AddictedOffroad
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I am considering getting out of my 98' Coleman Sunridge pop-up and stepping up to a travel trailer.
I have a family of six. Oldest is 15, youngest is 2.5. We also have two Chocolate Labs that go with us as well.
I have been looking all over Craigslist at different models and floor plans. Ideally I would prefer a front queen and rear quad bunks. But, some of the dual bunks would work okay too since the dinette and couch offer more sleeping. I would also really like to have a dinette/Couch slide for more floor room. I have even looked at some hybrids, but the reason for the upgrade is to gain more floorspace. While the hybrid is bigger than our current pop-up its not "that" much bigger.
I have previously owned a 1991 32' Fleetwood Flair, several different pop-ups, and used my mom's 04' Coachmen Class C for a year(Complete POS BTW). Tow rig is NOT a problem as I have an 01' 7.3L Excursion with mods.
So, with that said, what brands are good quality? I have looked at the Prowler 3102BDS, and even a Gulf Stream Mako 31' that was pretty much identical to the Prowler. Both were in the $12-$14K range. I would really like to stay around $8000 though. There is a Travel Lite 30' a few hours away that is $6900. Just no clue if its a quality camper or not.
There is one more that caught my eye as well. It was a 1997 Dutchmen 31ft bunkhouse for aroudn $8500. It did have a slide as well.
One more thing to throw at you. I live in Colorado and do like to dry camp rather than sit in a campground. So, we do like to get to more remote places than the average camper. I would be curious how many of you do the same with such a large camper.
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mike77leprechaun
Ishpeming, MI
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I had a 08 Jayco 30 BHS. Nice unit Single super slide Quad bunks Paid 14k new so I would imagine used should be in your range.
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AddictedOffroad
Windsor, CO
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mike77leprechaun wrote:I had a 08 Jayco 30 BHS. Nice unit Single super slide Quad bunks Paid 14k new so I would imagine used should be in your range.
Wow, you got a killer deal then. The few I just looked up are used and $16,995
anyone ever heard of a Lighton Limited camper?
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GreenBananas
Somewhere MO
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We have a 2012 Jayco 26 BH with a family of five, kiddos 8, 6 and 1. We have plenty of sleeping space but not muching living space. I love our Jayco but I have already found that we could use the extra living space. I would recommend getting a slide with whatever you deceide to get. Good luck!
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GreenBananas
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BTW I just saw your from CO, we are heading your way in few weeks. Going to spend some time at Mueller state park! Can't wait!
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anaro
Mebane, NC
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Crossroads is great. They make the cruiser, zinger, slingshot, sunset trail and z1. I have the zinger and love it.
Primetime also makes good trailers. They male the lacrosse and tracer as well as a few others.
Arctic fox has a good rep on this board and so does jayco.
With your family size and wanting to boondock you really need to think about tank sizes ( fresh, grey and black).
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The Car Doctor
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We've had two Dutchmen and have been very pleased with them both. They are a well built trailer.
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joelc
Milford, PA
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I used to have a K-Z Durango 325BH with bunk house. It had 2 bathrooms and a separate area for the bunks. It was made well for the price and I never had a problem with it. I traded it due to not needing the BH any longer. You will need a 16K hitch. I happen to have my old one for sale if you need it for a good price as I required a larger hitch for my new 5er.
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AddictedOffroad
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joelc wrote:I used to have a K-Z Durango 325BH with bunk house. It had 2 bathrooms and a separate area for the bunks. It was made well for the price and I never had a problem with it. I traded it due to not needing the BH any longer. You will need a 16K hitch. I happen to have my old one for sale if you need it for a good price as I required a larger hitch for my new 5er.
I assume the hitch is for the Excursion? Or, are you referring to a 5th wheel hitch?
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AddictedOffroad
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The Car Doctor wrote:We've had two Dutchmen and have been very pleased with them both. They are a well built trailer.
Good deal on the Dutchmen. I think I may go look at it. IIRC its 60 gallons of fresh water. Not the 100 gallons I would LOVE to have, but it will do for 3-4 days.
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