Please don't anyone start a flame war, but in a recent thread, there were informed comments about a brand/model not being very good. Now I'm merely a consumer with a goodly number of years in Travel Trailers (and a spectator in RVs in general) and other than a certain shiny brand that costs twice what everything else costs, Qualitywise they are all pretty much the same imo.If someone more knowledgeable than I cares to weigh in on this, I'd like to hear of brands that are appreciably above the norm in this industry.

Since the industry doesn't publish numbers detailing their quality problems, and JD Power and other quality checkers don't do RVs, we have nothing but anecdotal evidence.

I agree with the OP. The vast majority of brands are all about the same. I've been to many RV shows and observed many different brands and found this to be true as far as basic build is concerned. Where there is some difference is in the features and quality of things put in and on RV's. For instance, you find Goodyear Endurance tires on many Jayco TT's but mostly China Bombs on the other manufacturers offerings. There are several examples with the various manufacturers but you get the point I Was making I'm sure.

We have had a popup and 4 travel trailers....so....from that experience our Arctic Fox (Northwood) has been the best in terms of quality.but it is much heavier and is more expensive than most other brands out there.

I spoke to a service manager at a dealership that sold several brands of trailers. He said he noticed quite a drop in quality over the past ten years or so.My experience is Grand Design may be a step above some of the other manufacturers. My personal experience is they provide outstanding customer service.

As most seem to have alluded to, the brands may not be terribly different in that they all buy similar style frames, use similar materials for their construction, and have basically the same appliances and systems. Similar price points across the brands under these circumstances should yield similar quality levels. Some may do one part of the process a little better than another, but overall they should even out. What does appear to change in quality is support. Some brands seem to have a markedly better reputation for how they back up their products. Thor as compared to Winnebago or Grand Design as compared to Forest River for example. But even here, you will find some folks who have had experiences outside the wider experiences you hear about.

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downtheroad
Explorer
Apr 11, 2019
We have had a popup and 4 travel trailers....

so....from that experience our Arctic Fox (Northwood) has been the best in terms of quality.

but it is much heavier and is more expensive than most other brands out there.
RobWNY
Explorer
Apr 11, 2019
I agree with the OP. The vast majority of brands are all about the same. I've been to many RV shows and observed many different brands and found this to be true as far as basic build is concerned. Where there is some difference is in the features and quality of things put in and on RV's. For instance, you find Goodyear Endurance tires on many Jayco TT's but mostly China Bombs on the other manufacturers offerings. There are several examples with the various manufacturers but you get the point I Was making I'm sure.
drsteve
Explorer
Apr 11, 2019
Since the industry doesn't publish numbers detailing their quality problems, and JD Power and other quality checkers don't do RVs, we have nothing but anecdotal evidence.

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