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smsmith
Explorer
Nov 07, 2014

COMPARING THREE DIFFERENT TT COMPANIES

My wife and I are seriously looking to buy either a Jayco WhiteHawk Ultra Lite, Rockwood Ultra Lite, or a KZ Connect. In terms of quality construction and durability, can you give me any advise--good or bad--about any of the three. We will be pulling this with an F150. Thanks!
  • I wouldn't attempt to comment on the Grayhawk or the KZ since I've not owned wither of those models but I CAN tell you that my Rockwood Ultralight now has well over 100,000 towing miles on it, traveling through 49 states (many of them multiple times) and it's been as close to problem free as any you can buy. I had only a single warranty issue come up during the second year of the factory warranty and that WOULD have cost me under $50.00 to replace the water flow valve on the Thetford Toilet, had it not been under warranty.

    I believe that reliability is SOMEWHAT dependent on how it's cared for and how it's used. I keep up with maintenance before it becomes a problem but use my trailer hard with lots of disbursed camping in National Forest areas as well as disbursed camping in the way to and from Alaska. Otherwise it's campgrounds first (not RV parks) so everything MUST perform reliably.

    We made our choice of the Rockwood based on features like 4 season capability for our winter time trips.

    Good luck with your decision / Skip
  • Ford or a Dodge or a chevy comparo.

    Get the TT with the color or floorplan you like at a price you can afford.
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    I looked at Jayco when shopping for a TT and went with a Flagstaff Micro Lite, which is the same as the Ultra Lite sold under the Rockwood brand. Expect average construction and quality with minor issues that can be fixed during the warranty period.

    Good luck!
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Don't know about the other 2 brands but we're extremely satisfied with our Rockwood Windjammer. Great fit and finish and no issues in a year and a half. Forest River has their own owner's group forum too with a lot of good info. I've heard good and bad about all major brands though, and they all turn out a clunker from time to time.
  • I personally would go with the kz the build quality is good great customer servive yea lkess eye candy than others but when you have a good base you can always add it