Any brands out there you would totally avoid?

dadmomh wrote:
Not sure I would consider any one brand one to stay away from. Every manufacturer turns out an "oops" at one time or another. The ones you'll hear about most often are the "oops". And every manufacturer has come up with an idea that they thought was the best thing since sliced bread and it was a dud. We're on our second Forest River product and happy as a clam. Others wouldn't buy FR if their life depended on it....same all the way around. And then there is just the luck of the draw.

IMHO, the best you can do is to find a model that fits your needs, is within your safe towing capacities, within your budget and go over that trailer with a fine tooth comb. Your dealer, if he's good, will have tweaked any little things like a latch that doesn't close snuggly, a door that's out of alignment, things that slipped through the manufacturers inspection. All of the systems and appliances should be in perfect working order and, again, the dealer should have made sure that was the case before it went out on the lot. If you love that model, but there are a lot of little things that aren't right, get back out looking for the same model at a different dealer and see if the same things apply. If so, maybe that's not what you want to get involved with.

Remember, too, that there are lines of trailers that are of a higher end = higher price than others. Some would be considered more of an entry level or have less fluff and frills. Others are loaded up with the top of the line everything. Strongly suggest you agree on a budget before you head out and firmly let the salesman know that you are looking in $X range and do not want to see anything else. Trust me, you'll LOVE that one that's $10,000 or higher than you plan to spend. Don't look at those. Get your numbers, get your budget and your needs and then start online or at local dealers. Happy shopping!