Which one?

One thing to look at is the underside. Take a look underneath and see if it's just bare wood or it has a protective plastic of some sort.

Have you had a chance to visit these units in person or are simply viewing them online? When you ask; "Which one?", are you feeling those two units are so close a match that you are having trouble deciding? I don't own either one, so I can't speak from an ownership point of view, but I have a few dealers near me that have those models on their lots. I can take a look and create an opinion if you feel that may help you with your decision.

I own a Kimberley Kamper and have truly enjoyed it for more than 10 years. Great product. We have towed it from California to Montana, up through Canada and onwards to Alaska. I understand the need to pick the right product and model.

I've looked at both online. The Jayco website offers a few more details. I'm a little bit more familiar with the Jayco trailers and would lean that way if I were buying (Jayco was on our short list when we bought our Minnie). BUT, I suggest you contact both companies and see how they will handle any problems covered by warranty. Will Jayco or Flagstaff authorize warranty repairs at a RV dealership near you. I would also check on their ability to ship parts and at what cost while under warranty. Pop up trailers are very durable if taken care of and we had a Starcraft popup that served us well for 10 years. Although we love the ammenities of a travel trailer, we miss sleeping under the canvas and the open air feeling of a pop-up.

Welcome to the forum! My wife and I have been watching some television series that were filmed in New Zealand and your country is absolutely beautiful. Many years ago, we had some neighbors that were older & retired and the had visited your country and spoke so highly about it. Once you have a camper, I do hope you will share some stories and pics about camping in New Zealand.

I would import from AUS

BroncosFan wrote:
I would import from AUS

+1 on that. Australia has a lot of good looking campers. I wish we had them here in the states.

Thanks for the replies. Neither of these models are available here in New Zealand through a dealer so I haven't seen them up close, although I have viewed a couple of used imports. By buying from outside the US I will not have a warranty so it's important not to have too many problems. That's why I wonder which brand is considered to be of better quality.
The Australian made Jaycos are quite a bit more expensive and from what I read, certainly have had quality issues.
Yes, New Zealand is a beautiful country but then so is the US - we have made a few trips over the years and really enjoyed it.
One difficulty in buying from the US is just trying to find dealer's that will even reply to my emails. Ideally I would buy from somewhere near LA to keep the internal freight costs down. However most dealers just won't reply - maybe they think it's going to be too much trouble - even though I'm arranging the shipping.
Once again thanks for the responses so far.

I live in Los Angeles. My first two pups were brought from a dealer that abandoned pups in the recession. They were both coleman/fleetwood. A couple of years ago we were ready for number 3, and we checked out 3 dealerships - selling Jayco, Starcraft (which is actually also a Jayco), and Coachman. I thought the coachman was pretty flimsy. I sort of liked the Jayco, but hated the dealer. I also hated the starcraft dealer. So, I can see how it is difficult to get much out of them.

scbwr wrote:
I've looked at both online. The Jayco website offers a few more details. I'm a little bit more familiar with the Jayco trailers and would lean that way if I were buying (Jayco was on our short list when we bought our Minnie). BUT, I suggest you contact both companies and see how they will handle any problems covered by warranty. Will Jayco or Flagstaff authorize warranty repairs at a RV dealership near you. I would also check on their ability to ship parts and at what cost while under warranty. Pop up trailers are very durable if taken care of and we had a Starcraft popup that served us well for 10 years. Although we love the ammenities of a travel trailer, we miss sleeping under the canvas and the open air feeling of a pop-up.

Welcome to the forum! My wife and I have been watching some television series that were filmed in New Zealand and your country is absolutely beautiful. Many years ago, we had some neighbors that were older & retired and the had visited your country and spoke so highly about it. Once you have a camper, I do hope you will share some stories and pics about camping in New Zealand.

Common mistake made by people from North America , Jayco is getting more influence from European Caravans, that is Gerry Ryan's separate Company nothing to do with the U.S. Jayco, different products and a Amish workforce

BroncosFan wrote:
I would import from AUS

New Zealand has. lot of European Campers, but Australian Caravans are making a mark, although they are much heavier and longer than the lighter European Units. There are US Travel Trailers sold as well. The domestic industry was basically wiped out by some stupid decisions made by the then Government in the 1980's. Most locally produced RV's are Class C Motorhomes built on Sprinter, Ducato, IVECO or Japanese light Trucks Isuzu, and Mitsubishi

toe2tow wrote:
Have you had a chance to visit these units in person or are simply viewing them online? When you ask; "Which one?", are you feeling those two units are so close a match that you are having trouble deciding? I don't own either one, so I can't speak from an ownership point of view, but I have a few dealers near me that have those models on their lots. I can take a look and create an opinion if you feel that may help you with your decision.

I own a Kimberley Kamper and have truly enjoyed it for more than 10 years. Great product. We have towed it from California to Montana, up through Canada and onwards to Alaska. I understand the need to pick the right product and model.

There are a lot of manufacturers like that in Australia. Pop Up Campers are rare in NZ, more into European Caravans and MH's I have travelled all over NZ and my Wife is from Wellington