Jayco's Jay Flight 26BH/27BH and Jay Flight Swift 264BH Triplets are very popular

Our 04 27BH has ducted ac in ceiling and ducted heat in floor. AC controls are on the unit at the air return.

It has the small bunk over the double. Plan works good for us. Upper bunk only for DD friends if she brings one.

Thank you all, we may have found our next bunk house trailer. We have two DS... We also like the Jayco 28BH with the small slide out.

Jayco makes some nice trailers.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

jerem0621 wrote:
Thank you all, we may have found our next bunk house trailer. We have two DS... We also like the Jayco 28BH with the small slide out.

Jayco makes some nice trailers.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Yeh, I also looked at the 2013 Jay Flight 28BHS that the dealer had on the lot. My wife and I clearly liked the 26BH much better. We originally had a 19BH which is the same floorplan as the 26BH minus the front queen bed. We knew already what we enjoyed the most about the 19BH and how it would be expanded on with the 26BH. We also knew what we would be giving up if we went with the 28BHS and didn't find much benefit.

Here's my previous post explaining that.

2008 Jayco Jay Flight 19BH




2012 Jayco Jay Flight 26BH




2012 Jayco Jay Flight 28BHS



2011 was the last year for the Jay Flight 19BH as it was replaced with the newer Jay Flight 19RD. This floorplan is less guest friendly with a short 60" sofa sleeper and is more cramped with the sofa across from the dinette.



19RD that replaces 19BH





If you want the 28BHS, better get it before all the 2013s are gone as 2013 was it's last year also. It was replaced by the Jay Flight 28BHBE which unfortunately is 3' longer and a whole 1,500 lbs heavier. Obviously it's not a good replacement. To long to fit into my driveway and to heavy for my truck with family and gear.



28BHBE that replaces 28BHS

Just got back from a 600 mile road trip with my 2013 Jayco 28BHS while there are things I don't like about it there are more things I do like for example the extra counter space in the kitchen allows me to bring my full size coffee maker, but most important I find it to be a well built trailer for the price.

I'm shocked they ditched the 28BHS floorplan and don't even have a viable replacement for it. The 28BHS was on our shortlist when we bought the trailer we have now.

I'm shocked they ditched the 28BHS floorplan and don't even have a viable replacement for it. The 28BHS was on our shortlist when we bought the trailer we have now.

They do have a replacement for the 28bhs its now called a Jayflight Swift 281BHS. Saw one at the dealer and looked exactly like mine from the outside except for swift decals and the windows were not tinted, propane bottles are smaller and it had 3 steps instead of 2. Inside the rear sink is smaller, no wallpaper in kitchen, the control panel was on the side of the fridge where anyone can touch them. Those are the things I noticed with a quick glance not sure if Swift is a cheaper version of Jayflight. The list price was $500.00 cheaper than my 2013 with similar options and it weighed about 500lbs less.

The Swift is a down grade from a standard Jay Flight.

The biggest differences are the lack of in floor heat ducts. They are above floor, flex hose ducting. This robs storage space.

The A/C is ducted but is not thermostatically controlled. It's controlled on the ceiling unit itself, meaning the fan will always run even when the compressor cycles off.

Storage compartments have less room because of the above heat ducting as well as under the sofa (at least on 26BH).

Under queen bed storage isn't sectionalized from exterior storage.

There is no 30 lbs propane tank option, only standard 20 lbs tanks.

Also smaller fresh water tanks as well.

Also, while this Swift looks lighter than the standard Jay Flight, if you add on the options, they are about the same weight.

Now here's another big difference. The Jay Flight Swift 264BH (26BH clone) only has a 6500 GVWR, for less payload than a 26BH. The 26BH has a 7500 lbs GVWR.

These are the big differences which were very important to me, especially the propane and fresh water capacity. I was upgrading from a 2008 Jay Flight 19BH. At that time, the lower end standard Jay Flight had these options (except ducted AC that was offered in 2009). I didn't want to downgrade in amenities from what I had.

Now there are still much more differences mainly in luxury amenities but those were less important to me.

I don't think offering a Jay Flight Swift to replace a standard Jay Flight is a true replacement because of all the feature differences.

However floorplans are the same and if you camp in warmer weather at Jellystone or KOA parks that offer full hookups, the differences in tank capacities will have less meaning.

I don't know why the difference in heat ducting as it doesn't really seem to be a cost saver and different tooling make it seem more expensive to me.

Thanks again, went to my local Jayco dealer and I really liked the 26BH like Mikes, they also had a 18bh like The above floor plan. I really like the layout and it seems to be an efficient use of space. I also really like that I can use a half ton to tow it with.

I had to think for a minute though. Why give 90 gallons of fresh water capacity with only 62 gallons of total gray and black tank storage? Then the answer hit me. It has an outside shower. My friends had an outside shower on their trailer and we used it all the time to wash dishes and other things outside.

Almost the perfect boon docking travel trailer.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

jerem0621 wrote:
Thanks again, went to my local Jayco dealer and I really liked the 26BH like Mikes, they also had a 18bh like The above floor plan. I really like the layout and it seems to be an efficient use of space. I also really like that I can use a half ton to tow it with.

I had to think for a minute though. Why give 90 gallons of fresh water capacity with only 62 gallons of total gray and black tank storage? Then the answer hit me. It has an outside shower. My friends had an outside shower on their trailer and we used it all the time to wash dishes and other things outside.

Almost the perfect boon docking travel trailer.

Thanks!
Jeremiah

The reason for the large Fresh water tank and standard grey water tank is that many parks only have electric hookup as Indiana state parks. Since the RV capital is Indiana, it only makes sense.

I can easily use my 25 gallon portable blue waste water tank to empty most of the grey water, hook it to my truck and tow it to the dump station.

Finding fresh water and filling isn't as easy. It's timely and exhausting using 7 gallon aquatainer jugs and a pump to get the water in the fresh water tank.

I usually find a campsite close enough to a water spicket and use up to 150' of hose to get it to my camper, to fill my fresh water tank. Then when I'm done, wind it up and put under the trailer until I need it again. My blue tote sits by the sewer outlet with a flex hose hooked to it. When my grey water tank is full, I open the valve to fill the portable, then take it to the dump station.

I LOVE having 90 gallons of fresh water. It makes life a lot more easy and enjoyable.

I do use the outside shower to wash our hands without the need to bring dirt in the trailer. I also use it to wash the grill. It's a big help. I also use it to fill up the water heater so less splashing in the kitchen sink.

Since we love nature and love to hike, and aren't partiers at all, State parks are all we go to. Sometimes a small private rustic campground, if we can find one. We don't like the trailer park atmosphere of KOAs, Jellystones and the such. To busy and noisy with no where for hiking.

Being so, we never have full hookups. Sometimes if we go to an Indiana Reservoir, they offer water hookups. So we get to live in luxury and be carefree about water conserving.

Do you guys with the 90 gallon tanks find they sag a little when full. I added 4 extra supports on mine.