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patperry2766
Explorer II
May 29, 2013

Largest pop up available

We have been looking at the Jayco, Starcraft, Rockwood and Palomino, and so far it appears that the Rockwood/Flagstaff high wall 29SC is currently the largest based n a 16 foot box. Is there any other brands that I might not be aware of that has a comparable size?
Thanks
  • Considering theses large pups are quite a bit more expensive new, they are going to be more money used. Most were $16,000-18,000 when new. I know NADA still shows a retail value of $13,000+ for my 2009 Jayco 14HW. And because of the cost, they didn't sell as many, so fewer will be available used. The Avalon was the biggest pup built, followed closely by the Rockwood/Flagstaff model you mentioned. I really liked the Avalon, but couldn't afford one when I bought mine.
  • patperry2766 wrote:
    I'm not opposed to used, and I have seen one or two of the big one available in my area but they are few and far between. Most currently available are the smaller sized ones and the few used larger ones are a little over priced. There is a 2009 Rockwood HW296 that they are asking $11,900 for...is that too much?



    price a new one at rvdirect then you'll know
  • Last year, I paid $7k for a 2006 Fleetwood highwall, 14' box, no slide. It originally sold new for a little over $14k with an MSRP of $16k+.

    I would say that the price you mention is more than I would settle on but still beats new pricing. Depending on the options, that's fairly in-line.
  • I'm not opposed to used, and I have seen one or two of the big one available in my area but they are few and far between. Most currently available are the smaller sized ones and the few used larger ones are a little over priced. There is a 2009 Rockwood HW296 that they are asking $11,900 for...is that too much?
  • It sounds like you are looking at new only?

    Somerset has the next evolution of the Fleetwood Niagara, 14 ft box high wall - http://somersetrv.com/campers/Niagara

    For used there are a few older models that are quite large. Jayco had a tandem axle unit that was either 16' or 14' but I can't find it at the moment.

    There's also the Coleman Avalon with a 16 ft box, 28 ft, 10 in. when opened - Quick Specs

    Make sure you get the year(s) that it is as shown above.

    The Rockwood HW296/Flagstaff HW29SC seems to be the reigning champion for size for new models, at 27 ft. 9 in. opened.