Best brand 5th wheel
Hi everyone, I have just bought a new f250 diesel and I am looking for a 5th wheel camper. Most reviews for the brands that I have been looking at are described as junk. What is the best brand for qua...
Forum Discussion
goducks10 wrote:
There's really no difference in stuff from Indiana, Even the smaller (Northwood, Lance) MFG's spit out some shoddy stuff every so often. Yes you will get a pile of **** that you more than likely will have to take back to the dealer a few times if you're not the handyman type.
Just remember when looking at RV's, beauty really is only skin deep. What you'll find behind closed doors will be ugly. Lots of misleading specs from MFG, lots of glam and lots hype about their product being superior.
I own a Northwood 5th wheel and it's still rock solid entering it's 6th year of camping. It'a had a few issues caused by the MFG. The other couple issues were component MFG problems. 2 faucets and a Shurflo water pump. Those issues are right in line with any trailer made.
If I were buying today and after reading most brand forums for 5-6 years I'd probably opt for a Grand Design product. Not because I think they're built better, which I know they're not, but because of their floor plans. Northwood doesn't offer a floor plan we like. Owning a 3/4 ton I would also look hard at the Reflection travel trailer models and at the Reflection F150 models.
I used to like Jayco but since they've been bought out by Thor it seems the QC has dropped according to owners on the Jayco forum.
My pet peeve is being able to talk directly to the MFG. I know you can do that with Northood and Grand Design. Outdoors RV as well. That makes dealing with warranty items a lot easier. Many times you can call about a problem and they will just ship you the parts. Try that with Forest River, Heartland, Keystones, etc.
I would also give a look at Outdoor RV. I don't care for their floor plans either but they build a quality 5th wheel and TT.
You can call Heartland directly or whomever supports it now. Last year one panel in our shower shattered. Husband called Heartland and got instant support and they were going to ship the entire shower glass walls, but our friend who owns his own RV repair service, did it for us instead.
