jayco vs keystone vs gulf stream
We are in the market of upgrading from a Coleman Westlake to a hard-side trailer. After doing our homework, we have narrowed it down to: 1. JayFlight 24FBS, 2. Keystone Cougar 24SABWE or 3. GulfStream...
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Which Suburban do you have....1500, 2500? engine size and rear gear ratio? I had an 07 Silverado 1500 with the 5.3 and 3.42 gear. Towing our (dry weight) 4400 lb Jayco 26BH was ok on flat, open roads but the 5.3 with the 4 speed transmission was underpowered once we were loaded up and hit any sort of incline. The newer GMs with the 6 speed transmissions do a bit better with those weight limits but I think anything over 5k lbs is pushing it...especially the payload for the Suburban.
I can't answer your insulation question but shoot an email to Jayco and they will probably have an answer for you. I'm assuming in standard fiberglass insulation in the walls but I don't know the R value. Our does well in hotter temps but the single pane windows are probably going to have the greatest heat loss. We typically don't camp when it's below 40 since the plumbing is susceptible to freezing but we did have a night in the low 30s...with a space heater supplementing the furnace, we were comfortable in the TT.
I can't answer your insulation question but shoot an email to Jayco and they will probably have an answer for you. I'm assuming in standard fiberglass insulation in the walls but I don't know the R value. Our does well in hotter temps but the single pane windows are probably going to have the greatest heat loss. We typically don't camp when it's below 40 since the plumbing is susceptible to freezing but we did have a night in the low 30s...with a space heater supplementing the furnace, we were comfortable in the TT.
