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audiodane wrote:bikendan wrote:
first, finding a used Northwood or Outdoors RV product east of the Rockies will not be easy.
second, Riverstone has only been around for 2-3 years and never made a TT, just 5th wheels.
third, doubt if Cedar Creek ever made TT's. if they did, it's been many years ago.
fourth, PrimeTime is owned by FR also. i own one and love it. it offered a lot of things found on more expensive TTs.
have you actually looked at any of the brands in your list?
out of your list, i would put Grand Design at the top.
Thnks @bikendan,
Thanks for your feedback! To answer your question, I have been researching for the better part of several of the last few months. We have walked trhough a few dozen models (none listed above), and have looked online at well over 200 (and seeing the similarities now).
This thread started when I started learning the general consensus that "the best TT's are marginally less crummy than the worst." That was somewhat (okay, a lot) discouraging. We don't really care about new vs used, so my current thinking is if there are better quality brands out there, then we have no problem waiting for an older-model but higher quality TT. That's what my list above of about 4-5 models is all about... Identifying the floorplans that work for us across several higher quality (hopefully) brands.
How has your PrimeTIme been quality-wise? Better, worse, or on-par with the the fix-or-repair-every-trip that I hear about with some other FR brands?
cheers,
..dane
โOct-23-2018 06:49 AM
โOct-23-2018 06:31 AM
bikendan wrote:
first, finding a used Northwood or Outdoors RV product east of the Rockies will not be easy.
second, Riverstone has only been around for 2-3 years and never made a TT, just 5th wheels.
third, doubt if Cedar Creek ever made TT's. if they did, it's been many years ago.
fourth, PrimeTime is owned by FR also. i own one and love it. it offered a lot of things found on more expensive TTs.
have you actually looked at any of the brands in your list?
out of your list, i would put Grand Design at the top.
โOct-23-2018 02:01 AM
audiodane wrote:
Possibles:
- Northwood Nash 29S: really great floorplan! but 32.5' (getting kinda long)
- OutdoorsRV Black Rock 23BKS: great length! but no couch
- ~2010'ish KZ Spree 289KS: wow, quad bunkhouse under 31'!
- Grand Designs Imagine 2800BH: serious axle ratings, deep slideout
Nope:
- Riverstone Legacy: turns out this is a F.R. brand; unless they were independant early on (couldn't find any news whether or not they were aquired though)
- DRV: no bumper pull models available
- Cedar Creek (also F.R. owned... or at least is now?)
- New Horizons: no bumper pull models available
- Camplite: too small (need to sleep ~6-8)
- Casita: too small (need to sleep ~6-8)
- Oliver: too small (need to sleep ~6-8)
- Lance: too small (need to sleep ~6-8)
Dunno?
- Keystone: any good?
- PrimeTime: any good? (Tracer 274BH)
cheers,
..dane
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mobeewan wrote:
Looking at the trailers on Forrest Rivers web site it looks like the Alpha Wolf is a higher end level of trailer. One of the features mentioned is an extreme weather package meaning it is probably a 4 season trailer with a winter package of some sort.
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