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05-17-2019, 05:36 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Manchester
Posts: 30
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Fair well, Jayflight 26BH, Welcome Jay Feather X23E
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05-17-2019, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 7,398
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Congrats and enjoy your new Jay Feather X23E!
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05-18-2019, 08:02 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Manchester
Posts: 30
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Thank you
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05-19-2019, 11:12 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Womelsdorf
Posts: 53
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Congrats on the new X23E! I am sure your trips will be awesome.
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1986 8' Skamper (sold)
1996 Jayco 1007 (sold)
2016 Jayco X23B
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05-19-2019, 02:15 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Manchester
Posts: 30
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Thank you
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05-19-2019, 08:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Lakewood, WA.
Posts: 4,538
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Congrats!
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2023 Jayco North Point 310RLTS
2022 GMC Denali Ultimate DRW
Retired Army MSG
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05-20-2019, 01:45 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Manchester
Posts: 30
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Thank you.
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06-22-2019, 10:14 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Parrish
Posts: 15
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Congrats, my parents have the same camper. Where as me and my family we have the jayco 7 17xfd.
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09-04-2019, 06:02 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Rising Fawn
Posts: 6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pyrate
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What convinced you to switch from the 26 BH?
Jed
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09-04-2019, 06:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 1,186
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Have fun!
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Ford F250 6.2 Gas, 4X4, Short Bed, Companion Hitch
2019 Jayco 28.5 RSTS, MorRyde orbital pinbox.
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09-04-2019, 06:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: FL
Posts: 11,281
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Welcome to the forum.
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Sherm & Terry w/rescue Eydie (min Schnauzer) & Charley (std Poodle)
SOLD:2015 Jay Flight 27RLS, GY Endurance (E), Days: 102 '15, 90 '16, 80 '17, 161 '18, 365+ '20
SOLD: 2006 Ford F350 PSD, 4WD, CC, LB, SRW, Camper pkg., 375,000mi
Full timing: Some will think you're crazy, some will be envious, just enjoy the freedom!
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09-04-2019, 06:51 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Manchester
Posts: 30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jsd43
What convinced you to switch from the 26 BH?
Jed
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Size and age, for the most part. I was never really a big fan of towing a large (to me) camper. I put up with it for 10 years, even though we ran into some tight situations thanks to my lack of planning and reliance on early GPS units. From the day we got it, I was dealing with electrical issues that I ultimately ended up finding was a loose connection at the power converter. I also wasn't a fan of how cramped the camper was, for as big as it is. I had to replace the flooring in the front bedroom that rotted out from leaking window seals when the camper was around 6 years old, so I was kind of soured on the camper. I was waiting for something else to go south with it, as I figured the fridge/ac/etc wouldn't last much longer than 10 years. The most recent issue we had was the clearance pulling out of/backing into the driveway in our new house; the camper would scrape and get hung up on the sidewalk between our driveway the the skirt/street.
This spring, I received an email from the RV dealer we bought the 26BH from, and talked to the DW about looking at a smaller camper. Our oldest would be camping with us less frequently, so I didn't think we would need the size of the 26BH, coupled with our camper being 10 years old, I figured it was time to upgrade.
We initially went to look at an SLX7 174BH, but quickly decided it was too small for DW, our almost-8 year old twins, and myself. It looked good on-line, but real life, was too tight. We ended up strolling around the RV lot, and stumbled onto an X23E that we really liked, but had already been sold. The salesman told us they had another unit at a different location that was the twin to the one we really liked. The X23E is just a few feet shorter when closed up, but it's a completely different world when the dinette slide is out, and the tent ends are set up. The LED lights sip electricity, and all the new appliances work great and are under warranty. On the con side, set up and pack up take a few minutes longer, and I had to dry out the tent ends after our last trip, as it rained all the previous night. The hybrid is a bit heavier, but my truck handles it just fine.
All that being said, we had some great times in the 26BH and I felt a (slight) twinge as we dropped it off in the "trade-in area" then went inside to finish up the purchase of our new camper.
Hope my long-winded response is helpful.
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09-06-2019, 07:18 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Lafayette
Posts: 30
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Congrats. Hope you enjoy it. I have the X17Z and enjoy it.
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09-06-2019, 09:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: South Texas
Posts: 7,216
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pyrate
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All that being said, we had some great times in the 26BH and I felt a (slight) twinge as we dropped it off in the "trade-in area" then went inside to finish up the purchase of our new camper.
Hope my long-winded response is helpful.
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I felt the same twinge when we dropped off our 28BHBE and picked up our MH. I actually took a bunch of pictures and videos as I was cleaning it out getting it ready to go. We had LOTS of GREAT times in that trailer. As exciting as the new MH was, I was still a little sad to see that unit go. We had a VERY good unit with VERY few problems, and had we kept it, I had a plan and a budget to fix the ones we still had...
Anyway, congrats on your new rig, and here's to making even more memories!
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-2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (JLU) (Primary Toad)
-1994 Jeep Wrangler YJ (Secondary Toad)
-2014 Jay Flight 28BHBE & Ram 2500 6.4L CC 4x4 (sold)
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09-09-2019, 07:19 PM
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#15
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Kingston
Posts: 16
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Congrats we purchased our X23b this summer and love it. Light , packs up quickly, and get to listen to the great outdoors all night.
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09-17-2019, 10:15 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Phoenix
Posts: 9
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Right there with you, picking up ours on Saturday! Excited and nerveos.
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12-05-2019, 12:21 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Slidell
Posts: 16
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Ordered Our X23E
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pyrate
Size and age, for the most part. I was never really a big fan of towing a large (to me) camper. I put up with it for 10 years, even though we ran into some tight situations thanks to my lack of planning and reliance on early GPS units. From the day we got it, I was dealing with electrical issues that I ultimately ended up finding was a loose connection at the power converter. I also wasn't a fan of how cramped the camper was, for as big as it is. I had to replace the flooring in the front bedroom that rotted out from leaking window seals when the camper was around 6 years old, so I was kind of soured on the camper. I was waiting for something else to go south with it, as I figured the fridge/ac/etc wouldn't last much longer than 10 years. The most recent issue we had was the clearance pulling out of/backing into the driveway in our new house; the camper would scrape and get hung up on the sidewalk between our driveway the the skirt/street.
This spring, I received an email from the RV dealer we bought the 26BH from, and talked to the DW about looking at a smaller camper. Our oldest would be camping with us less frequently, so I didn't think we would need the size of the 26BH, coupled with our camper being 10 years old, I figured it was time to upgrade.
We initially went to look at an SLX7 174BH, but quickly decided it was too small for DW, our almost-8 year old twins, and myself. It looked good on-line, but real life, was too tight. We ended up strolling around the RV lot, and stumbled onto an X23E that we really liked, but had already been sold. The salesman told us they had another unit at a different location that was the twin to the one we really liked. The X23E is just a few feet shorter when closed up, but it's a completely different world when the dinette slide is out, and the tent ends are set up. The LED lights sip electricity, and all the new appliances work great and are under warranty. On the con side, set up and pack up take a few minutes longer, and I had to dry out the tent ends after our last trip, as it rained all the previous night. The hybrid is a bit heavier, but my truck handles it just fine.
All that being said, we had some great times in the 26BH and I felt a (slight) twinge as we dropped it off in the "trade-in area" then went inside to finish up the purchase of our new camper.
Hope my long-winded response is helpful.
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Ordered our X23E with delivery set for the end of January or sooner. Sold the
2000 Four Winds class C 23J.
Sooooo looking forward to breaking in our new camper !!!!! Also looking forward to chatting with y'all on the forum.
2020 Jayco X23E
2011 Dodge Ram Laramie 5.7
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12-10-2019, 12:23 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Springhill
Posts: 7
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Very nice! Enjoy!
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12-10-2019, 08:32 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Manchester
Posts: 30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xray23Echo
Ordered our X23E with delivery set for the end of January or sooner. Sold the
2000 Four Winds class C 23J.
Sooooo looking forward to breaking in our new camper !!!!! Also looking forward to chatting with y'all on the forum.
2020 Jayco X23E
2011 Dodge Ram Laramie 5.7
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Congrats on the new camper. We really like ours, and have no complaints.
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12-10-2019, 10:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Bellingham,Wa.
Posts: 6,675
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I close up the rear tent end the night before to save a little time. Also empty my tanks the night before.
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