Looking to purchase my first travel trailer
Hello everyone! I am relatively new to these forums, but this seems to be a good source for information. I am traditionally a pop-up camper guy, but am thinking of getting rid of my old Coleman Sedona...
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The one that will last the longest, is the one that is maintained the best. Doesn't matter who put it together. Keep up with routine maintenance and either trailer will do well. The higher price on Jayco, is paying for the longer warranty.
Don't listen to the sales people, when they are talking about quality of other brands. Years back, I was considering a Starcraft and a Flagstaff. The Starcraft salesman, told me Flagstaff is garbage. Four years later, I was looking at trailers again. Went back to the same dealership, same salesman, and heard the exact opposite. They were now selling Flagstaff. I'm currently on my second piece of garbage and have had no problems with them.
Remember, payload gets eaten up by anything added to the vehicle by dealer or consumer, people, cargo, weight distribution hitch, and trailer tongue weight, combined. When loaded up for camping, both trailers will require about 1000 lbs of payload. The Jayco having a gross weight over 9000 lbs, could require more.
Don't listen to the sales people, when they are talking about quality of other brands. Years back, I was considering a Starcraft and a Flagstaff. The Starcraft salesman, told me Flagstaff is garbage. Four years later, I was looking at trailers again. Went back to the same dealership, same salesman, and heard the exact opposite. They were now selling Flagstaff. I'm currently on my second piece of garbage and have had no problems with them.
Remember, payload gets eaten up by anything added to the vehicle by dealer or consumer, people, cargo, weight distribution hitch, and trailer tongue weight, combined. When loaded up for camping, both trailers will require about 1000 lbs of payload. The Jayco having a gross weight over 9000 lbs, could require more.
