Mike - I would prefer a shorter trailer. The 2185 is the absolute MAX we can accomodate on our pad, and it won't be comfortable. But we've been unable to find a shorter trailer in a front walk around queen, rear bunkhouse with slide. The Jayco X213 is really the only other plan that works for us. I'm driving today to check one out.
Ideally we'd like a shorter version of Nash's 25C, but at 28' it's far too long for us.
The comments about Lance's quality are a bit concerning for a few reasons.. One, I've not been able to find many on the internet; there are some, but then so are some for every trailer. There are a TON on forest river (which we currently own), some for Jayco, some for Northwood, etc. AFAIK Northwood, Jayco, Lance - all seem to be premium manufacturers with less complaints than others. I've not found a trailer without any complaints, although Northwood trailers seem to be close to zero. So I guess the question is, does Lance have more than a normal amount of defects/problems for a manufacturer? For the cost they should have less.
Thank you all for your advice!