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kfp673
Explorer II
Jul 16, 2018

Venture Sporttrek??

Hello All,

Any Venture owners out there? We are looking for a new trailer and a local dealer now carries this brand. I see they are owned by KZ who has Thor as the parent, but they are offering some very unique floor plans for a travel trailer. We went and walked through one of their touring addition floor plans STT343VBH which was a great floor plan for a large trailer. Our concern however is quality. I can t find much on line of owners with experience. We are mostly comparing to Jayco Eagle or even the basic Jayco Jay Flight. Also compared it to the Grandesign Imagine which are super nice but we were not in love with any floor plan. Also, not really sure I felt it was any nicer than the Venture or Jayco.

Also, when I compare websites I am trying to compare their construction sections to see if anything jumps out, but I end up cross eyed trying to figure out the differences. Especially between Venture and Jayco. Only difference I could feel was a bit softer floor feeling in the venture vs Jayco.

So.. Any owners out there like to share feedback? Anyone else have thoughts on this brand? Jayco offers the 2 yr warranty which is definitely nice, but the venture has the floor plan we like and is loaded with features. Would love to hear thoughts. Thanks!
  • Thanks SoundGuy. As we walked through it I did not see it as more entry level than KZ. Having a KZ dealer near me we walked them as well and actually felt quite the opposite. Especially with the "touring edition" of the Venture, it is very similar in appointment to the Jayco and very similar cost as well. I could be totally wrong, but that was my feeling. Problem is I cant seem to find any owners to tell me if it's total junk or built as well as Jayco. Thanks again!
  • kfp673 wrote:
    Any Venture owners out there?

    Would love to hear thoughts.


    I'm not a Venture owner but I did have the opportunity to go through one when the line was first introduced with a couple of factory reps who were visiting my local Coachmen dealer, trying to convince him to take on the line (which he later declined). As you say, Venture was set up and owned by K-Z as a separate entity because they wanted to introduce a more entry level trailer compared to the K-Z Spree, which I happened to own at the time. It also would allow them to license dealers (such as my own Coachmen dealer) to carry this line without infringing on agreements with nearby K-Z Spree dealers. I wouldn't compare a Venture to a Jayco Eagle which is a more premium trailer.