geoffdaddy 33 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 We had a 2002 Coleman Sun Valley before our current camper. It was a great camper and I liked most things about it. Plenty of room inside and big beds. We did have crazing/cracking on the ABS roof that's typical of the ABS roofed models, but must have been minor in our case as we never had any issues with leaks. IMO a screen room or add-a-room for a pop up is a great addition since they are limited on floor space inside the camper. We loved ours and is the one thing we tend to miss with our hybrid camper (one of these days)...I also miss being able to get 15mpg pulling it vs the 10mpg we get with our hybrid. My brother and sis in law have a Forest River pop up that they just bought and seem to like it just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parrothead7368 aka Norm 101 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Interesting, thanks. I noticed when I visited the Somerset site, the online chat window opened with the line, "Welcome to Aliner". Looking at Aliner's site, I see they are both the same company. Yes, I forgot that Aliner owns Somerset. Thanks for the reminder. Best Regards,Norm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I tow our little old Coleman Columbia with my Ram1500. Can barely see it behind me and don't even feel it (about 1000 pounds). Here in Fl, keeping it around 58 mph I get about 20mpg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thrill Shakespeare (Andy) 58 Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Thanks to everyone for all of the helpful advice! Based on the recommendations we drove up to Peco Campers in Tucker, Georgia. (Many of you will be happy to know that we drove past several Camping Worlds to get there.) We had a wonderful experience at Peco. They have a gigantic stock of pop ups and really great people. We have put down a deposit on a camper, but I'll let DramaMama pass along the details... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Great news!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DramaMama .......... Janet 75 Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Well, we are the proud owners of a 2016 Forest River Flagstaff Classic 425D!!!Pictures will be coming soon. We did loads of research and took all the info here into consideration. Though we thought we wanted a Jayco, we could not find any dealers anywhere near us that we could look at and investigate. Peco Campers (now owned by Campers Inn) in Tucker, GA, is about 90 miles from our home and has an extensive pop up inventory. We looked at lots! We had compared the floor plans of Jaycos and Forest Rivers online. We ultimately decided to go with Forest River because we could get a bigger camper with more amenities and have more dealer/repair places in the areas we would be camping. We have made a family pact to take extra good care of our new baby. We won't be using it nearly as much as Curt's pups are used. That being said, we did take advantage of the 5 year extended warranty offered to us at a very good deal. We are thankful for the Fiends that suggested Peco. We were well pleased with the no pressure, friendly sales staff. The "walk through" today with Travis was fun and very helpful. There was a miscommunication about double checking what tow package we needed and it led to us spending several hours at the dealership. However, they were very kind, fed us lunch, and made up for the mishap financially. We definitely recommend them. I gave our salesman a Fiends card! They should know about us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmarz 72 Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Congrats on the pup, I too just got mine 2 months ago, is a 2016 Rockwood 2516G, similar layout to yours, but i have a bath.the work that i have done on mine so far, shows there are some quality issues, but they were all easy fixes, and i would expect every other brand to have the same/ similar issues.I did buy from lazydays, they had the best price and were willing to actually do a deal, unlike camping world and the private sellers i came across.I have had it serviced at camping world for the issues that came up after the sale, I live 2 hours from lazydays and 20 min from CW. As with any service related item, you get more bee's with honey, be nice but be stern. The service adviser didn't make the unit, so its not their fault.My New pop up has a tire clearance issue, FR sent me the spacers at no charge, but would not pay to install them, however Lazydays is offing to pay the $250 to install it.it also had 2 bad door seals, something you wont know till you get it wet/ it rains, took almost 2 weeks for those parts to come in, but CW was updating me every other day on that so no complaints. The other quality issues I noticed was the radio was only held in by 3 screws, the 4th was there just not in any wood, I unscrewed it and moved it down a quarter inch and problem solved.same thing with the master 12v switch, 2 screws but only 1 in the wood, again a slight move down and to the right fixed the issue.these were only noticed as i was removing the two items to install a volt meter and USB charging ports, if i didn't do that i may have not noticed them for a whileThere were also spots on the frame, and I have seen this with every other camper my father has owned, where there is surface rust, it happens, just carry a can of semigloss black for touch ups as you see it. I am sure as i get more time in the unit, only 1 night so far, Ill find more issues, but that is actually a part of camping, being crafty and fixing things on the fly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Congrats!!! Excited to see some pictures :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DramaMama .......... Janet 75 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Finally! PhotoBucket has been driving me crazy. Here are pics of our newest family member. Getting hooked up to "Nox" to head home. Opened up in our carport. Well, now it is the "camper-port". :-) Having camped in a 1970s era PUP and only tent camped for the last few years, we feel like this is a mansion. The slide out dinette was a must on our list for room, but we had no idea about the possibility for a kitchen bay window. It really opens up the unit. We have a few trips planned; can't wait to get started!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Looks nice! May it provide many years of wonderful memories for your family. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Very nice!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigTom 76 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Nice set up, beautiful camper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim5055 120 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Very nice!! I'm glad to hear that the new owners of Peco are handling customer servcie like the old owners. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bhall 115 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Very nice. That kitchen bay window is pretty neat. Sent from my iPhone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swimmarz 72 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 I like it!Watch the tire under the dinette, you may need to install a spacer kit like i did.its $52+ shipping, it comes directly from Dexter axle who made the axle on the trailer part number is k71-707-01and the best price i found with shipping was from FIPhttp://www.finditparts.com/products/5855357/dexter-axle-k71-707-01 before lift, under dinette after lift under dinette to me, having more than .75 inch of clearance between the tire and wheel well, is good insurance I don't worry about the tire hitting it, and I know there is more room and possible less heat building up due to the extra air space. you can complain to FR like I did, or just buy yourself the parts and forget trying to get them to cover it, like i said its $53 for pars and $7 shipping, took me under an hour to install good luck with it, were almost twins! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Nice! I hope you have many years of happy travel in your new PUP! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Check out the Forest River Owners Forum and sign up for FROG. http://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Congratulations on the new PUP, looks good!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Very nice!! ENJOY!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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