New to this...buying a travel trailer
Currently own a Jayco tent trailer and looking to move into a smaller TT. The local dealer has me interested in the Starcraft Extreme AR-One 17RD model. Also like the Rpod RP-180. I want to stay <$22K...
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We've had an AR-One 17 RD for four years now, and still love it. With all the horror stories I've read on this forum regarding build quality and problems with some other trailers, our 17-RD has been absolutely trouble free. It's been perfect for my wife and I and the occasional trip with one of our kids.
The only cons are the "pinch point" between the kitchen and bath (narrow hall), and lack of sitting area other than the dinette. My wife isn't a big fan of the orientation of the bed, it's harder to make, but it doesn't bother me!
While it is a starter trailer, and some of the appliances are bare bones (you have to manually light the water heater pilot, for example), we are very pleased with it and would buy it again.
If you're the type of person who pulls into a campground, pushes a button to have the slides go out, stabilizers deploy, then sit in the RV for a weekend watching your electric fireplace reclining in your easy chair, this may not be for you. If you don't mind setting up a few things manually and spending some time outdoors, this trailer may be right up your alley.
Good luck, and if you have any questions specif to the 17-RD feel free to give me a pm.
The only cons are the "pinch point" between the kitchen and bath (narrow hall), and lack of sitting area other than the dinette. My wife isn't a big fan of the orientation of the bed, it's harder to make, but it doesn't bother me!
While it is a starter trailer, and some of the appliances are bare bones (you have to manually light the water heater pilot, for example), we are very pleased with it and would buy it again.
If you're the type of person who pulls into a campground, pushes a button to have the slides go out, stabilizers deploy, then sit in the RV for a weekend watching your electric fireplace reclining in your easy chair, this may not be for you. If you don't mind setting up a few things manually and spending some time outdoors, this trailer may be right up your alley.
Good luck, and if you have any questions specif to the 17-RD feel free to give me a pm.
