Re: Any advice on our first purchase?

The common advice is to look at as many trailers as you can and then pick the floor plan you like, regardless of the brand name. You'll find that Lippert makes most of the trailer frames and components while things like refrigerators are either Dometic or Norcold. The name on the trailer only represents the company that put all the parts together.

The build quality of a trailer is a c r a p -shoot. Just make sure everything works perfectly BEFORE you take it off the dealer's lot.