Need some advice

The Quicksilvers are often short on the list of amenities because they are designed on purpose to be lightweight. Check out the features before going too far on that. Otherwise, the handful of people I've run into who have them absolutely love them but I get the feeling they are more of a "tenter" mindset than other PUP owners. My impression is that they are tents inside a box with wheels on most of the smaller models. They do have some higher-end models with decent amenities but I think the price gets to be a little noticeable. The good news is that the wood won't rot out because they don't use any, at least in the core construction.

I have gone with used PUPs for both purchases and wouldn't want to be the one who pulls a new one off of the dealer's lot. I appreciate those who do, as it saves me a hit on the price and generally get the early quality problems sorted out. But I can appreciate the desire to have a year warranty and ownership of a brand new unit.

With that said, I was very picky about the condition of both and they came to me in near-showroom condition. The first one took me about 3-4 months of looking before I was satisfied. I probably looked at a dozen before I understood what people meant by "needs a little work" and such language. I would ask pointed questions before wasting their and my time with an onsite inspection. The second one was only a casual, nearly accidental find. Couldn't pass it up.

So if going used, look at the condition of the roof, the canvas/vinyl, the sub-flooring, appliances, etc. Look up under the hard roof on the inside of it to see any signs of water damage and rot. Look for bubbling in the ceiling covering inside (water intrusion).

Ask questions if there has ever been a problem (either while they owned it or before).

Have them (private seller or dealer) do a full run-though of all systems on the unit you're seriously interested in buying.

Thanks AirForceAngler. That's some good advice. Just the kind of thing I'm looking for. I understand from some friends that Starcraft makes a good quality popup. Any thoughts about them? We are also looking at a LivingLite Quicksilver. They are very light weight, and apparently eliminate a lot of leakage problems, but they are also quite small with no seating except the dinette. At least a sofa would be nice. I found one not too far away, but I don't know a lot about them. Hoping somebody can clue me in.

They're all about the same, qualitywise, these days. Horrible. Look around until you find one that's been well taken care of and hopefully stored inside if you're going used. The downside to slides is that is another place for a camper to leak. Be sure to check out the floors and surrounding areas around a slide for water damage. We moved from a TT back to a PUP recently and I looked at 5 different ones before buying the one we have now. 2 were Colemans, 1 was a Viking and the other was a Coachmen. I think the Viking and Coachmen are made by same company. Both of these had rotten floors by the door and under the front storeage area. I looked at the 2 Colemans because our first PUP was a new 1999 Cheyenne that we really like and it was well made. The downside was the ABS roofs that Fleetwood used for several years. One of these that I looked at had all kinds of small cracks everywhere. This one also had a slide-out with some water damage to a cabinet next to the slide. Total junk. The other Coleman was missing some options I wanted so I never looked at the roof on it to see its condition, but I suspect it had problems too, given the condition of the rest of it. We ended up with a 2005 Palamino Mustang with no slide but a 14' box. It spent it life stored inside and well taken care of but it doesn't have the strenght or quality that our Coleman had. Basically, know what you're looking at and check them all out closely. Good luck!