I just went through two months worth of tire kicking. I started off looking at the Grand Design trailers, specifically the Reflection series. I liked what I saw and used that as the "bar" if you will for standards in a mid-$50's (new) priced trailer. I then looked at the Imagine series by GD, and it was good, but not as good as the Reflection.
From there I looked at a number of Forest River models, Keystone models, Coleman models, and Heartland - specifically the Mallard. I found all of these just mentioned to be about the same quality and build grade - but none up to the standard of the a Reflection. Things like insulation rating, quality of finish inside, slider hardware, wall thickness, etc. we're some of the key differentiators for me.
Over the weekend I found a 2016 Reflection that was basically brand new, and saved over $15k. Bringing it home Thursday.
Good luck with your search.
