Forest River Wildwood 26TBSS or Jayco SLX 267BHSW

I've owned 5 truck campers (still have an Alpine 11') and two travel trailers. In 98 we bought a brand new Arctic Fox travel trailer and then in 2008 bought a Forest River Wildcat which we still have. Of all the rigs we've owned, all but the current Forest River Wildcat have suffered from dry rot or delamanation to one degree or another. Things happen.

Really, most RV's are made the same way. They all have the same components on the inside. Warranties are mostly worthless in my opinion, the major catastrophic failures seem to happen beyond the years of coverage.

I've been around these forums for years now and I can't ever recall some bashing Jayco, though I do recall some serious issues with some lightweight models. Do your homework, good luck with your purchase, and if at all possible, build a carport for your investment. All the best. Hans

I would go with the Jayco. New, two year warranty and accompany with a very good reputation. I'm willing to bet that the extended warranty is not as good as you may think. But, look carefully at both and think it out. Then do what you wish......just listen to that little voice in your head and your gut instinct!

After having looked at the RV show here in Seattle the last three years, I would lean towards the FR product.

For my money id go with the jayco in a heart beat i havnt met anybody with a wild wood that had anything good to say about it.

I've been doing a lot of research including those brands. I'm leaning Jayco mainly due to the positive feedback I've heard on this and other forums. Also, I own a FR product and am not exactly blown away with the quality.

Since the warranty on the FR is an obvious selling point you might look into who/where it's honored. RV warranties are not like cars at all. Often times dealers are unmotivated or simply refuse to work on a unit.

I have a bumper to bumper on my FR and really look at it like a major medical policy. My dealer usually has a wait of at least a month to get in and blames me for causing everything that goes wrong. Or, just hacks it back together. Honestly, for most things I just take care of it myself and avoid the frustration.

Just make sure you walk through both and really envision yourself using it. Think through the steps to cook a meal, where everyone will sleep, bathing/showering, etc, etc. Things like auto-jacks and awnings are of no value to me.... but that's just me. Honestly, I prefer it to be manual. One less thing to break.