For 15 years, we had a Jayco 27 BH that served us well....no slides, nice bunks, and good quality workmanship for a TT.....fast forward....kids are grown and didn’t need the bunks any more, so wife and I decided on a rear living TT. Looked at a Jayco 265 RLS SLX, and was close to buying it when I saw a Grand Design Transcend 26RLS at an RV show. Bought it a month later and have 2 trips to comment on.
Likes. Like the new smoother metal skin as opposed to the skin on our Jayco...it doesn’t have as many valleys and has a matte finish.
Like the couch/ bed in the rear as opposed to the the recliners in the rear ....no need to move and strap anything down when the slide is in.
Like the bar/ sink in the front of the kitchen....on the Jayco 265RLS, the bar extends out into the living area. Our floor plan seems more open without the bar sticking out.
Like the wider door to the pass through bathroom.
Dislikes Don’t like the storage in the bathroom.....much more towel storage in the Jayco
Don’t like not having a dedicated outside hot and cold shower...we have a cold water spray in the Universal Docking Station.
Don’t like to have one more stair to climb in the Transcend....it’s definitely taller than the Jayco.
One more thing to mention...the GD Transcend 26RLS is actually 29 feet long, plus a 3 foot tongue....not for sure where they came up with “26” in the name. So far, it’s a great, well built trailer that feels open and has plenty of room for us. Th Jayco 265 RLS is a good one too, but the GD worked better for us
Cheers and Happy Camping
