Have looked at both brands. Agree on the storage part, which is key. Not much room in a TC and hard to pack all your stuff when you lose the truck bed!
My experience is with 2 older AF campers. Had an 05. Sold it in AK before we moved back and bought an 03. Both 860 (old model of the 811). Aluminum frame on the first one, wood frame on the 03. No issues with either.
I've had very few issues and am happy with the quality of AF campers. Appliances, etc are basically all the same, but the build quality of AF is solid also. Have used ours pretty aggressively, frost heaves on highway, fair amount of bouncing around on dirt roads, washboard, potholes. Nothing has ever come loose or misaligned.
Find the one that fits you. The biggest thing you can do is keep the camper out of the weather when storing it. Cover and or tarp will go as far towards making it last a long time as buying a more expensive camper will.
