New TT for 2015 F150 Eco-boost

Quienyo wrote:
First off, this forum is full of great advice and tons of experience, thank you all for sharing your wisdom.

I've been eyeing bunkhouse TTs to pull with my TV. I really like the layout of the Aspen Trail 2790BHS. This seems to be a very common layout for bunkhouse trailers. I have two questions; does this floor-plan have any major differences between manufacturers? and will my 2015 eco-boost with an advertised tow weight of 10.2K have any trouble pulling these floor-plans?

The Aspen MSRP here in Tucson is about 22K. The Grand Design Imagine 2800BH with the same floor plan runs close to 30K. Depending on the dealer, they have the same layout, but everything else is an upgrade in the Grand Design. Is this BS marketing or is there some truth to this?

I spent most of today looking around at bunkhouse models. So many choices but have narrowed down to the following that are available locally:

Grand Design Imagine 2800BH
Open Range LT221RQB
Aspen Trail 2790BHS
Jayco Jay Flight 27BHS
Mallard IDM29
Keystone Hideout 28BHSWE

Not exactly oranges to oranges, but these are the one that checked the boxes for me and my family.

Any advice with recommendations or ones to avoid would be much appreciated.

-Thank you

We just purchased the Grand Design Imagine 2800BH. We finally landed on this one after 2 years of casual hunting and about 6 months of serious searching. We actually looked in all of those except for the Open Range. Here is my opinion on the others:

Aspen Trail 2790BHS - We looked in multiple Aspen Trail Models. They don't feel very well built. Also look plain inside to the point you could stick the interior in any other brand and slap a different sticker on it and it would be the same.
Jayco Jay Flight 27BHS - Jayco's are very nice. Everything feels very quality, nice tall ceiling, 2 year warranty. Problem was Jayco's run on the high end for weight.
Mallard IDM29 - Felt like a step up from Aspen Trail but still not as nice as Grand Design. This one also felt a little more cramped inside and we didn't like that the foot of the bed goes almost all the way to the wall.
Keystone Hideout 28BHSWE - Similar feedback as the Aspen Trail

Now here's what we liked about Grand Design:
- The master bedroom has a residential size queen (60x80) compared to some that have 60x74. I'm 5'11 and my feet hung off the end of all the 60x74 beds.
- The bedroom has a walk around bed so no feet against the wall and there is a slide door instead of just a curtain. Also has a tv hookup in there if you wanted that.
- It has an 81 inch arched ceiling so the it feels much more wide open. A lot of models have a flat ceiling and it just feels cramped
- The kitchen is laid out in a way that doesn't have the counter protruding into out from the wall so it doesn't take up floor space. I believe they achieved this by putting the door near the rear of the trailer instead of the front.
- We opted for the one with theatre seats instead of a tri-fold couch. Its like having 2 recliners.
- There is a skylight in the bedroom, living area and bathroom. The skylight in the living area has a power vent fan which I believe will be nice to vent out odors and possibly heat.
- It has a true shower instead of one of those mini tubs they put in campers. Also, the shower is 30x36 and was the biggest one we saw in a travel trailer, excluding the ones that had corner showers. I could actually stand in the shower and turn around without bumping the walls.
- The leather on the dinette and theatre seating feels very high quality compared to others and are actually soft.
- The kitchen feels more like a residential kitchen. Instead of having wood doors on the cabinets they are frosted glass.
- It has a shoe cubby by the door and the bottom bunk flips up and has storage underneath.
- Comes with a 3 year structural warranty. Jayco has a 2 year but most have 1.
- I haven't had to call their customer service yet but the dealer said they have the best customer service and everything I've read online has mentioned that too.

Sorry for the long post. This was the result of us looking through dozens of models at multiple dealers and a few RV shows trying to narrow down the likes and dislikes. This was the only one that both my wife and I agreed on everything. We knew we paid a little more for the Grand Design but we are very glad that we did.