What Brands

I think everybody will agree airstream is best. Pricy, however. When I looked around I picked Northwood based on the Frame more than anything. I RV mainly in Mexico, the land of speed bumps. You may also want to look at Lance, but I felt the finishing was inferior to Northwood. Once again price.

Just ignore all the other answers. Open Range is by far the best brand. Aren't you glad you asked?

3oaks wrote:
And over on the Northwood Association Forum, owners say the late model Arctic Fox trailers are still among the best but not as good as they used to make them. Quality of fit and finish has slipped.

Choosing a new TT is a toss up. Each manufacturer has its pros and cons. I think owner maintenance is the key and being handy at fixing minor issues really helps. Even a brand new trailer can become a fixer upper pretty quick.

X2. We love Northwood, we prefer AF but they are expensive. They are very strong built for off road and I strongly recommend them if you plan to boon-dock.

There is no right brand. Look at floor plans that meet your needs and review build techniques that fit your budget

I recommend the Jayco Jay Flight Series. They are built very good with excellent features. They also have customer service second to none.

I don't recommend the glued together laminated fiberglass/filon trailers. Seen to many 'new' and used of any brand, where the glued failed and the wall was coming apart (delaminating).

I would stick to a true, none laminated roof and floor at least if you must go with laminated walls.

From what I've seen from the many dealer walk throughs I've seen at Northern Indiana dealers, Jayco Jay Flight build quality/materials can't be beat. Then add the standard or optional features, and you have a luxury camper. Price wise, I seen trailers build like Junk with subpar appliances and features costing up to $10,000 more than the Jay Flights.

Do your own walk throughs and pay attention to materials. I stay away from anything build with Styrofoam or particle board in the structure.

Don't get me wrong, there's other brands of trailers I'd consider based on floorplans that Jayco doesn't carry, but there's a large list of makers I will not consider at all.

I'd look first of all at structure materials, plywood vs particle board, I-beam frame vs stamped and bolted frame, and others, and look at customer service as Jayco brands, Jayco & Starcraft were excellent were others were none existant. Also look at warranty and who has to do warranty work. Jayco forces their dealers to do warranty work on any Jayco product, even if bought from another dealer. If the dealer doesn't follow this practice, they will have repercussions from Jayco, as long as Jayco is told about it.

Other makers don't require that their dealers do any type of service on units bought at other dealers. In fact, on one makers website, they state how none selling dealers can refuse service. IMO, UNACCEPTABLE!

I stick with Jayco because I've had very good luck with the warranty work and customer service I've had with 2 Jayco and 1 Starcraft camper I've had.

myredracer wrote:
- not being built in Indiana

I'd run from any not being built in Indiana. I don't want Amateur night playing in my family's RV.

Elkhart county is the RV capital and for good reason!