Hello Everyone,
I am new to this forum but not to camping. We are on our third summer in our travel trailer and looking to upgrade to a 5er in the next 6 months to year. The new Mid-Bunk house models really caught our eye this year and both Elkridge and Oakmont have have similar models. We currently have a Forest River brand camper and our camping "mentors" (my aunt and uncle) swear by their products. But while looking today we went into and ER 390MBHS and my wife loved many of the features in it. So I have some questions about the lines and would like to know if anyone out there has one of these models and is using it. The sales rep we got was new in the business and admittedly didn't know the answers to many of my questions and the Heartland webiste is a bit sketchy with some of its info as well.
1) Is there a major difference between Elkridge and Oakmont? Their products look similar in every way but name.
2) FR advertises many of their products with floor and ceiling R values in the 30's and higher but these models are only advertised with an R-14 roof and floor. We will definitely upgrade to two A/C units which will help, but is there really that much of a difference?
3) For those that have these brands are there any must have upgrades? We move all over the country and never know if we will be camping in 100 degree weather or in cooler climates, rainy or dry. We mostly stick to campgrounds and haven't tried our hand at boondocking yet.
Thanks for any advice on the brand.
Bob
I am new to this forum but not to camping. We are on our third summer in our travel trailer and looking to upgrade to a 5er in the next 6 months to year. The new Mid-Bunk house models really caught our eye this year and both Elkridge and Oakmont have have similar models. We currently have a Forest River brand camper and our camping "mentors" (my aunt and uncle) swear by their products. But while looking today we went into and ER 390MBHS and my wife loved many of the features in it. So I have some questions about the lines and would like to know if anyone out there has one of these models and is using it. The sales rep we got was new in the business and admittedly didn't know the answers to many of my questions and the Heartland webiste is a bit sketchy with some of its info as well.
1) Is there a major difference between Elkridge and Oakmont? Their products look similar in every way but name.
2) FR advertises many of their products with floor and ceiling R values in the 30's and higher but these models are only advertised with an R-14 roof and floor. We will definitely upgrade to two A/C units which will help, but is there really that much of a difference?
3) For those that have these brands are there any must have upgrades? We move all over the country and never know if we will be camping in 100 degree weather or in cooler climates, rainy or dry. We mostly stick to campgrounds and haven't tried our hand at boondocking yet.
Thanks for any advice on the brand.
Bob
