Heartland Big Horn vs Jayco Pinnacle
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Re: Heartland Big vs Jayco Pinnacle
We looked at Pinnacles when in AZ just to look..They have REALLY come down a few notches from the old Jayco Designer days..Some of the strangest floorplans we ever saw. Used to think Jayco was a real quality unit. Now they look rather cheap and very poorly laid out. Don't see many, if any on the road...JMHO...Don
We looked at Pinnacles when in AZ just to look..They have REALLY come down a few notches from the old Jayco Designer days..Some of the strangest floorplans we ever saw. Used to think Jayco was a real quality unit. Now they look rather cheap and very poorly laid out. Don't see many, if any on the road...JMHO...Don
Re: Heartland Big vs Jayco Pinnacle
We agree - we actually first ordered a Designer in 2009; that was the year they stopped Designer production and we were going to wait 4.5 months. We cancelled and then found BHs and ordered the 3410 RE.
We've been curious since because we felt the Designer appeared to be a quality coach and have checked out the Pinnacles when they are in a dealer lot and have been disappointed. (The Designer layout we had ordered was gorgeous - had a pull out island and a huge L-shape sofa with rear entertainment - I was really worried about whether the BH would be a good replacement at the time.)
We agree - we actually first ordered a Designer in 2009; that was the year they stopped Designer production and we were going to wait 4.5 months. We cancelled and then found BHs and ordered the 3410 RE.
We've been curious since because we felt the Designer appeared to be a quality coach and have checked out the Pinnacles when they are in a dealer lot and have been disappointed. (The Designer layout we had ordered was gorgeous - had a pull out island and a huge L-shape sofa with rear entertainment - I was really worried about whether the BH would be a good replacement at the time.)
Re: Heartland Big vs Jayco Pinnacle
When we were last shopping for a new fifth wheel we were at the Tampa Super RV Show and looked at both brands. The fit and finish of the Pinnacle was not quite as good as the Bighorn. When I was looking for the area where the cable tv and sat dish would be hooked up there was only the connection for cable tv and none for a sat. When I asked the Jayco area sales manager he first said that if you wanted to use a sat dish you would unplug the cable tv and plug in the sat. He then went to his order book and told me that I would have to order a sat connection. Lack of knowledge by Jayco people and other things led me to the Bighorn.
Don
When we were last shopping for a new fifth wheel we were at the Tampa Super RV Show and looked at both brands. The fit and finish of the Pinnacle was not quite as good as the Bighorn. When I was looking for the area where the cable tv and sat dish would be hooked up there was only the connection for cable tv and none for a sat. When I asked the Jayco area sales manager he first said that if you wanted to use a sat dish you would unplug the cable tv and plug in the sat. He then went to his order book and told me that I would have to order a sat connection. Lack of knowledge by Jayco people and other things led me to the Bighorn.
Don
Re: Heartland Big vs Jayco Pinnacle
I will post the other viewpoint. We looked at the Big Country. Big Horn and the Jayco Pinnacle real hard. We thought all were very good units and I think we would have been happy with any of them, but in the end wound up with the Jayco Pinnacle 35LKTS. We have been FT in our Pinnacle almost 2 years now, great 5er, no major issues or problems to date, very happy with our choice.
I will post the other viewpoint. We looked at the Big Country. Big Horn and the Jayco Pinnacle real hard. We thought all were very good units and I think we would have been happy with any of them, but in the end wound up with the Jayco Pinnacle 35LKTS. We have been FT in our Pinnacle almost 2 years now, great 5er, no major issues or problems to date, very happy with our choice.
