Choosing a brand

We are long time campers, started out with a fold-down and progressed to a 23' Wilderness with no slide, then a 30' Trail Cruiser with one slide, then to the one we have now, 2017 Prime Time Tracer 3175rsd (rear living room) with two slides. The comments regarding the poor quality are ever so true about most of the brands, the ones we have owned are no exception, and the stories I've heard from camping buddies bear it out. If you are not a person who likes to fix things and figure things out, forget the camping lifestyle. But all that said, we absolutely love our Tracer and after a year or so will have all the stuff fixed and straightened and shiny. The best shop for the stuff that has to be done to a new camper is my shop, the dealer is the place of last resort during the warranty period, after that the camper will never again return to the dealer. We finally found a camper that we can enjoy and relax in without being cramped all the time. We also found out after many years of this stuff that the best trips are the ones where no one else comes along with us. We used to think that we wanted a unit that we could haul around and have all the grandkids come with us, etc. Quickly found out that bringing everyone was a recipe for wearing ourselves out and that's not why we took up camping over 40 years ago. Spend a long time looking for the right one and don't be afraid of a little fixing here and there. you'll be happier in the long run!