Thread: Camper brands good/bad

Since it's going to be under a roof I'd block under the frame and remove the wheels. Give it a solid foundation. Don't use the jack stabilizers. Hope the wheels can be used on other trailers. My camper is 26 ft, I'd use no less than 4 blocks per frame rail.
Mine is a '98 model, bought used with some damages repaired, I've made a few too. It has a slide out dinette. Not suppose to block under a slide out, the flex of the trailer by the wheels causes damage to the slide out. Heavy weights at the dinette has caused the siding to split at the top of the opening of mine. With the frame blocked I'd block under the slide out.

I have a Keystone product and I'm pulling it in for a new A/C unit, refrigerator, hot water heater, slide seal repair, sensors-detectors replacement, and a Furnace update kit. I bought used and my Keystone is as good as my Class A Fleetwood was. All will have issues used, the problem nowadays is all will have a problem new too.

I gave $12K for this one and it was garage kept for most of its life. That still doesn't keep the Mechanical's from aging. Oh and updating the Antenna too.

I use to do maintenance work for a Camping World on there faculties not campers. If I walk thru there facilities and saw or was told by an employee of an electrical or plumbing problem. I didn’t have to have an approval for anyone. The manager only ask me to do one thing, that was to keep OSHA from finding any safety issues. When I was up grading to a larger camper I didn’t have much choice on where to trade and I didn’t have any problem with warranty work or cost the manager took care of it. That is the only reason I used them. I saw from the inside what went on for repairs and cost of repairs. I can’t recommend them for anything new or used. I was told by a service manager that the heavier campers are better built.

Very informative so far as we are considering getting in the market

I agree with the heavier the better statement. Those old Holiday Ramblers were as heavy as they could be. They were certainly built well. In the 90's electrical work dried up. I wired a new camper shop. When that job was done. I got laid off. The shop owner hired me on the spot. I spent 2 years working at that Jayco dealer. Some brands are definitely built better than others. Got to put a slide out back in a trailer. The owners kids ran it out while at a gas station. Owner takes off and removes the slide out from the trailer on one of the ballards protecting the pumps. The slide out came into the shop on a roll back

Avoid anything made during COVID 2020-22. campers made very fast with not enough workers to meet the demand. Grand Design, Montana, are two that most people like. I have a 2019 Grand Design and its a good product. Keep in mind that every time you move your camper its like an earthquake to your house. Things get damaged. Slides are fine as long as you take care of them. If you are setting it up under a roof as stationary, you will avoid most of the major concerns on campers.

Originally Posted by Rojo

I have a Keystone product and I'm pulling it in for a new A/C unit, refrigerator, hot water heater, slide seal repair, sensors-detectors replacement, and a Furnace update kit. I bought used and my Keystone is as good as my Class A Fleetwood was. All will have issues used, the problem nowadays is all will have a problem new too.

100% true my friend.


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