For just me and my lady friend, my 25' Ameri Lite is fine on room and about all I can park at my home without some serious tree cutting, etc. When I bought the TT I had a much less poweful truck and the light weight of the Ameri Lite (about 5k mt) was a necessity. I have since had a problem with the trailer floor developing a soft spot in the bathroom (rear). When I looked into it I found the back of trailer in really bad shape and found that the water got to floor because the trailer was built with no sealant on screws that are exposed to the elements, an obvious manufacturing defect that Gulfstream refused to do any thing about to help me because I was the 2nd owner and the TT was 2.5 yrs old!!!!!!!
With an estimate of $2k from an RV shop, my decision was to DIY! Back in good shape now, but I now know that the light weight comes from flimsy construction from way too small structural pieces, etc. This thing will never last too long!
Couple or three trips with the DMax have shown me thatI can pull a heavier built trailer with no problem, and I'm sort of looking around with the thought of buying a heavier built TT of about same size, but you can bet your boots it won't be from Gulfstream!!!!!!!!!
Anybody got a link to a good RV forum where I can do a little research on a better built TT?
