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tough call, it's like chevy or ford. one thing I can only say is building rv's is not rocket science, you will find problems with them all

Find an independent rv repair shop and ask the mechanics who repair them.
Pick a floorplan that will work for you and a reputable dealer that will be there for you, after the sale.

After i bought a very popular brand that people said was very well built, i realized why the customer service was so good. They acquired a lot of experience fixing things that should been built better in the first place.
After having the pleasure of taking it apart numerous times to make repairs myself, i realized how poor and sloppy it was built. Therefore i question the opinions of what's best. Most owners don't take their rv's apart themselves to really know and you'll end paying 2-3x as much for it.

Go to the owners forums of various brands and you can read the good,bad and ugly on ALL the brands.

bobndot wrote:
Find an independent rv repair shop and ask the mechanics who repair them.

That is hard to do in many places.

After the Recession, there are very few RV dealers and I could not name ONE independent repair shop in SE MI.

I would have to say Northwood Mfg and Lance are probably the top two manufscturers here in the far west. For non conventional style it would probably be Airstream.

theoldwizard1 wrote:

bobndot wrote:
Find an independent rv repair shop and ask the mechanics who repair them.

That is hard to do in many places.

After the Recession, there are very few RV dealers and I could not name ONE independent repair shop in SE MI.

Best repair, honest, quick, service in SE MI.

Camper Trailer

donn0128 wrote:
I would have to say Northwood Mfg and Lance are probably the top two manufscturers here in the far west. For non conventional style it would probably be Airstream.

+1

“Would love a generator.” As a back up for a solar system you should buy a small quiet one.

We have a Jayco Eagle 284BHS that we love. Sounds close to what you're looking for.

We've had several new TT's, both "cheapo" and "high quality" manufacturers. We've been real lucky that they were all decent, no lemons. But, a couple of the less expensive ones were built better than the more expensive ones. I don't think it matters at all what brand is "better" or not. It's how carefully that unit was manufactured that day it was built (the old don't buy one made on Friday or Monday) We've always liked the less fancy ones, never liked all the foo foo stuff some brands stick on their units. Gotta look 'em over real careful before buying and you need to know what to look for and what you're doing. If you don't know, take a known mechanic with you. Pay him, it's worth it.

Have had: Prowler, Lynx, Road Ranger, Frontier Flyer (probably the best), Arctic Fox (2), Trail Lite, Trail Cruiser (current), Nomad, Tahoe, Wilderness, Rainer, Komfort .........

Northwood Actic Fox. Higher quality but you are going to pay for it.