Travel Trailers

One thing about brands . A Dutchman of a few years ago ( just one example) is not owned , made? By the same people ? Or plant ? That they were a few years back . Fleetwood sold off their brand names to others. Some that were good went down hill yet some got better. I’ve been hearing my Open Range that was sold to Jayco then sold to Thor are no longer the quality built units they were just a couple years back.

Best of luck

Artum Snowbird wrote:
Well you find out what his price range is, what he has to tow it with first.

Then find out if he wants a trailer for himself, a couple, or a family with pets.

Then find out what he intends to do with it. Park it in a park, take it boondocking, use it in all seasons.

Then come back and give us that information, and get some help. Millions of people are very happy with their units, but having skills to repair them or an unlimited amount of money and patience to have someone else fix simple things is essential.

^^^^^^^^
best answer
lots of variables.

I think its time for your friend to do something besides ask you....and then blame you for anything going wrong after purchasing the recommendation you made.

I would avoid Coachman. During the course of my RV repair career, I noticed that they were more notably the "leakers" in the industry. The poor quality allows rain to intrude causing thousands of dollars in damages.

Well you find out what his price range is, what he has to tow it with first.

Then find out if he wants a trailer for himself, a couple, or a family with pets.

Then find out what he intends to do with it. Park it in a park, take it boondocking, use it in all seasons.

Then come back and give us that information, and get some help. Millions of people are very happy with their units, but having skills to repair them or an unlimited amount of money and patience to have someone else fix simple things is essential.

I've had 3 campers and had minimal problems with each. Each one had a couple initial warranty items that were fixed promptly. After that, all 3 were good campers, except for stuff I goofed up myself.

First was a Dutchmen
Second was a Keystone Springdale
Third was a Keystone Outback

Of the 3, I think the Outback has been the best.