pain because the heavy table top needs to be removed when you travel. Be sure to mount Velcro on the bottom of the table top and the edges of the seats. Otherwise it will come out into the aisle.

Too little storage for a trip longer than a weekend. Getting to anything under the sofa or the dinette seats was more work than it was worth. We ended up keeping a lot of stuff on the lower bunk simply to make it easier to get to.

No ducting on the AC. Ours was controlled by switches on the unit. It was too loud to talk while eating, or watch TV. Also ours would shut off the compressor if the temp go low enough, but would not shut off the fan. Constant noise.

We camped 24 nights with 4 or 5 grandchildren - needing every sleeping capability of the trailer, and 7 nights with my son - his wife and daughter.

Don't get me wrong - we had great times in the trailer, and it was a very good value. I'm just listing negatives - and they were mainly due to the floorplan and type of entry level trailer, rather than any issues from the manufacturer.

What we did learn from that TT was that we really loved RVing, and traveling, and we wanted to move to something bigger and full-time.

I also fully understand that most of us have to live with real world budgets and priorities - so price is very much a consideration.

I started towing the trailer - 4,850 lbs actual empty weight, 5,500 lbs loaded - with an F-150. The trailer could push the truck around if the wind was from the rear quarter and over 15 mph.

After a year, I got a Ram 2500 MegaCab - and it was a world of difference towing the trailer.

My personal opinion is that a trailer that size and weight is about the max to tow with a half-ton pickup.

Wow, that's enough to drive anyone to another brand!

We love the sofa, very very comfortable. We have central air ducting through out the trailer as well as floor ducted heat. Our AC only runs when the compressor runs, just like a home AC.

We also have tons of storage. 2 huge outside accessible areas under the rear double bunk bed and one under the front queen bed. Tons of wall cabinets for food and stuff. Rear ward for kids bunks, and 2 huge wards along with wall cabinets in front bedroom. Plus all the room under the sofa and dinette that we don't use.

Our camper was dry from the factory at 5050 lbs and loaded about 6500 lbs wet. Pulls very good with the F150 and isn't pushed around at all by it. BUT we do use a good Reese Strait-Line hitch system.

While the bathroom is smaller, we have plenty of room for everything as well as having a very nice tub surround, above tub skylight and above toilet ceiling vent fan. Plus there's a privacy curtain for the bathroom, rear bunks, and sink area to enlarge your changing area.

We also have 90 gallons of fresh water for the State Parks without water hookup. We use a portable blue tote since there isn't septic hookups at the State Parks either.

All of these things can make or break a trailer for comfort of living.