Jayco vs Forest River Salem vs Open Range
Looking to finally make the plunge and get our 1st RV and are torn between a few units and curious if anyone can shed some light as to quality or anything else.... Looking at these guys: Whitehawk...
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IIRC Jayco recently purchased Open Range, mid 2014.
I have been very happy with both of the Jaycos I have owned.
I have never owned a Forest River product, but do own BRK stock and am a Berkshire Hathaway fan, so I am not biased to the whole idea that profits matter in a corp. A close friend bought a Forrest River TT in Aug and has been having little issues since day one. Most I attribute to the dealership not doing a very good inspection before selling, not making it a priority to get these things corrected 6 months later, and generally not have any post-sales customer service. FR has been compassionate in their correspondence but hasn't forced the dealer to prioritize the repairs, nor approved another service only shop to make the repairs and hasn't made any commitments to provide any warranty extension should this continue beyond the 1 year mark.
For me, Jayco on the other hand did approve a local repair only RV shop to swap out a defective DVD player and correct a couple cosmetic fixes that need to be addressed after the first couple uses. The standard warranty is 2 years and have heard of several cases where they covered items outside the 2 years.
Should I enter the market again, I would have ZERO concerns buying Jayco again.
I strongly suggest you put a bit more research into weights. Specifically loaded tongue weights, your F150 remaining cargo carrying capacity after occupants and stuff, take a trip to the CAT Scale and just ensure you are comfortable with the combination. Each of these trailers you identified would be pushing the capacity of a 1500/150 class pickup once you add a couple passengers and any load in the bed.
I have been very happy with both of the Jaycos I have owned.
I have never owned a Forest River product, but do own BRK stock and am a Berkshire Hathaway fan, so I am not biased to the whole idea that profits matter in a corp. A close friend bought a Forrest River TT in Aug and has been having little issues since day one. Most I attribute to the dealership not doing a very good inspection before selling, not making it a priority to get these things corrected 6 months later, and generally not have any post-sales customer service. FR has been compassionate in their correspondence but hasn't forced the dealer to prioritize the repairs, nor approved another service only shop to make the repairs and hasn't made any commitments to provide any warranty extension should this continue beyond the 1 year mark.
For me, Jayco on the other hand did approve a local repair only RV shop to swap out a defective DVD player and correct a couple cosmetic fixes that need to be addressed after the first couple uses. The standard warranty is 2 years and have heard of several cases where they covered items outside the 2 years.
Should I enter the market again, I would have ZERO concerns buying Jayco again.
I strongly suggest you put a bit more research into weights. Specifically loaded tongue weights, your F150 remaining cargo carrying capacity after occupants and stuff, take a trip to the CAT Scale and just ensure you are comfortable with the combination. Each of these trailers you identified would be pushing the capacity of a 1500/150 class pickup once you add a couple passengers and any load in the bed.
