I have been looking at buying a 5th wheel for a couple of years and I almost made the mistake of buying a Couger 2 years ago. Then I did my homework and found the Sundance line and I am most impressed at what I have seen and read.
So the time has come to buy one and low and behold I found out that Hearland has a new Surndace line out this year, the XLT series. After scouring the brouchure I made up my mind that I wanted a 285bh XLT. I went the local rv dealer yesterday and they had 2 on the lot, one had just come in that morning. My wife and I looked at a couple of the standard Sundance models including the 2998RB and almost thought about getting that model. Also looked at an 07 bunkhouse model and liked it as well. Then we came back to the XLT and I think this is going to be our choice. The main reason is size, the XLT model is 30.5 fet instead of 33 or 34 feet like the standard bunkhouse models. I put a small deposit on it and I am going to attend the local RV show this weekend and look at everything else out there, then make the final decision.
One concern that I had was all of the "regular" Sundance 5ers tout the enclosed heated underbelly to keep your tanks from freezing. I noticed the xlt had the valves down low exposed and not enclosed in the underbelly. I wish I had looked a little more closley at the model but there was about 10 inches of snow on the ground, so I did not get a good look.
I am hoping that a factory rep can answer this question, does the XLT line offer a heated underbelly with enclosed valves for the holding tanks? In the brochere, it states that the XLT line offers an "Enclosed and Heated Underbelly" if you get the "XLT Strength Package." Maybe this model on the lot did not have the "xlt strenght package", but I think it might have.
Thanks in advance
Shane
So the time has come to buy one and low and behold I found out that Hearland has a new Surndace line out this year, the XLT series. After scouring the brouchure I made up my mind that I wanted a 285bh XLT. I went the local rv dealer yesterday and they had 2 on the lot, one had just come in that morning. My wife and I looked at a couple of the standard Sundance models including the 2998RB and almost thought about getting that model. Also looked at an 07 bunkhouse model and liked it as well. Then we came back to the XLT and I think this is going to be our choice. The main reason is size, the XLT model is 30.5 fet instead of 33 or 34 feet like the standard bunkhouse models. I put a small deposit on it and I am going to attend the local RV show this weekend and look at everything else out there, then make the final decision.
One concern that I had was all of the "regular" Sundance 5ers tout the enclosed heated underbelly to keep your tanks from freezing. I noticed the xlt had the valves down low exposed and not enclosed in the underbelly. I wish I had looked a little more closley at the model but there was about 10 inches of snow on the ground, so I did not get a good look.
I am hoping that a factory rep can answer this question, does the XLT line offer a heated underbelly with enclosed valves for the holding tanks? In the brochere, it states that the XLT line offers an "Enclosed and Heated Underbelly" if you get the "XLT Strength Package." Maybe this model on the lot did not have the "xlt strenght package", but I think it might have.
Thanks in advance
Shane