I've only seen them on line so far, and read their brochure, also on line.
I really like what I see "on line". I'm just wondering what it's like in person. I'm particularly interested in the 19rb model.
If anyone has seen one at a RV show, what is the fit and finish like?
From my searches on this board, I've gotten the impression that Skyline is a pretty decent manufacturer.
It's my understanding that the Koala line is new for the model year 2012, and that it's walls are constructed with Azdel. I'm also under the impression that the roof is rubber.
Erroll, Mary, Duffy the Badger Dog plus "Ollie"
2009 HiLo Towlite 2209T
2005 F150 Supercab 4x4, w/ 5.4L
We are trying to negotiate for one now. Really like them. Our choice has been the 21CS. Fit and finish are nice. Hubby likes construction. We have found the Skyline line good so far. Azdel is light weight and strong, and the units are eco friendly.
Me, 1 Great hubby (Tim), Cole the Standard Poodle,
Magic the tiny Bengal Cat
2012 Skyline Koala 21CS
2007 Ford Explorer
kmbernstein wrote: We are trying to negotiate for one now. Really like them. Our choice has been the 21CS. Fit and finish are nice. Hubby likes construction. We have found the Skyline line good so far. Azdel is light weight and strong, and the units are eco friendly.
The 21CS would be my second choice. We want the smallest possible unit that gives us a permanent walk around bed, and a permanent place to sit or eat.
We plan on using ours to travel, not camp. We would not expect to do a lot of "living" in ours.
Besides, for us, going from a Class B to any TT larger than a Casita, would seem like going to a palace.
Atlee, we also have been looking at smallish trailers to supplement but not replace our Roadtrek. We saw the Koala at the Tulsa RV show last year and spent a good bit of time looking it over.
The manufacturer had the regional guy there and he was very, very helpful...as was the Tulsa dealer. I think we examined every inch of two different models, particularly the 21 CS and the next one up, the 23 something.
Going from a RT to a trailer, I know quality is going to go straight down unless I spend a fortune for a trailer, and we don't want to do that. We want one for boondocking in the Rockies in the summer for a month or so at a time.
Given that, after spending two years looking, we concluded the Koala and the Viewfinder models of CruiserRV met our needs more than most. Unfortunately, compared to Roadtrek, both of their websites are pretty primitive as to quantity of information. Roadtrek.com spoils me for other manufacturer's website. Koala was making these things a year ago and appears to have never updated the info on the site. CruiserRv is worse.
The Koala fit, finish and quality were certainly acceptable to us. I probably spent an hour pulling out drawers and looking at construction, crawled underneath and looked around. I certainly liked most of what I saw, much more than most trailers for our purposes. AND, the weight factor is such we can easily pull behind our Jeep GC, a very important consideration.
I would encourage you to seriously consider Koala on the basis of our research for two years. Being a "B"er for a very long time, I think I understand a lot of your concerns and issues since we are coming from the same perspective. We are going to go down to Dallas to their big RV show in a couple of weeks and look at some more stuff, and Koala is made right in that area (at least the ones sold in the SW are made in Texas).
Now.......if I could just learn to back up a durn trailer!
If I had the extra money, I'd just move up to a late model Roadtrek, ie 2002 or later 190, but that isn't an option, from what I've seen on the internet. Within the next 18 months, I want a newer RV. We'll be retiring and I want to travel to the west coast. I don't want to do it in the old 1996 RT I have now. It already has about 140K miles on it.
I have a good TV now, 2005 F150, so I think I can get a pretty decent smaller trailer that will do the job for us at a lot less cost than a good late model RT or similar B.
PSW wrote: Atlee, we also have been looking at smallish trailers to supplement but not replace our Roadtrek. We saw the Koala at the Tulsa RV show last year and spent a good bit of time looking it over.
The manufacturer had the regional guy there and he was very, very helpful...as was the Tulsa dealer. I think we examined every inch of two different models, particularly the 21 CS and the next one up, the 23 something.
Going from a RT to a trailer, I know quality is going to go straight down unless I spend a fortune for a trailer, and we don't want to do that. We want one for boondocking in the Rockies in the summer for a month or so at a time.
Given that, after spending two years looking, we concluded the Koala and the Viewfinder models of CruiserRV met our needs more than most. Unfortunately, compared to Roadtrek, both of their websites are pretty primitive as to quantity of information. Roadtrek.com spoils me for other manufacturer's website. Koala was making these things a year ago and appears to have never updated the info on the site. CruiserRv is worse.
The Koala fit, finish and quality were certainly acceptable to us. I probably spent an hour pulling out drawers and looking at construction, crawled underneath and looked around. I certainly liked most of what I saw, much more than most trailers for our purposes. AND, the weight factor is such we can easily pull behind our Jeep GC, a very important consideration.
I would encourage you to seriously consider Koala on the basis of our research for two years. Being a "B"er for a very long time, I think I understand a lot of your concerns and issues since we are coming from the same perspective. We are going to go down to Dallas to their big RV show in a couple of weeks and look at some more stuff, and Koala is made right in that area (at least the ones sold in the SW are made in Texas).
Now.......if I could just learn to back up a durn trailer!
We have seen quite a few of them here in CA, since I believe they are made in Southern CA. Very nice finish work, and from what I have been told they will make some modifications. I wanted the entertainment section in front of the master bed removed and was told they would do that. Unexpected retirement has put that purchase on hold.
We have a skyline now and are happy with the quality and "factory" customer support. I say factory as our dealer had to be in the "top 5 worst list".
We like ours and have been very,m happy with the factory support via email and phone. Dealer on the other hand is a different story. I think I have only seen one or two others on the forum here but they popped in to ask a question and I never saw them post again.
They have several new models on the site compared to what was available last Summer.
2012 Koala 25DS
2011 F150 Ecoboost SuperCrew with Max Tow Package
Interesting post in re Koala/Jayco24T. I also looked at the 24T and found it very interesting and just about perfect for us. The Koala advantage we are contemplating is a bit lighter, more narrow and lower in height. Still, the 24T is on the lot two miles down the street at a really good dealer.
What is attractive to you about the Koala (now that you have seen one) compared to your 24T? Your observations comparing them would be very helpful to me.
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