RV manufactures

Airstream, Artic Fox, And I would look into Livin light, all aluminum units, there are other good brands of TT but these came to mind.

No matter the answer you still get lucky or not. When we bought new Holiday Rambler with very good reviews turned out to be a biggest piece of junk and right from dealer. All the hidden stuff you couldn't see. Like the drain pipe with plumbing strap around it (behind wall) held in with screw drilled into pipe. Lemon from day 1 even with all the good info from others. Nobody in our family has never bought a new RV since this junker. And most of the very good maufactures couldn't compete with shoddy work of the "staple as fast as you can" manufactures. IMO quality has come up a bit in last few years, but be very careful.

"opinions" on this matter are all over the map, what is "good" to one person just may be a total "lemon" for another.

Rather than concentrating on brand quality you are better off finding a RV that suits your taste.

"opinions" on this matter are all over the map, what is "good" to one person just may be a total "lemon" for another.

Rather than concentrating on brand quality you are better off finding a RV that suits your taste.

Wish I would of said it like that in above post . My thoughts exactly!!!!

I've said this many times but once more won't hurt. Find a manufacturer that has the floorplan you want. Then find the local dealer. Visit and speak to those bringing their unit in for service and see what they have to say.

All brands do have lemons but one manufacture I would avoid is Dutchmen.

path1 wrote:

"opinions" on this matter are all over the map, what is "good" to one person just may be a total "lemon" for another.

Rather than concentrating on brand quality you are better off finding a RV that suits your taste.

Wish I would of said it like that in above post . My thoughts exactly!!!!

Yep, well stated...
Washington State, Dry Side, Walla Walla

These topics never end well because there are so many opinions on brands. So find a good floorplan at as good of a price as possible, inspect the TT very well and have the tech show you everything to make sure it works well. And make sure you buy from a reputable dealer that has great service. You may want to buy from a dealer that is closer than an hour away, because almost every TT has some things that have to be fixed or replaced under warranty.

Doug33 wrote:
These topics never end well because there are so many opinions on brands. So find a good floorplan at as good of a price as possible, inspect the TT very well and have the tech show you everything to make sure it works well. And make sure you buy from a reputable dealer that has great service. You may want to buy from a dealer that is closer than an hour away, because almost every TT has some things that have to be fixed or replaced under warranty.

Correct!

I would add in that if you are wanting slides, make SURE you can get around the slides when they are IN. This is extremely important since often times the floor layout is BLOCKED when the slides are in.

While you may not ever use the RV with the slides in, often times when you store the trailer you may need to store it with the slides in...

Another point of contention is quality vs leaks, this is a never ending heated discussion.

There are only two types of RVs, one that is leaking and one the WILL be leaking.

If this is your first RV, be prepared to do battle with never ending leaks. RVs unlike stick and bricks homes tend to flex a lot, this tends to break the caulking around any opening from the roof down over time.

Many on the forum seem to feel that no RV should ever leak and therefore never check the caulking. Then after one or two years sign up to forums like this and badmouth the manufacturer and the dealer when they discover major water damage.

Hence the reason as to my first statement, don't worry so much about manufacturer brand quality.

:R Thanks all for responding. I guess it's all a******shoot. :h