Jay Flight 195RB

SoundGuy wrote:

AAV8R wrote:
And Sound Guy if you'd like to buy me an airstream I'd be ok with that.

You don't have to buy an Airstream to do far better than this particular trailer you've selected. A few examples why ......

Three years ago we downsized from a triple bunk bed KZ Spree to our current couple's trailer that is just 10" longer than this Jayco so let's look at a few details.

This Jayco is a single axle, mine is a double axle so it will unquestionably tow better and back into campsites much more easily.

How you're going to live with any trailer with a CCC of just 555 lbs before even allowing for the weight of any options or accessories is a mystery to me. I have over a ton of available CCC.

I have a 14' power awning, this Jayco for whatever reason has just a 10' awning. Heck, some popup trailers have awnings longer than that!

For some unknown reason this Jayco appears to offer access to the pass through storage area from just the curb side of the trailer, mine has huge storage compartment hatch doors on both sides.

This Jayco is 7' wide with no slide so it's going to be really tight inside, mine is 8' with a sofa slide.

Since it's just 7' wide with no slide the dinette in this Jayco will be suitable for seating just two. I don't have a dinette at all as we normally eat outside when camping, for those few occasions we do want to eat inside we do that easily seated at the sofa. Since the sofa is narrower than a dinette and ours is located in a slide the amount of open floor space we have in our trailer that is only 10" longer than this Jayco will be substantial.

The bathroom in mine is about as small as you'd want so you can be sure the bathroom in this Jayco which is only 7' wide will be equally tiny.

This Jayco will have a small under counter 3 cu ft fridge, mine has a full size 6 cu ft fridge. Friends of ours own a Starcraft Launch 21FBS that's exactly the same as our Freedom Express but it has an 8 cu ft fridge.

This Jayco has a manual light pilot water heater, mine has a DSI water heater with the electric heating element option.

This Jayco has ridiculously low capacity holding tanks, mine has 30 gal tanks which many would consider absolute minimum. The Jayco black tank being only 9 gals, my guess is the waste tank isn't under the trailer floor as normally would be the case but is likely what forms the base of the toilet, sitting above floor, just as was the case with the toilet used in the Fleetwood highwall popup campers a few years ago. With the grey water tank only holding 15 gals you'd better count on offloading constantly if you expect to use that shower at all.

The bed in my trailer is a short queen but I've extended it to a full 80", the bed in the current 2016 / 2017 version of my trailer now comes standard with a full size 80" queen bed. I can't tell from the floorplan of this Jayco but it's a pretty good guess it's a short queen. Fine for those 5' 6" and shorter, really annoying for those any taller.

This Jayco comes with one 20 lb propane tank, most trailers including mine would include two tanks, either 20 lb or 30 lb each.

Mine came standard with a 13,500 BTU A/C, with this Jayco a 13,500 BTU A/C is an option. Hard to imagine a wall mounted 8000 BTU A/C would cool this size trailer efficiently.

This Jayco has a 2 burner stove and no oven, mine came standard with a 3 burner stove plus an oven.

Good grief, this Jayco only comes with two stabilizers when four should be the minimum on any trailer.

The list could go on ................................ :R

And as a reminder - this has nothing to do with this trailer being a Jayco as there are plenty out there that are similarly lacking in features. The devil is in the details. ;)

But hey, buy what you want, I only offered comment based on years of my own RVing because you asked. :S And FWIW, I've never had a desire to own an Airstream myself so I can't imagine why I'd buy one for anyone else. :R

Good luck with it! :B

Posts like this bother me....and the only reason i found this post was because i was doing a search on this particular model. The original post was asking if anyone has one, not can you please compare your trailer to mine. I've owned all kinds of Jayco products, everything from a pop-up to a 32 foot quad bunk .... and at the end of the day, they all do the same. some better than others, all depends on your needs. My Jaycos would put this poster's trailer to shame, if we want to start comparing ....but why?? Now i am in the process of buying a 195RB. It's perfect for the wife and i. Nice queen bed in the front, with access on both sides, a small dinette that doesn't take up a lot of space, perfect, because we rarely eat inside, the wall A/C, and by the way, i had an Ar-One with the same unit, and cooled it wonderfully, a 10 foot electric awning, plenty of inside and outside storage in a light weight package that looks **** nice ....plus, if it's like my other Jayflights, it will be a good reliable trailer ....the best bang for your buck on the market, still after 15 years of production. Picking it up this saturday, looking forward to using it, and enjoying what it's meant for .....camping!