Hello all, been some time since I last posted. Still haven’t found a camper yet, nothing used for sale locally that I liked or thought was worth the money. I have been looking at Palomino hard side truck campers on line (New) and are in the right price range (20K).What type of reputation do these campers have? This fall I am going to drive up to Northern Iowa (5 hr. drive) to Cheyenne RV Sales to see one first hand— has anyone dealt with this dealer? Got a lot of good feed back here the last time I posted—- it’s just that I seem to live in a region of the country where you hardly ever see truck campers, let alone decent used ones for sale. Thanks Again! Glenn

Why don't you come east and visit the factory in Colon, Michigan which is just north of the Indiana Toll Road at the Middlebury exit. I bought mine from Outpost RV in Middlebury but picked it up at the factory in Colon. Nice folks (both places).My second TC, first one was a Lance. I've had zero issues with the Palomino. Had it 3 years now.I do like having the factory close by (60 miles from me) and I like the fact that if you do need something, you can buy it factory direct. They even take plastic.

SidecarFlip wrote:Why don't you come east and visit the factory in Colon, Michigan which is just north of the Indiana Toll Road at the Middlebury exit. I bought mine from Outpost RV in Middlebury but picked it up at the factory in Colon. Nice folks (both places).My second TC, first one was a Lance. I've had zero issues with the Palomino. Had it 3 years now.I do like having the factory close by (60 miles from me) and I like the fact that if you do need something, you can buy it factory direct. They even take plastic.I might add, we have friends with one as well. They live in Maine and last year they took theirs from Maine to Alaska and stayed in Alaska 3 months with it. They had no issues either.The early ones had build quality issues but ever since Forest River bought them out, quality of build and innovative features has become their hallmark along with a very competitive price.My wife and I are happy with ours and we expect it to last many years with proper upkeep.

Truck campers seem to have fallen out of favor here too, most of the rv's I see are fifth wheels and rental class C's. Palomino is owned by Forest River who have a good reputation.

Had a used 8801. I liked how it was constructed because it was very light and easy to repair (I bought it with problems and re-built it).The truck didn't know it was back there. We had an '03 model built prior to Forest River and I found Quality wise(at least on our unit), they were as good as any other although may not have the luxuries some have. The issues we had were caused by poor maintenance.FYI, they aren't 4 season campers but ours did a far job at keeping us warm and cool.I would still have it but the wife fell in love with the space a basement and slide out adds. It did double the weight but she's happy.

One thing I like about mine. With the Lance, I always knew it was back there. With the Palomino it's like nothing is back there....

How would you rate Palomino Brand truck campers

SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Jul 28, 2019
SidecarFlip wrote:
Why don't you come east and visit the factory in Colon, Michigan which is just north of the Indiana Toll Road at the Middlebury exit. I bought mine from Outpost RV in Middlebury but picked it up at the factory in Colon. Nice folks (both places).

My second TC, first one was a Lance. I've had zero issues with the Palomino. Had it 3 years now.

I do like having the factory close by (60 miles from me) and I like the fact that if you do need something, you can buy it factory direct. They even take plastic.

I might add, we have friends with one as well. They live in Maine and last year they took theirs from Maine to Alaska and stayed in Alaska 3 months with it. They had no issues either.

The early ones had build quality issues but ever since Forest River bought them out, quality of build and innovative features has become their hallmark along with a very competitive price.

My wife and I are happy with ours and we expect it to last many years with proper upkeep.
SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Jul 28, 2019
Why don't you come east and visit the factory in Colon, Michigan which is just north of the Indiana Toll Road at the Middlebury exit. I bought mine from Outpost RV in Middlebury but picked it up at the factory in Colon. Nice folks (both places).

My second TC, first one was a Lance. I've had zero issues with the Palomino. Had it 3 years now.

I do like having the factory close by (60 miles from me) and I like the fact that if you do need something, you can buy it factory direct. They even take plastic.

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