Looking at Used Fleetwood Mallard 280RLS
Not new to camping/travel trailers. I am replacing a unit that I recently sold. It was an ultra light and am currently wanting to stay away from ultra lights as we do not tow like we used to. I am ...
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As long as it has been taken care of and hasn't leaked Fleetwood made ok tralers, certainly not high quality, but decent for what they are... I have looked at many Fleetwood's and unfortunately a very high pecentage of what I looked at in that year range were leakers... Roof transitions and access doors are the biggest leak points on them.
If the one you are looking at is solid and dry, and shows no signs of past leaks I would go for it. Make sure you have all of the sealant checked and re-done where ever nessasary ASAP to ensure it stays that way.
Fleetwood also tends to use weird Fleetwood specific construction and some of the accessories they used in that time frame are odd sized and hard to find if you need to find replacements (things like the outside shower, some of the vents,etc)
That is my 2 cents worth.
If the one you are looking at is solid and dry, and shows no signs of past leaks I would go for it. Make sure you have all of the sealant checked and re-done where ever nessasary ASAP to ensure it stays that way.
Fleetwood also tends to use weird Fleetwood specific construction and some of the accessories they used in that time frame are odd sized and hard to find if you need to find replacements (things like the outside shower, some of the vents,etc)
That is my 2 cents worth.
