Jayco fith wheels

[Bostonbill]

Can anyone provide info if you have owned a Jayco? Looking to buy one but can't find reviews. Thanks

[P_E_Kemp]

We ordered a 09 Jayco Eagle 313RKS and since it has had many + and -'s. We have gone through 3 slide motors for the big slide. Jayco did help us even when the warranty was up 50-50 deal. Ours is a rear kitchen and we are on our 3rd Norcold fridge door and the last time there was nothing stored on the door shelves. We travel 6-8 months a year all seasons and polar package is lip service, when the furnace is on it's warm when it shuts down you're chilly. It's probably a decent vacation and camping rig but long term travel no way.

[Flapper]

Starting the second season with ours. To date, the only issue was the outside shower handle dribbled.....from initial walk through to almost 5000 miles on it, nothing else wrong. Other brands may have had nicer floor plans, more slides, etc. but in the end, this being our first 5'er, the 2 year warranty was what sold us on it. And it's beginning to look like we won't have to make any claims on it.....

[ol_Bombero-JC]

brirene wrote:
Mine is 10 yrs old having bought it used 6 yrs ago. Haven't had any problems with it. Still solid. Just the usual regular maintenance. Will look at Jayco again when its time to move on.

Ditto.
2006 Designer. Bought new.
Never any problems.
Never needed the 2 year warranty.

Previously had TTs, MHs, slide in camper.

Would buy another Jayco (if I was looking)..;)

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[sayoung]

SkiSmuggs wrote:

roamermatt wrote:
Are Jayco considered a "4-season" trailer? Are the walls & ceiling well-insulated, and are the tanks insulated as well? Would you use a Jayco for fulltiming?

It depends on the model. The Pinnacle line is considered 4 season.

Our Eagle has what Jayco calls the "Polar Package" and is rated to be livable to 0 deg F.Been camping when it was 17 and no problems.

[Sonora108]

When we were looking for a new 5th Wheel it came down to Jayco or our current 5ver. It was a hard decision but ended up with our Artic Fox. I am not saying one is better than the other it was just that I was swayed by the old addage, if she isn't happy ---- you know the rest.

[edatlanta]

My Designer is rated for 4 season. I have lived in it full time for almost 4 years and never a cold related problem. When below freezing is forecast I unhook my external water hose and just live off the the internal fresh water tank. No worries about the hose or my pressure regulator freezing. This past winter it was down to 9 degrees a couple of mornings and in the teens all during the next day. Nothing froze, not even me.

I was in central Alabama during the winter and I do have an external 150 gallon propane tank that I use during the winter on my home base site so I did use the furnace during the time below freezing.

[SkiSmuggs]

roamermatt wrote:
Are Jayco considered a "4-season" trailer? Are the walls & ceiling well-insulated, and are the tanks insulated as well? Would you use a Jayco for fulltiming?

It depends on the model. The Pinnacle line is considered 4 season.

[rodknocker]

We have an 03 Designer Elite, lived in it full time for 2.5 years in No Alabama. We have taken several long trips winter and summer. In fact, we were in CO and UT over Christmas and New Years this year, had lowest temps in UT at 8 below zero. We have never had an issue. Ours was bought 4 season prepped. We do take normal precautions like heated water hose, no "traps" in the drain hose, etc.

[Us_out_West]

roamermatt wrote:
Are Jayco considered a "4-season" trailer? Are the walls & ceiling well-insulated, and are the tanks insulated as well? Would you use a Jayco for fulltiming?

Construction details

We tend to follow the weather...South in the winter and North in the summer.

Our Pinnacle works great in all climates.

[roamermatt]

Are Jayco considered a "4-season" trailer? Are the walls & ceiling well-insulated, and are the tanks insulated as well? Would you use a Jayco for fulltiming?

[firedguy]

AZ T&T wrote:

firedguy wrote:
Our experience with our 36REQS is that the fit and finish of the "Amish"built cabinetry could be much better for a unit with a msrp of $72k. We live in the desert and had wood splitting issues on the dining table, entertainment unit and an overhead light support. Jayco warranty fixed the big issues but the fit and finish remains as we received it. On a scale of 1-10 I rate The 2011 Pinnacle a 7.

No excuse for the fit and finish. You probably already know this, but in case you don't : living in the Phoenix area it's helpfull to keep a open water container inside the rig while it's being stored. We have 2 buckets, 1 in the kitchen sink and 1 in the shower, that we keep full of water. This really helps with things drying out, including anything glued like walll paper and cabinets.

Great reminder. We leave buckets in the house all summer while we are gone. Humidity is 5% today.

[AZ_T_T]

firedguy wrote:
Our experience with our 36REQS is that the fit and finish of the "Amish"built cabinetry could be much better for a unit with a msrp of $72k. We live in the desert and had wood splitting issues on the dining table, entertainment unit and an overhead light support. Jayco warranty fixed the big issues but the fit and finish remains as we received it. On a scale of 1-10 I rate The 2011 Pinnacle a 7.

No excuse for the fit and finish. You probably already know this, but in case you don't : living in the Phoenix area it's helpfull to keep a open water container inside the rig while it's being stored. We have 2 buckets, 1 in the kitchen sink and 1 in the shower, that we keep full of water. This really helps with things drying out, including anything glued like walll paper and cabinets.

[Hazema]

We did all the research and picked up a Jaco a couple of months ago. I'm very happy with our decision so far.

[zedd]

2stepn wrote:
Check out this Jayco site.

http://www.jaycoowners.com/

You beat me to it. 🙂 Lots of good info there.

We bought ours used in 2010. Haven't had any issues with it. Quality seems to be good and it's just the right size for me, wife, & dogs. When/if we upgrade, a Jayco will be the first on our list to look at.