98 Jayco Eagle 10
Paul Garfinkel
for $2,800. It's in very good shape, though I thought the materials used in
its manufacture seemed a bit cheap. As I have no basis for evaluating the
fairness of the price, I'd appreciate any feedback. Most folks I know with
pop-ups have Colemans and they seem better built to me, so any general
feedback about Jayco or recommendations for a "starter" pop-up will be
appreciated.
Thanks!
--
Paul Garfinkel
http://www.jacksonville.net/~pgarf
http://www.mp3.com/paulsmusic
The Derbys
checked on the web for comparison pricing at www.traderonline.com
As for the quality of Jayco, I'm not much help here, but I would listen
carefully to the comments you get from the group here. I have found the
information thus far to be invaluable!
You might take a look at Jayco's website at www.Jayco.com
Good Luck!
Bob Derby
95 Palomino Filly
91 Chevy Astro
Paul Garfinkel wrote in message ...
Vicki Hood
Roc Hound
Garfinkel" <pg...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>We are looking for our first pop-up and found a 1998 Jayco Eagle 10 close by
>for $2,800. It's in very good shape, though I thought the materials used in
>its manufacture seemed a bit cheap.
Hi Paul-
We have a '97 Jayco Eagle 10 LD. It now has a ton of camping days on
it....I was going to keep track but I gave up. I'd say we have over 180
days of use in two years or so. We use it a lot and we use it for extended
periods.
Yes, it is a lite weight at about 1400 lbs. It is built that way and is
one of the reasons we bought it. If you look at others in that weight
class the 10 LD looks a bit more favorable. In comparing to heavier
models, well, that ain't the same ball game.
I did do some very thorough inspection when we bought ours and corrected
some minor flaws, beafed up the step into the forward bed with furring
strips, but that is all.
After all this time it has never been to the shop once. For anything. I
have added more propane and air to the tires. That is it.
I'll take that as a record of a pretty good unit.
The price you quoted was such a low price that it seems too good to be
true. We bought ours new for about 3700 plus tax and lic. and I thought
that was a great price.
Roc
Glen & Evelyn
the 1999's (which I am more familiar with) there are many features that are
higher end. For example the 20 amp electrical with built in charging system
and fan. Most trailers still have a 12 amp system and many don't have a
charger. Only Coleman for 2000 has the cooling fan.
You will have the Velcro bunk end fasteners rather than the bungie cord
system. Very nice! Only Jayco and Flagstaff/Rockwood have that.
Jayco's lift system is very reliable. I asked an RV mechanic about it and
he said that Jayco's lift system is also one of the easier ones to work on
when necessary (yes, he said Coleman's was even easier).
You didn't say if it had the hydraulic surge brakes as many 10 foot trailers
still don't have brakes.
If the 1998 has the roll up blinds (like the 99) they are very easy to use.
I have drapes in my trailer and would much prefer the roll ups that were in
the 99 Jayco Eagle that I rented last year.
Jayco also has the recommended hitch weight to trailer weight ratio of 12%.
Most trailers are at 10% or less. This is supposed to contribute to safety
and lack of sway.
On average I would say the Jayco cabinets are of very high quality.
I'm sure many other people on this site can give you their first hand
opinion of that trailer. I may be a little biased because I have a 1997
Jayco Jay 1206 but I also like Colemans and Flagstaff. Good luck on your
search.
Glen
Paul Garfinkel <pg...@mediaone.net> wrote in message
news:ZyZ_3.15203$Fd.3...@news2.jacksonville.net...
> We are looking for our first pop-up and found a 1998 Jayco Eagle 10 close
by
> for $2,800. It's in very good shape, though I thought the materials used
in
Tommy
We have a '99 Jayco Eagle 12UDK and we really like it. There are
many good brands out there, but for us, the Jayco 12UDK was the
one for us.
We found a great dealer. The unit is very well constructed, the lift
system is very reliable with all the cables enclosed in the trailer and no
cables under the trailer to catch dirt and road debris. Cabinet construction
is
real wood doors and cabinets, the Positive-Lock latch system is a dream!
We have easy access to the Refer and all isleways and all drawers
(with the trailer completely down!).
It has a well constructed electrical system as well.
I hope you find the right trailer for you, good luck!
--
Tom
'99 Jayco Eagle 12UDK
'00 Ford Expedition
'98 Ford F150
WB
"Paul Garfinkel" <pg...@mediaone.net> wrote:
close by
> for $2,800. It's in very good shape, though I thought the materials
used in
> its manufacture seemed a bit cheap. As I have no basis for evaluating
the
> fairness of the price, I'd appreciate any feedback. Most folks I know
with
> pop-ups have Colemans and they seem better built to me, so any general
> feedback about Jayco or recommendations for a "starter" pop-up will be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Paul Garfinkel
> http://www.jacksonville.net/~pgarf
> http://www.mp3.com/paulsmusic
>
>
This past season we towed our '98 Jayco Eagle 10UD about 4000 miles
from here in Southern Ontario to as far away as Myrtle Beach, NC and
Lake George, NY. Due to a relatively low dry weight and low box height
it towed with absolutely no sway or bounce behind our 3.0L Caravan with
just a simple Class II hitch - no antisway, height adjusting mechanism
was needed. Ours had no brakes and I can't say I felt we really ever
needed them, but we never did run into any heart stopping emergencies
either! We were generally able to maintain highway speeds with our
meagre 3.0L but in the mountains of West Virginia it was quite a
struggle, so I'd recommend you give some consideration as to what
you're towing with.
Everything in the trailer worked just fine. The lift system lifted
when it was supposed to, the tenting never leaked even in torrential
rainstorms in Myrtle Beach, the fridge kept food cold, and the beds
were comfortable for us. With two boys the one thing we liked
especially was that the smaller rear bed was 54" wide rather than 48"
as found on many 10' trailers so it gave them each a little more room
at night. There was plenty of storage room in the trailer and we could
get to the fridge and anything stored on the floor during travel as the
door will open even with the top completely down. With some trailers,
like the Colemans, you have to raise the top a bit before opening the
door and on some, like the Palomino's, the kitchen unit blocks access
to the fridge when set down in the travel position so it's pretty well
impossible to get to it until you're set up. I bought a Carrier A/C
while in Myrtle Beach and installed it myself as the trailer was
already preped for A/C (meaning the roof had the proper interior
support and the wiring was already in place). If you are considering
A/C and aren't sure if the trailer is preped, you can call Jayco with
the serial number of the trailer and they will confirm whether that
particular unit is ready for A/C or not.
We bought ours slightly used about this time last year with the
intention of using it to find out what we liked and didn't like in a
camper before making a committment to a brand new trailer we would keep
for many years. We figured we could sell it after one season for about
what we paid for it and not suffer the first year of depreciation on a
brand new unit. As it it turned out, that's exactly what happened when
we sold it at the end of the season.
Our 10UD model had a U shaped dinette at the rear of the trailer and a
dinette at the front, each blocking direct access to the beds. We
never used the second table for the U shaped dinette so climbing into
the smaller rear beds wasn't much trouble but we quickly came to
dislike not having direct access to the larger front bed because the
dinette table was always in the way. The low trailer box height helps
to make towing very easy, and convenient as I could always see over the
trailer through my rear view mirror, but it also means that the
interior cabinet height is quite low. We found we were always bending
over, especially when washing dishes. It also means that the handle
for the two piece door is at an unnaturally low height and bending down
so far everytime you want to exit the trailer becomes old very
quickly! The sink is so small as to be nearly useless because it's
almost impossible to wash without splashing water all over the place.
I replaced the "mickey mouse" two way water faucet (which began to leak
anyway) with a normal faucet as we always camped on serviced sites and
never used the on board water jug. The two piece door on ours was a
bit of a pain to set in position unless my wife was outside helping to
line it up to the frame, but it worked fine once it was in position.
Also, once you remove the rain insert which covers the screening,
there's no where to put it (on the Coleman 1 piece door, the panel just
slides up like on a real screen door). The aluminum skinned roof has a
seam down the centre which I didn't care for but it never leaked. If
you do get one I'd recommend you pay careful attention to the sealer on
all the seams and touch it up on a regular basis. The aluminum will
ding very easily, as I found out when the wind caught our awning one
time as I was striking camp and flung it up and over the trailer,
dinging the roof with one of the poles. We only put the add-a-room up
once as it is a one piece unit which is pretty awkward to handle even
with two people working on it.
We hope to make our next purchase before Christmas and at the moment we
have four different campers on our short list. Despite the roof sag
problem that Coleman has experienced since 1996, I'm still leaning
strongly towards the Coleman Santa Fe as it largely answers most of our
dislikes about the Jayco and otherwise appears to be a well built line
of trailers. However, my wife has seen the new 2000 Jayco Eagle 10SG
model which is essentially the same trailer we had except that it has a
floor plan similar to the Santa Fe which allows direct access to both
beds and is about $3000 Cdn less, so I may have a real battle on my
hands!
As for cost, $2800 US sounds like a real deal to me! It would depend
to some extent as to whether it has a fridge, furnace, awning, add-a-
room, battery, etc., but up here in Ontario a '98 Jayco Eagle 10' model
in mint condition would sell for somewhere around $6000 Cdn, which
translates to something like $4000 US, so $2800 US sounds pretty good
to me! BTW, if this is your first camper, don't forget to allow a few
hundred more to add a hitch if you already don't have one, and for
camper extras like pots and pans, towels, a porta potti, bedding, etc,
etc, etc. You'd be surprised how much this stuff can cost!
E-mail me if you have any other questions about the Eagle that I may
not have addressed.
Good luck with your decision!
Bill in Ontario
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Before you buy.
Mckenna36
been a great camper! No problems, except for the yearly upkeep! We store our
Jayco on one side of our garage in the Winter. Looking forward to a few more
years of it, until we can afford a "Kiwi" with the slide-out.
Happy Campig
RConnellii
it on my web page.
In our 99 Jayco the first year we have had problems with the awning tips,
cabinet clips, and the drainage on the sink (piece of plastic is now falling
off the back)
I also don't like the curtain strings. I think there is a potential hanging
hazard for people with small children.
Overall however we like our camper but I think there could be a few
improvements that Jayco could make.
Hope this helps!
Bob Connell
1999 Jayco Eagle 12SO
http://www.angelfire.com/co/rconnell/camping.html