Arctic Fox???

Larry,

It would be hard for me to give an unbiased opinion as I
own a newer Artic Fox Silver Edition 5ver.

Would I do it again ? (I guess really the most important question).
Yes.

Does it have good build quality ? (da bones)
Yes.

Did I do market research before purchase ? (shop around).
Yes

Is it the be all, do all, best in show ?
Probably not....but competitive.

What would I change if I got a do over ? (another really important
question).
Larger axles, higher rated wheels/tires, disc brakes, 2nd AC.

Biggest disappointment ?
Industry standard 1 year warranty.

Best feature ?
Really nice floor plan.

Wish I woulda' got ?
6 point leveling system.

What I miss off my Travel Trailer ?
Spare tire storage on rear of vehicle... getting down under to
retrieve spare when asphalt is 130 degree is bad juju...I have moved
mine to cargo storage.

What should you know ?
Northwood is continually changing features, tank sizes, available
options etc., within the same model year... so a 2014 is not always
a 2014...read their disclaimers... you get what you bought.

Does my rig have the usual minor issues which needed correction after
purchase ? Were they corrected ?
Yes. Yes.

Did I get rock bottom pricing when I purchased the unit ?
Who really knows? I was comfortable enough to sign on the
signature block (all that really matters).

Would I re-consider "upgrade" to the Silver Fox Edition ?
hmmm... tough one. Probably yes , get the Silver Fox Edition.
We don't "extreme' camp so probably just paid for marketing claims,
but may help a bit on re-sale value.

In a "perfect world" considerations ? (again another do-over situation)...
I would like to have visited the plant, sat down and
talked with the reps, go over the most current "options"
list, and ordered it from that point. I bought mine local
off a lot.

So to answer your initial question.... Quality ...yes. As good as
any that fall in the high end of mid-grade. Or the lower end of high-grade.

Good luck ,

Charles

larv wrote:
We currently have a 1998 29' Terry and are considering replacing. We've looked a little at Desert Foxes, Black Stone, and a few others but we keep coming back to Arctic Foxes. I know they are a little heavier so the mpg will suffer but are they worth the extra $$$? Is the quality really better?

Thx in advance!

We tow with a Dodge Cummins....

Larv

I doubt you are going to notice any hit on your mpg's

Desert Fox is the toy hauler version of an Arctic Fox. They are both made in the same factory, same assembly line. (been there, seen that, LOL )

WoodGlue wrote:
I like to think that there are two ways to build Travel Trailers.

Lightweight and great = Lance
Heavy and great = Nash/Arctic Fox

WoodGlue

Or:

Lightweight, smaller, shorter and great = Lance
Heavy, bigger, longer and great = Nash/Arctic Fox


Well actually there is a lot of overlap in the 20' range however if you're wanting to go bigger 35' and widebody 102" you can with the AF. I believe the Lance maxed out is 27'

It really depends on what you want and what you can score a good deal on.

Desert Fox is a toy hauler if that's what you're looking for... Northwood is Northwood and ArticFox, Desert Fox, Nash are all Northwood. Blackstone is OutdoorsRV that is owned by Ron Nash (Northwood) and they use the same Northwood chassis.

In short though yes they are worth the extra money and they are built better than other trailers.

larv wrote:
We currently have a 1998 29' Terry and are considering replacing. We've looked a little at Desert Foxes, Black Stone, and a few others but we keep coming back to Arctic Foxes. I know they are a little heavier so the mpg will suffer but are they worth the extra $$$? Is the quality really better?
...

Is the quality of an Artic Fox better than the Desert Fox or Outdoors RV's Blackstone?

Hard to say. They all use Northwood frames. Northwood Mfg. makes both the Artic Fox and Desert Fox. Outdoors RV Mfg. is owned by the same people that own Northwood Mfg. They're all made in Oregon.

IIRC Desert Fox is more of a toy hauler. Blackstone trailers are pretty luxurious, heavy and top-of-line for Outdoors RV.

Don't think you would go wrong with any of them.

We are on our second Northwood 5er.

We bought a used, 5 year old Nash 24-5N in perfect condition, had it 7 years and sold it for better than half of what we paid for it.

When we started looking for a newer rig with a bedroom we could stand up in, we kept coming back to Northwood products. There are a lot of good rigs out there, but we realized we were spoiled by Northwood quality and bought a Arctic Fox 29-5E.

No regrets.

I doubt you will notice much difference in mpg.

I like to think that there are two ways to build Travel Trailers.

Lightweight and great = Lance
Heavy and great = Nash/Arctic Fox

WoodGlue

We bought a Nash, made by the same company, and have never looked back.