26bh

I'm partial to Jayco because I own one. It has not given me any real problems and Jayco even came through for me when my black tank ruptured out of warranty. Whether I caused the rupture or it was a faulty tank I'll never know, but they did send me a new tank which I installed myself.

You may get a lot of replies for and against each model. Just remember that aside from the actual house structure and maybe the frame and axles, all the trailers use the same parts from the same manufacturers. So a failed refrigerator, stove top, AC unit, converter/Charger, light fixtures, holding tanks, water pump, water heater, furnace etc, the manufacturers all use the same parts from outside vendors.

Doug1395 wrote:
Me and the family went to the the Cleveland rv show and have narrowed are new travel trailer search down to the basic 26bh models . There was jayco , colemen ,gray wolf and many others. After several hours they all were very similar and all with in 1000.00 dollars. Any and all opinions welcome.

I looked at Coleman which is made by Dutchman. Very cheaply made with lower class appliances and furniture. It wasn't much cheaper than the Jayco Jay Flight that had much better appliances and such. It wasn't hard writing it off.

The Forest River Grey Wolf has a smaller rear bottom bunk. It's more of a twin size bunk than a double bunk. That right there was a no go when other makes have a double size rear bottom bunk. Plus I've found Forest River build quality to be sub-par so never bothered looking at this model.

I couldn't find anything that touched the Jaycos features, quality, and price.

If you will be without hookups do compare the holding tank sizes.

I'd go Jayco - Is Gray Wolf made by Forest River? If so I'd still go Gray Wolf. I have a Forest River (Salem) and haven't exactly been overwhelmed with it's quality. I see very few people complaining about Jayco trailers and have heard a lot of people raving about them.

All things equal, I tend to like Jayco quite a bit, however every single time I see a grey wolf it takes my eye. I just think they're such a nice looking trailer for the price. My good friend has a Cherokee which is very similar to the Grey wolfs, and is a great TT that he's had no issues with.

Truth is they're probably all built very much the same. Get the one that you think matches your style best.

If you have it narrowed down to that floor model, than you have to start looking at details.
I personally think the jayco 26bh was built a bit better than the rest. Little things like the tracks in the kitchen drawers and the beds had the gas struts on them to get into the storage area. Also 90 gals of fresh water is nice too.
On I bought mine used last year and it's a 2011 but it was taken care of. So far I have not had any issues and I love it.