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hogcard
Explorer
Jun 10, 2014

Kodiak 263RLS vs Solaire 263RBDSK

Tell me which way to go. Like the floorplan of the Kodiak better but am scared of the Dutchman quality from the things I've heard.
  • I have a 2014 Kodiak 279rbsl that I have had for approx. 16 months and I love it. I would not trade it for anything but it is no different than buying anything else. There is a poster on here who lives out west and had the same model as me but had nothing but problems with his. I guess it's no different than buying a washer/dryer or any other big purchase there will always be some issues. Everyone is out to make a buck and often this means cutting the quality of various add ons like A/C units or stoves etc. As long as your happy with your purchase that is all that matters.
  • We've had our Kodiak 276bhsl for a year and a half and have traveled close to 6 thousand miles. Many of those miles have been on long washboard roads and almost all tip boondockin all over Utah Idaho Montana Wyoming and Nevada and have not had any major problems to speak of. The layout is best of all of the other tt that we walked through. Minor things that have come up are.... lose fitting two toilet (fixed buy hand tightening never been a problem sense) two pieces of molding came lose (fixed by reattach with finish stapler never been a problem sense) had a kink in supply line to pump and reduced h20 pressure ( fixed by adding a zip tie to a existing mounting block next to pump never been a problem sense).if any of this is to much for a person to handle than I wouldn't recommend any kind of tt. It pays to know how to fix things on the fly. Be aware of how your tt works. Its a box that rolls down the road at 65 mph on bumpy roads and things are going to move. I would recommend a Kodiak to any of my friends or family.
    Good luck and happy camping