Travel Trailers Picking the right one
Good afternoon my wife and I are looking at buying a Travel trailer and I have no idea where to start looking as far as quality. We know what style we want but how do you choose one brand over another...
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Everyone above has given you good advice. I can tell you that we like our Forest River Wildcat 5'er, but we also liked our Rockwood TT and our Keystone hybrid and our Coleman popup.
That is 3 different brands and we had good luck with all of them. No major problems, but they all had some small things that needed work when we purchased them. DH and I are both pretty handy and did all of the repair work except when our fridge went out. It was a Dometic brand and it's in over half of the RVs made.
Take the DW and look around and see what kind of floorplan you think would work. After you have found a floorplan you like, start doing some computer work and check out the different manufacturers that make that particular floorplan. You could get upward of 20 that make that SAME floorplan, maybe even more.
After you have found what you think you might like, check out the dealer. Google them, talk to people at local campgrounds, friends that have RVs, other people out shopping for RVs; well, you get the point. HAVING A GOOD DEALER is more important than getting the "best" trailer. If you have the best but don't have a dealer that will deal with any issues you have, it's not that great of a deal.
Once all of that is done, take the entire family and go spend at least 3-4 hours inside the RV. Sit around, pretend you are fixing a meal, go sit on the "throne", lay on the beds, etc. This will give you an idea of whether that particular RV will actually work for the family.
Also, keep in mind that a happy wife is a happy life!
Good luck. Looking for the right RV is one of the best things about getting into RV'ing. The next best is the good night's sleep I get while in my RV!! (I sleep better in it than I ever do at home, but I think that has something to do with where it's parked at and the fact that I don't HAVE to do anything unless I want to.)
That is 3 different brands and we had good luck with all of them. No major problems, but they all had some small things that needed work when we purchased them. DH and I are both pretty handy and did all of the repair work except when our fridge went out. It was a Dometic brand and it's in over half of the RVs made.
Take the DW and look around and see what kind of floorplan you think would work. After you have found a floorplan you like, start doing some computer work and check out the different manufacturers that make that particular floorplan. You could get upward of 20 that make that SAME floorplan, maybe even more.
After you have found what you think you might like, check out the dealer. Google them, talk to people at local campgrounds, friends that have RVs, other people out shopping for RVs; well, you get the point. HAVING A GOOD DEALER is more important than getting the "best" trailer. If you have the best but don't have a dealer that will deal with any issues you have, it's not that great of a deal.
Once all of that is done, take the entire family and go spend at least 3-4 hours inside the RV. Sit around, pretend you are fixing a meal, go sit on the "throne", lay on the beds, etc. This will give you an idea of whether that particular RV will actually work for the family.
Also, keep in mind that a happy wife is a happy life!
Good luck. Looking for the right RV is one of the best things about getting into RV'ing. The next best is the good night's sleep I get while in my RV!! (I sleep better in it than I ever do at home, but I think that has something to do with where it's parked at and the fact that I don't HAVE to do anything unless I want to.)
