29' Jayco
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29' Jayco
My uncle just bought a brand new 29' Jayco bumper pull travel trailer with the slideout. All I can say is wow. I am not too familiar with travel trailers, but man that thing is nice on the inside. Anybody have any opinions on whether it is a good brand or not. I might try to buy it used from him in a few years. The only problem is he tows it with his little baby Toyota.
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I think they might be one of the lower end brands. I just bought a used 28' fifth wheel Jayco. The book on it was lower than some others I looked at. Beyond that, I think it's an awesome trailer. This is my third trailer and my first fifth wheel. It is by far the nicest trailer I've had yet. The deciding factor for me when I bought it was the bunkroom. The others that I looked at didn't have them. I'm not ready to drop $30K on a new trailer so I went with this one. Only time will tell. As long as your uncle takes care of it, I would be first in line when he decides to part with it. I'm not sure what you mean by "little baby Toyota"... I pull mine with a F250 turbo diesel. I think the Toyota might be a little over-worked. Maybe he'll tire of it early if his truck breaks 
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Jayaco is a good brand and has been around for awhile. It is built by the Amish in central Indiana. Good workmanship on most of their products. My Father-in-law has a Jayco 5th wheel and has had a class"C" motoerhome. Has had good luck with both. I would buy one if I was in the market. I have a 96 Coachmen.
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Originally Posted by Dogwood36322
Jayaco is a good brand and has been around for awhile. It is built by the Amish in central Indiana. Good workmanship on most of their products.
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jayco is like the Ford, Chevy, Dodge of campers. Good function, pretty good build quality and fit and finish, not the extra plush stuff. overall good value.
in comparison something like the Carriage line is more like the Lincoln or cadillac.
We have had several Jayco Pop-ups in our group through the years, currently have 3 left in our group, personally worth every penny to me.
in comparison something like the Carriage line is more like the Lincoln or cadillac.
We have had several Jayco Pop-ups in our group through the years, currently have 3 left in our group, personally worth every penny to me.
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Originally Posted by BadTriumph
I pull mine with a F250 turbo diesel. I think the Toyota might be a little over-worked. Maybe he'll tire of it early if his truck breaks
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Jayco is a very good brand of trailer, I think you will be pleased. Not only are they well built, but as a company they stand very firmly behind their product and are pretty well known for doing whatever is necessary for keeping their customers happy.
Jayco's are not entry level campers as a brand- as with any brand of camper / RV, they offer a line of products that will appeal to (and be affordable for) people with many different levels of income. That's just smart business.
You can get everything from a pop-up with as many or as few options as you want, to an "entry level" aluminum - sided travel trailer, as opposed to a fiberglass Eagle series travel trailer, all the way up to enormous gel-coat 5ers or a $100,000 Class C motorhome.
It's all about what you're needs are and what you want to spend, and how many appointments / creature comforts you want/need in a 'camper'.
Go over to the Open Road Forums at RV.net, and you will find that Jayco has nearly a 'cult' following among their owners.
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Jayco's are not entry level campers as a brand- as with any brand of camper / RV, they offer a line of products that will appeal to (and be affordable for) people with many different levels of income. That's just smart business.
You can get everything from a pop-up with as many or as few options as you want, to an "entry level" aluminum - sided travel trailer, as opposed to a fiberglass Eagle series travel trailer, all the way up to enormous gel-coat 5ers or a $100,000 Class C motorhome.
It's all about what you're needs are and what you want to spend, and how many appointments / creature comforts you want/need in a 'camper'.
Go over to the Open Road Forums at RV.net, and you will find that Jayco has nearly a 'cult' following among their owners.
HTH
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Yep! Jayco is great, I'm on my third 5th wheel. Had old Coachman (good), Terry (junk on wheels), and the Jayco Designer 32 (great). I'm in the market for a new bunk house 5th and leaning strong to the Jayco Eagle 345.
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The problem with Jayco is that they are such a large manufacturer they have their higher end models which are manufactured pretty well, but then they have their entry levels that are cheaper and poorly built.
The biggest problem is the consumer alot of people only look at the dollars and cents when buying a camper and don't really know what they are buying.
For example a guy goes to a dealer wanting to buy a Jayco, his uncle has a big Designer 5W and loves it, well if uncle so and so loves itm it has to be a good brand, so this guy buys the cheapest travel trailer around the size he wants and in a few years it rots down into nothing.
What it boils down to is you do truly get what you pay for.
The biggest problem is the consumer alot of people only look at the dollars and cents when buying a camper and don't really know what they are buying.
For example a guy goes to a dealer wanting to buy a Jayco, his uncle has a big Designer 5W and loves it, well if uncle so and so loves itm it has to be a good brand, so this guy buys the cheapest travel trailer around the size he wants and in a few years it rots down into nothing.
What it boils down to is you do truly get what you pay for.
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We have a Jayco JayFlight 29FBS Travel trailer and it has held up really well over the last 3 years. Only thing we had to replace was the converter and that was due to a lightling strike approx 30 feet from the camper. Hit a power pole in the campground.
We have had several pop-ups prior to this. Our last pop-up lasted 20 years. We sold it because the screening was starting to crack / tear due to age. I'd ay we got our money's worth on it.
We have had several pop-ups prior to this. Our last pop-up lasted 20 years. We sold it because the screening was starting to crack / tear due to age. I'd ay we got our money's worth on it.
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