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wing_zealot
Apr 16, 2015Explorer
I have an Aerolite 282DBHS. It has a bike door, triple bunks with lift system, U-shaped dinette (which I like, other's opinions may vary, but either way wasn't a deal breaker for me), but doesn't have an outside kitchen (that was one of my "must not have" - I didn't want the wasted space and I already have everything I need for cooking outside what I want to cook outside).
I don't know what you mean by "flimsy construction in a lite". I looked at lots of RV's before buying. I was shopping around for well over a year. You can have a "lite" that is well built and solid, or you can have a "lite" that is chincy. Same with a "Non-Lite" (whatever that means), some are well built, some not so much. Basically, in my observation, generally a lite will be laminated walls while a Non-lite is sticks and tin. Some lites also have aluminum frames, some steel. Same with Non-Lite.
Given all that, the quality and chincyness can still run the gamut in either one. There is no substitute for checking everything out thoroughly before you buy; and a lot of comparison shopping. Know what you are getting for your money. More so then not, you get what you pay for. I think you're checking out the Northwood's line would confirm that. You just ain't going to get the good stuff for a bargain basement price.
I don't know what you mean by "flimsy construction in a lite". I looked at lots of RV's before buying. I was shopping around for well over a year. You can have a "lite" that is well built and solid, or you can have a "lite" that is chincy. Same with a "Non-Lite" (whatever that means), some are well built, some not so much. Basically, in my observation, generally a lite will be laminated walls while a Non-lite is sticks and tin. Some lites also have aluminum frames, some steel. Same with Non-Lite.
Given all that, the quality and chincyness can still run the gamut in either one. There is no substitute for checking everything out thoroughly before you buy; and a lot of comparison shopping. Know what you are getting for your money. More so then not, you get what you pay for. I think you're checking out the Northwood's line would confirm that. You just ain't going to get the good stuff for a bargain basement price.
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