Pop-up -> TT ?

BoatCamp wrote:
My wife & I are ready to upgrade from our pop-up to a travel trailer.
We have a 2003 Coleman Cheyenne that we got in 2006. It has served us well, but she can no longer sleep on the bed. And if we're going bigger, we might as well have a bathroom & bigger fridge.
When we got the Coleman, I knew the quality and expected it to last. Eighteen years old and it’s ready to go camping whenever I ask. So, moving up to a travel trailer I'd like to get something of the same or better quality. We're looking for something about 20 feet with a queen bed and a full bath.
What brands do people recommend to look at and what to avoid?

we did the same thing, went from a tent to a tent trailer to a travel trailer to a 5th wheel.

in all honesty I wish I would have skipped the travel trailer and gone straight to the 5th wheel, but it varries for everyone. take yoyur time, look around and decide what features you want. you have started with the bathroom, bigger fridge and so on but you will get thoes in any upgrade. take the time to go to a bunch of different dealership and rv shows and look at all kinds of different brands and units. start looking at the difference in construction (ie. how are the cubbord drawers and doors built.

look at other features, for instance when I bought my last rv a seperate bedroom for the kids was a requirment, as was space for them to bring friends and a large outdoor kitchen. a lot of people dismiss the outdoor kitchen but for me it gave be a large bar fridge so people arnt walking into the rv to get pop or beer amd it gave me a place outside that was always ready to cook stinky food ;) look at the different option and make a list of what you want. also dont shohorn your self into a trailer, consider a 5th wheel also. but go with which ever has the features you decide you want.

as for quality it will become aparent after you have looked at a bunch which brands are better than others, but generaly there all built on a rushed assembly line so after purchace survice is just as important. I managed to get a extended warenty for 7 years that if I dont make a claim I get everything I paid back, 2 years to go and still no claim so it was a safe back up incase there was somthing majorly wrong.

Steve