Looking for higher end travel trailer

I'm in the same boat, opposite reason, high milage.

Looking for high end, smaller, so far finding a big zero out there. I don't want a Mercedes chassis.

I keep going back to Airstream. I'll have to buy a new truck but when it starts wearing out at least I won't have to buy a whole new rig.

IS there a high end fifth wheel out there? One that looks that it wasn't decorated by my grandma?

I know New Horizon makes a nice TT along with Fork's RV (Continental Coach). Both are custom builders.

Hi neighbor! I grew up in Fairhaven by the Fort.
The Primetime line seems to be of good quality judging by the comments I have read on the forum over the past few years. I looked at one before my current trailer. It was a bit too havy for my Titan. Take a look at Open Range, they are prety nice with some great floorplans.

Airstream smaller? Yes, probably.
Airstream without slides? True (now).
Airstream expensive? Yes, new ones are pricy.
Airstream heavy? Ah, not really.

Our vintage Airstream, granted not as heavy as modern ones, weighs in at 4,650 lbs dry. We tow with an F150, small V8.

:)
Lynn

APT wrote:
I would not tow any Lacrosse models with a Tundra. Payload and receiver limitations for RVing well below the tow rating. Find something more like 6k dry and you'll be happy with how the Tundra (or any capable half ton) will tow. 7k+ means 3/4 ton. Should be able to get any Lacrosse model under $30k, some under $25k.

What do you define as high end? Someone mentioned Artic Fox my Northwoods Manufacturing which is highly regarded and great quality, but not luxurious by most RVer accounts. Airstream has higher end style and some materials as well as great quality, but they are smaller, no slides, heavy and expensive.

I would not tow any Lacrosse models with a Tundra. Payload and receiver limitations for RVing well below the tow rating. Find something more like 6k dry and you'll be happy with how the Tundra (or any capable half ton) will tow. 7k+ means 3/4 ton. Should be able to get any Lacrosse model under $30k, some under $25k.

What do you define as high end? Someone mentioned Artic Fox my Northwoods Manufacturing which is highly regarded and great quality, but not luxurious by most RVer accounts. Airstream has higher end style and some materials as well as great quality, but they are smaller, no slides, heavy and expensive.

Hedgehog wrote:
So back to my original question, is the Prime Time Lacrosse a good travel trailer as far as quality and construction?

I had the Prime Time Lacrosse on my short list and I would have bought it but the dealer wouldn't budge on his pricing. It is not an Excel quality but it was a fairly well built trailer with better furniture than most RVs. The mattress still sucked but that is the case with most. As far as the other components, fridge, stove, etc they used are common to the industry. There are some videos on youtube about there water system tests and some of the tests they perform for air leaks. I liked the whole package for the price point.

It was a 2014 Prime Time LaCrosse 327RES which by the way is still sitting on his lot...:-)

I currently have a 2011 Toyota tundra with the 5.7 liter engine and the tow package. It has a tow capacity of approx. 10,000 pounds. I trade my trucks at approx the five year mark so next year I can get a little bigger truck if needed.

Well, found it online....there are a LOT of things with the names Prime Time and/or LaCrosse in them. Oh, my, yes they are nice.....really nice. However, the smallest model in the Lacrosse line is the 303RKSS (??) and it's actually 34'10". You're going to need a pretty beefy tow vehicle for something like this. I didn't go as far as any dealer search, just the manufacturers website.

Re size....agree on the extra 5' mentioned above. We're of the thought that bigger is not always better. We could tuck our ROO 23SS (box was 20'+ and B2B was 24")into most any site. We moved to a Rockwood Ultra Lite 2604 (the box is really 26'4" and B2B is 30') and our favorite site at our favorite CG is now a PITA to get into. Darn! If anyone was in the site across from us, it would be impossible. The site is plenty large enough, but the trailer is a couple feet longer than is easy for that site.

Depends on how you camp to know what you want. Happy shopping!

Primetime is a division of Forest River Incorporated and is about 5 years old. I really like the Lacrosse line and think they are a great value of luxury features.

Open Range has some higher end TTs as well.

Yes, what is your tow vehicle? Then we can start recommendations on camper...