Coachmen Apex vs Jayco Jay Flight
We are looking at 2 trailers. Either a Coachmen Apex 249RBS or a Jayco Jay Flight 23RB. I know about Jayco but know little about Coachmen and the Apex line. I'm looking for a well built trailer. Th...
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spoon059 wrote:
My suggestion is to go to an RV show or a dealer that has both and look closely at BOTH at the same time and make a decision. I've gone to multiple RV shows and compared all the brands and came to the conclusion that the Jayco was the best value for my money. I looked at the Coachman's and I just didn't like them as much.
You can upgrade your latches on the Jayco to slam latches, you can get fiberglass siding on the Jayco for about $1300. At the end of the day, you need to find what YOU like and enjoy the camper from there! Another option is the Jayco White Hawk 24RBS. That has a large bathroom, decent size bedroom and a small slideout for the couch. It comes standard with slam latches and fiberglass siding. Its likely a little more expensive than the JayFlight, but still less expensive than the Coachman.
I just sold my 98 Nash 22H that had a VERY similar floorplan to the 23RB. I LOVED the layout of that camper!
One word of wisdom about the composite walls... They are still sitting on a wood floor. If you have a leak, it won't damage the wall per se, but that water will just keep falling down and rot out the floor and cause structural issues there. I can't find any mention of the roof construction on the Apex, but I assume that is wood too.
We have looked at both and only downside that we found on the Coachmen is the lighter color woodwork. The other part we don't care for is the entry door by the toilet. Not sure who would leave that open when using the room!
As for the whitehawk 24rbs we have looked at it but don't like the split cushion on the dinette and the fact the entry door only opens 90 degrees. It won't go flush against the wall. Also it appears that the Jayco is no longer making this model per their website it's now only dealer stock and my dealer doesn't stock that model.
You are correct you can upgrade to the fiberglass sides on the Jay Flight but it doesn't have the wrap around front cap that I like.
My dealer doesn't stock either model of the 23RB or the Apex. We found a 23RB at another dealer and the Apex appears to be a 5 hr drive one way to another dealer.
