Looking for new trailer
I have a friend who is looking for a top quality Travel Trailer. He is a nut for quality and will pay for it. He was hot on Air Stream but wants slides (Air Stream slides are not that workable due to ...
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4aSong wrote:
We have had numerous trailers and when we finally decided to upgrade to our latest which is a Lance. We shopped for over two years looking at the better quality built units and after two trips to the Lance factory in Lancaster California to see the manufacturing process we decided on the Lance model 1985.
No matter which manufacture you choose there will be shortcoming that could be improved upon.
Northwood manufacturing has nice units and I believe have the same quality characteristics as Lance but the weight was an issue and Airstream did not offer a slideout.
I disagree, I looked very closely at the Lance as I liked their floorplans and noticed lots of things I did not like. There was even a gap in the shower pan transition to the wall I could have stuck my little finger through. I also do not like units that don't have a wrap around fiberglass nose, even thoiugh they moved to those in theie truck campers. The chances of a front end leak is higher and i was shocked to see lance is still putting front windows in soem of theri units. They stopped doing that with their Truck Campers ages ago due to leak issues.The simple fact is that the lighter something is, the less sturdy it is (assuming the extra weight is not due to fibreboard of course). Since I have a one ton diesel, weight was not a primary concern. I just wish the Northwood was lower, like the Lance, as trees are alway a hazard where I camp.
