Northwoods are well built but not trouble free. I have a Snowriver and my main complaints were nose cap fading, (I notice they have moved to light colored cap now) and sloppy drainage plumbing which I suspect would trace back to a single employee who did not know how to do ABS bonding. Not disastrous leaks, but occasional drips. I fixed them myself. My other complaint is the kitchen faucet which is cheap and can rotate 360 degrees, creates a scenario for disaster if you forget to turn the pump off and hit rough enough road for a tap to open (speaking from experience). I have now changed mine out for a decent one. I have now designed & installed a trailer wide leak detection system with sensors under all plumbing joints that will shut off the pump & city water, if a leak happens. (I have a company looking at that to see if it is marketabe) I am now paranoid.
They also use the Schwintek slide which is OK, except for the common issue of wear underneath, something Lance owners are also complaining about. The fix is cheap & easy (see
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28528786.cfm)
Now despite all this the trailer is better built than most and the frame is certainly more robust. It seems better built than Lance. I looked close at both.
