Forest River Travel Trailer Quality
Hi, I am new to RVing and looking at getting my first Travel Trailer. What is the general opinion of build quality of Forest Rivers. Looking specifically at a 2015 Grey Wolf 25RL. Any owners of the...
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I'm still "young " in the RV / TT world. I too, came here for advice and to learn before we bought our first one a year ago. I have learned here, and through the warranty experience on a brand new unit, that they are pretty much all about the same. There's levels of "high end" or "starter" units that have better or worse fit / finish and different features. You have to decide what features are important to you and see if you can find a unit that matches that, regardless of the manufacturer. We had our list of "must haves" and ended up with a Keystone unit.
IMO, you do get what you pay for to a point - 2 brand new unit, even from the same MFR, could be very differently priced while an unfamiliar person would not be able to tell the difference. Those differences can be style of construction and components chosen to build it. They both have 2 axles under them, but one has off-brand axles that are rated right at the weight of the unit while the other has top-brand axles with much more capacity than the weight of that unit. The first is "livin' on the edge" while the second may be years of trouble free use.....The devil is in the details, as they say....
And for the record, I'm happy I went with brand new. Knowing more now, I'd take more of a chance on used the next time, but I like knowing there's much less chance of hidden problems lurking about and having good warranty coverage.
IMO, you do get what you pay for to a point - 2 brand new unit, even from the same MFR, could be very differently priced while an unfamiliar person would not be able to tell the difference. Those differences can be style of construction and components chosen to build it. They both have 2 axles under them, but one has off-brand axles that are rated right at the weight of the unit while the other has top-brand axles with much more capacity than the weight of that unit. The first is "livin' on the edge" while the second may be years of trouble free use.....The devil is in the details, as they say....
And for the record, I'm happy I went with brand new. Knowing more now, I'd take more of a chance on used the next time, but I like knowing there's much less chance of hidden problems lurking about and having good warranty coverage.
