Who makes the best trailer ? - my answer
Nobody. What i have learned so far is - all trailers are junk, just of varying degrees. One could easily assume from that comment i have a horror story to tell, i don’t, i love my trailer. I’m just...
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We own a 2014 Heartland Trail Runner, purchased in November of 2013. It's had a couple of minor issues but nothing to write home about and fixed under warranty. When we bought the Trail Runner, it was our first one. Newbies! We had looked at several makes and models at various dealers and when we went to the dealer where we ultimately made our purchase, The dealer (and owner) said two things to me before showing me any campers..."I've been in this business for over 30 years and I don't care what make or model you are interested in, whether it's at my store or somewhere else, they are all junk. Every one of them." Then he said, "If you ever went to where these things are built and watched them being put together, you would never sleep in it." I really appreciated his honesty. He could have been like the other dealers and tried to fill me full of "you know what" by telling me why the campers they sold were so superior when I knew they weren't.
Even as newbies, I knew campers are built poorly because I've done construction (built my own garage-Start to finish) remodeled my whole house including re-wiring my entire house. Over the past 20 years, I've put on a new roof and sided my house. I have a woodshop and work with various species of hard and softwoods all the time. I have a good working knowledge of appliances too. I've replaced parts that have failed on washers and dryers, Ovens, Refrigerators and dishwashers.
With that knowledge and complete honesty by the dealer we still bought a camper. Why? Because it's a camper. We use them to go camping in also because what rbpru said is also true.
Try the following; build a house that you can.
• Design to build 25 of in a day.
• Mount it to a frame on wheels.
• Pull it down the road at 70 mph.
• Have your bed, bath, kitchen, microwave, tv, air conditioner and other stuff stay in place through bumps and bounces.
• Carry your water and septic.
Then pound these out with semi-skilled labor using the cheapest materials you can obtain that will survive the RV environment and sell them at the price that the average RV person will pay.
So don't get too hung up on who makes the best. Buy what you want, that fits your needs and enjoy it for what it is. A way to get away from life's everyday BS and to see things and places you might never see otherwise.
Even as newbies, I knew campers are built poorly because I've done construction (built my own garage-Start to finish) remodeled my whole house including re-wiring my entire house. Over the past 20 years, I've put on a new roof and sided my house. I have a woodshop and work with various species of hard and softwoods all the time. I have a good working knowledge of appliances too. I've replaced parts that have failed on washers and dryers, Ovens, Refrigerators and dishwashers.
With that knowledge and complete honesty by the dealer we still bought a camper. Why? Because it's a camper. We use them to go camping in also because what rbpru said is also true.
Try the following; build a house that you can.
• Design to build 25 of in a day.
• Mount it to a frame on wheels.
• Pull it down the road at 70 mph.
• Have your bed, bath, kitchen, microwave, tv, air conditioner and other stuff stay in place through bumps and bounces.
• Carry your water and septic.
Then pound these out with semi-skilled labor using the cheapest materials you can obtain that will survive the RV environment and sell them at the price that the average RV person will pay.
So don't get too hung up on who makes the best. Buy what you want, that fits your needs and enjoy it for what it is. A way to get away from life's everyday BS and to see things and places you might never see otherwise.
