Any RV'ers around here?

As I read this thread I realized what you plan and what We did are somewhat different. Our Truck and trailer and what was in it was all we had...No home base so some things differ. I've seen a lot of great advise here. Forest River had a bad reputation at one time but that is long gone. Our Cedar Creek was a product of theirs and they stepped up to the plate more than once. They had put bad axles under it when they built it...Did a recall and replaced them with heavier, better axles. Had a blowout on one of the China Bombs and thought I'd send them a pic and see what they would do. The tires were then discovered to be one size too big leaving very little room between them for growth when hot. They sent me 4 brand new wheels and the correct sized tires( not China Bombs) at their cost and told me to keep the ones on it which I sold to a guy in Florida for his car trailer. I would not be afraid of the better quality Forest River products ( they all have lightweight cheapies that should be avoided ). One other item I would mention..Slide out awnings help a lot from having to sweep the leaves and crap off the slides before you close them. Only downside to them is needing a devise to keep them from flapping in the wind and driving you nuts.