Any warnings on brands to beware of?
I posted a few months ago about looking to upgrade our 2015 Jayco 19FRB to a similar size trailer but with one slide. After hours looking at floor plans, I've found a few that would work for us, from...
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based on all the folks I know with trailers
a) we've all been happy with the quality of the trailers we have from varous brands. Yes minor issues but nothing major.
b) IMHO what's more important is the dealer quality and floorplan. Find a decent dealer that will (a) do a very good PDI (b) have qualified service personel (c) willing to actually get the mfg to cover warranty issues if they arise. Then find a floorplan you like.
c) There are two big mfg. Thor: makes airstream, keystone, crossroads, cruiser, drv, dutchman, heartland, highland ridge, jayko, k-z, living light, redwood, starcraft, venture.
Forest River: makes Forest river, cardinal, cedar creek, rpod, cheroke, flagstaff, salem, rockwood, sandpiper, sierra, wildwood and more
and for each "brand" underneath are more brands. For example keystone has 24 brands, which include outback, montana, cougar, sprinter, hideout, larado, impact, and more....
and then you will find that as an example sprinter and outback have models that are almost identical. Why? One reason is that a franchise may have sprinter but then another franchise has outback. A way to keep dealers happy.
a) we've all been happy with the quality of the trailers we have from varous brands. Yes minor issues but nothing major.
b) IMHO what's more important is the dealer quality and floorplan. Find a decent dealer that will (a) do a very good PDI (b) have qualified service personel (c) willing to actually get the mfg to cover warranty issues if they arise. Then find a floorplan you like.
c) There are two big mfg. Thor: makes airstream, keystone, crossroads, cruiser, drv, dutchman, heartland, highland ridge, jayko, k-z, living light, redwood, starcraft, venture.
Forest River: makes Forest river, cardinal, cedar creek, rpod, cheroke, flagstaff, salem, rockwood, sandpiper, sierra, wildwood and more
and for each "brand" underneath are more brands. For example keystone has 24 brands, which include outback, montana, cougar, sprinter, hideout, larado, impact, and more....
and then you will find that as an example sprinter and outback have models that are almost identical. Why? One reason is that a franchise may have sprinter but then another franchise has outback. A way to keep dealers happy.
