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fla-gypsy wrote:
Nearest new AF dealer is more than 800 miles away
โJul-09-2014 07:33 PM
n7bsn wrote:fla-gypsy wrote:2012Coleman wrote:
My only problem with them is that there are no dealers in my area.
X2, it would be on my short list if you could get one here
I know they exist there, some friends drove from Texas to Florida to pickup a used 29-5T
โJul-09-2014 10:49 AM
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โJul-09-2014 07:45 AM
fla-gypsy wrote:2012Coleman wrote:
My only problem with them is that there are no dealers in my area.
X2, it would be on my short list if you could get one here
โJul-09-2014 07:28 AM
2012Coleman wrote:
My only problem with them is that there are no dealers in my area.
โJul-09-2014 07:08 AM
Wife wants to get Artic Fox or Silver Artic Fox (I don't know difference?)
You don't know the difference between an Arctic Fox and your wife? Of you don't know the difference between the Arctic Fox and the Silver Fox? That difference is amenities with the Silver Fox having more amenities. As somebody else said if the wife ain't happy neigther will you be.
How are aftermarket parts?
Are most parts available from any RV dealer? (no more backorders for manufacture specific parts, if you can even get part in couple years)
How do they hold together?
Northwood is one of the few manufacturers that make their own frames. They are solid and compared to many other RV's fairly heavy.
Got rid of 37foot 5th wheel today and have 33 trailer with camping lot to go along with 2 other campground lots. Then we will be totally mobile.
Once we get rid of the above we will be down to a 2 RV family. "My" Majestic will have to die in my arms before I get rid of "my" traveling machine. But for longer trips and staying out for more than 2 or 3 weeks I can see wives point. "My" Majestic does get small and do hate packing up camp to pick up the milk we forget to buy earlier. Not to mention it is almost at max or over max weight. Thanks to all the stuff we really don't need but somehow ends up in rv.
Arctic Fox/Silver Fox has large slideouts making the trailer/fifth wheel quite large inside. How big you need is your personal decision.
Any comments on Northwood Mfg?
They seem to have a good reputation and stand behind their warranty.
I understand they build good by many people, but they had some problems couple years ago with leaks or how they were held together some way? The one we saw at RV show, it looked like a tunnel inside with very little light. And the colors that many manufactures recently went to looks like RV is dirty before you use it. To many dark colors (browns, gray, etc) But that is wives department of inside looks.
Check out these forums as there is some discussion that prior to 2005 model year there could be delamination issues.
What do you think? Do you have one of these? How is working out for you.
I don't think we will buy new. We've already been had once by Holiday Rambler with a new RV. But keeping an eye out for used Seattle area.
How can you equate a purchase you made years ago with a potential new one today? Different companies, different times. It does not compute. If you want to purchase pre-owned that is your perogrative but don't let that past purchase influence the next purchase from a different company.
I'm not sure if we'll get trailer or 5th wheel. Would love to get a van someday, that would do away with 5th wheel, but I like how 5th wheel pulls down the road.
Get a Hensely, ProPride or PullRite hitch and the TT will pull well. This is a heavy trailer or fifth wheel so be sure you have a stout tow vehicle.
(So maybe will come down to floor plan wife falls in love with again. Strange how she can look at an RV for hours at something like how the sun will come thru window or something totally non-utilitarian in RV, she just waits me out, till I say "will you just get something and let's go" I've already honed in on the important stuff of how manufacture builds and she picks the floor plan. Has worked out great for us so far of many RV's (7). All except the Holiday Rambler that an employee at factory put a screw thru the drain pipe in bath and the leak didn't show up for long time and Holiday Rambler said "not our problem".
Your thoughts? Northwood Manufacturing
You might check out Apache Camping Center as they are a local Arctic Fox dealer.
Thanks
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