Best lite weight? Jayco TT or not to Jayco TT
Hello, new to forum. Looking into a lightweight TT. So far it appears to be maddening trying to decide who makes the best for the least. Right now it seems that the Jayco XLITE 195 seems to be a reall...
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ttavasc wrote:ggolds5 wrote:SoundGuy wrote:Dick_B wrote:
Jayco has been around forever so they must be doing something right.
'Though now no longer a family business as it was during all those "forever" years, having been ***Link Removed*** to mega giant Thor Industries. Too early to say if that's good or bad but Jayco founder Lloyd Bontrager would probably be rolling in his grave if he knew the family had finally sold out his beloved creation. :(
It seems that the consences is that the Jayco JLX ultralights are "thrown together". Is this what most people think of these. Now I'm thinking steer clear of the cheaper anything ?.
We picked up a 2015 Jayco SLX 195RB and have put about 10,000 miles on it over the last two seasons. We have not had any significant issues during that time. Our situation sounds very similar - just the wife and I - so this floor plan works well for us.
A couple of things to point out. I saw a mention early on regarding the small holding tank sizes. For the 2017 model year both the black and grey tanks have been increased to 20g each. Prior to that they were 9g and 15g. Even so, the way that we use the trailer the small tank sizes don't pose any issues.
Regarding the cargo capacity - look at the Baja edition. The GVWR is increased to 3750 for that model. The Jayco web site doesn't list that on the summary specifications. As delivered ours was 3015lbs dry with a cargo capacity of 735lbs. We found that to be plenty for how we use the trailer. A couple of other nice features of the Baja edition are the factory flip axle which gives you several inches more ground clearance and upgraded LT load range C tires (LT235/75R15).
In general, the SLX line is an "entry-level" line with fewer standard options. As with all campers, there will be regular and routine maintenance that you will want to keep up with and various little modifications to make along the way. However, we found for the $$ this was a pretty good value.
Thats good to hear. When I go on YouTube there are 2 guys talking about their Jayco trailers and how many problems, primarily workmanship issues - lots of quality issues they have. Do you think those are just particular samples as in, the people most unhappy will complain and the most happy might night say anything syndrome?.
