shopping for trailer

[jotityra]

Last year I bought a new Ram 1500 and gave up the idea of going to a class C. I went trailer shopping today and found a coleman camper at camping world we liked. I did a little research before we went to find out who makes coleman. Finding out it was Dutchmen, a name i've heard of, I was ok with it. Well on the side of the camper there is a sticker that says manufactured by the Keystone RV company. :? does keystone manufacture for dutchmen?? I like the camper and really dont care who makes it, i'm just looking into this. It looks alot like my 2004 coachmen spirit of america we had. Not much has changed although it does have a few more amenities my coachmen didnt. Power awning with LED bar, 4 stabilizer jacks, bluetooth stereo with exterior speakers. It's a nice unit on sale for 13,150. It's a 2017 CTS274BH. I have some work to finish up on the house before i buy this, but I may pull the trigger on this rig.

[jotityra]

My how time flies! I did not buy the coleman camper, life happens and plans change. Now, a short 2 years later, we just bought a 2015 Jayco Jay flight 26BH. We pick it up on Wednesday. We can't wait to get back to camping and make some new memories. Here are a few pictures.

[DutchmenSport]

ThorIndustries: Not sure how this will format:

Pop H TT 5er TH MH Dest Trailer


Airstream
Bison
CrossRoads
Cruiser RV
DRV




Dutchmen
Aerolite
Aspen Trail
Coleman
Denali
Kodiak
Razorback
Rubicon
Voltage

Entegra

Heartland RV

Highland Ridge
Highlander TT 5er TT-TH
Light TT 5er
Mesa Ridge TT 5er
Open Range 3x 5er
Open Range Roamer TT 5er
Open Range Ultra Lite TT

Jayco
Designer 5er
Eagle TT 5er
Eagle HT TT 5er
Hummingbird TT
Jay Feather H TT
Jay Flight TT
Jay Flight Bungalow
Dest Trailer
Jay Flight SLX TT
Jay Sport Pop
North Point 5er
Octane Super Lite TH
Octane Super Lite TH
Pinnacle 5er
Seismic Wave TH
Seismic Wave TH
White Hawk TT

Keystone RV
Alpine 5er
Avelanche 5er
Bullet TT
Carbon TT 5er TH
Cougar TT TH
Cougar Half Ton 5er
Cougar X lite TT 5er
Fuzion 5er TH
Hideout TT 5er
Impact TT 5er TH
Laredo TT 5er
Montana 5er
Montana High Country 5er
Outback TT 5er TH
Passport TT
Passport Elite TT
Premier TT
Raptor 5er TH
Residence

Dest Trailer
Retreat

Dest Trailer
Springdale TT 5er
Springdale Campfire TT
Sprinter Wide Body TT 5er
Summerland TT

KZ
Connect H TT
Durango 5er
Escape H TT TH
Sidewinder 5er TH
Sportsmen TT 5er
Sportsmen Classic H TT TH
Sportsmen LE TT
Sportster 5er TH
Spree TT
Venom 5er TH

[rbpru]

At this point it is hard to tell what if any consolidation has happened in the TT industry.

The RV industry is booming so there is little incentive to change the status quo.

The main point is the majority of the TT market is price driven. More cost, more features. The quality seems to be uniform across the industry.

Some brands are known for their higher quality or unique construction which is also reflected in their price.

[jotityra]

old guy wrote:
remember this when they are built by one company and put another name on it, it was built for coleman specifications, not always a good thing. be darn sure you do a total inspection and I'm talking total

Have a bad experience with coleman campers?

[Lwiddis]

This TT seems ok. Impressive grey and black holding tanks at 42 gallons each. Good for extended dry/boondocking.

[old_guy]

remember this when they are built by one company and put another name on it, it was built for coleman specifications, not always a good thing. be darn sure you do a total inspection and I'm talking total

[Second_Chance]

Thor Industries owns:
Airstream
Bison
CrossRoads
Cruiser
DRV
Dutchmen
Integra
Heartland
Highland Ridge
Jayco
Keystone
K-Z
Livin' Lite
Redwood
Starcraft RV
Thor Motor Coach
Venture RV

There are very few independent companies in the RV business - especially after the 2008 apocalypse.

Rob