Different Brands/Models For Different Regions

Just looking at the Keystone Cougar line, the west coast (Oregon) trailers (Half-ton) tend to have larger tanks than the East Coast (X-Lite). You could also get optional dual-pane thermal windows and a 8 cuft frig in the western model we looked at (21RSWE), but not in the Eastern (21RS).

So generally the Western models look to be better for full-timers than the Eastern.

It is true only for the companies that have regional manufacturing. Companies that build in California and Indiana or Pennsylvania will sell to Western markets to the western plants, eastern markets from the eastern plants.

The really large manufacturers in the midwest sell the same thing everywhere. Some smaller manufacturers, particlularly those in western states, sell regionally only, simply not available elsewhere.

Companies that sell factory-direct sell only at the factory. It you want a Scamp, buy it in Minnesota. Casita, buy it in Texas. Lazydaze, buy it in California.

The ones on the west coast are more 'liberally' designed and the ones on the east coast are more 'conservatively' designed.:)

Seattle Lion wrote:

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Markiemark:C

Thanks for the link. Similar to this but not the same. If there are differences, does anyone know what is different between east and west models?

From the referenced thread East vs. west:

"What I found out in my research is the reason for west/east coast is due to the factory setup's that they have on each coast. For the West, we have more room in state/national parks thus larger units are build. For the east not so much thus the smaller units. I talked to three different plants about this."


Which mfg you looking at and what units?

Someone may be able to pin down the differences?

Markiemark:C

Just a rough observation.

The 'west coast' trailers typically come from a manufacturer with two plants, and that might be because of a merger/ acquisition rather than a plan.

The 'west coast' trailers tend to be slightly smaller with less slides/ less deep slides.

That is just my general impression and might be completely wrong.

My uneducated guess is that because state and federal campgrounds in the west tend to have smaller camping sites - that influences the decision about design.

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Markiemark:C

Thanks for the link. Similar to this but not the same. If there are differences, does anyone know what is different between east and west models?

I bought a 2014 Wildwood Lodge destination trailer in June 2013. According to Wildwood Lodge website these trailers are NOT shipped West of North/South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. So if someone living out West wanted one of these trailers I guess they would have to go to a dealer in one of those states, buy it and tow it home themselves.

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IDK but I know an Arctic Fox by Northwood has heavy insulation, and wont freeze as long as the heat is on as all water pipes except the fresh water drain are protected inside. We were in Branson Jan 3 and it was 7 degrees when we got up and the frost was thick on the windows but pulled the slider, chocks and electric and left. It was crowded with 2 other campers in the campground and a bunch of deer playing around when we unhooked. Could hear the guy 250 ft away snoring.