PUCampin
Castaic, California, USA
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Joined: 07/28/2003
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WHM,
If you like the Jayco 19bh floorplan, look around. Like weathershak said, this is one of, if not THE most common floorplan in shorter travel trailers. Just about every brand out there makes it. Granted it has a full not a queen but smaller trailers are about compromises.
For the best bang for your buck look for a few year old Fleetwood Pioneer or Mallard (Pioneer usually West cost, Mallard usually East coast) 180CK. Fleetwood no longer makes trailers, but they made A LOT of these as price leaders, so they should be easy to find, and you should be able to find a nice one for 9K or less. Compared to other brands of the same floor plan they have more standard features and are less expensive, but be sure it is not the "Spirit" version which I think started in 07 or 08, they started giving less features such as smaller water and waste tanks, smaller propane tanks, etc.
Our 06 is 22'4" hitch to bumper, and weighs 4100 dry, about 5100 full with gear and water. Sleeps 5 comfortably, 7 snugly. Some of the standard features you may not see on other brands with this floor plan include ducted AC, ducted heat, 30# propane tanks, 50g fresh, 40g black, 40g gray, full size residential sink. Also, it was the only one I saw that DID NOT have the bed notched for the bathroom door. The door doesn't open all the way as a result, but it is enough. I did not want the bed notched.
We love it and have taken it a few places you would not fit larger trailers.
2007 Expedition EL 4x4 Tow pkg
2006 Pioneer 180CK (No more PUcampin!)
Nights in 08: 6 
Nights in 09: 12  (Need a Few More!!)
Me DW and the 3 in 3 
DD 6/14/06, DS  11/27/07, DD  11/11/08
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