Luxury 5th Wheel RV Shopping: Brinkley Model Z 2900 and 3100 or Alliance Paradigm 295MK and 340RL?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- Join us, Nomads Amor, as we walkthrough luxury fifth wheel RVs and try to decide which will work best for us to full-time RV. We've done a lot of research on TH-cam about luxury RVs and nows our chance to see it in person! Which will work best for us, the Alliance or the Brinkley?
00:00 Intro
01:38 Alliance Paradigm 295MK
10:48 Alliance Paradigm 340RL
20:04 Brinkley Model Z 2900
28:42 Brinkley Model Z 3100
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Alliance Paradigm 295MK
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Alliance Paradigm 340RL
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Brinkley Model Z 2900
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Brinkley Model Z 3100
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Brinkley is definitely the way to go! Higher quality, better processes, "real" plumbing, and an actual wiring harness, and and outstanding customer service! ❤
Thanks for the recommendation! We're really excited about the Brinkley's and are really enjoying the comments and recommendations that we've been getting. Do you have a Brinkley? If so, which model?
@@NomadsAmor unfortunately I don't have don't as of yet, but I've been "watching" brinkley since they came out my favorite Floorplan is a G3250!
That model looks great! A little big for us, but looks like a lot of fun 😄
We live full-time in a Brinkley z3100 and we love it. Like you we looked at the Alliance rigs as well as Grand Design Solitudes. In the end for us Brinkley won out. The reason we went Brinkley was because we felt the build quality was so much better. The solid wood drawers we so much nicer than the other rigs. Also as you mentioned the cabinets and drawers are all painted, not laminated. The PEX plumbing throughout, the H rated 16 ply tires. I could go on and on. In addition to the build quality the customer service from Brinkley has been amazing. We had a couple issues and they were right on it and took care of them under warranty.
In the end you have to choose the right 5th wheel for you. But I would highly recommend the Brinkley. Also if you have any specific questions about the Brinkley, and what it's like to full-time in one, please feel free to ask away! Good luck on your RV search!!
Thank you for the recommendation! And actually, after we discovered the Brinkley we did some searching on TH-cam and your tour video was our first Brinkley video. We've since been following your journey and really enjoy your channel. Thank you for sharing you adventures! 😃
We're still in the planning stages, how much solar & batteries, what truck to buy, what we'll need to get rid, etc, but the hard part about picking the rig is basically done. We're most likely going with the Z3100, it seems like a perfect fit for us. Having the T dining table for office space, plus the dresser desk option if one of us are Zooming seems like a great solution.
Thank you again for watching and commenting your recommendation. Please continue posting great videos so we can travel vicariously through you until we have our rig 😃
@@NomadsAmor Sounds like you two are well on your way to the RV life! Again, if you have questions feel free to hit us up. And remember that when you're out shopping for your rig, it will be a little stressful, but it should also be fun!
after many, many months going thru ALL the fifth wheels I could touch and feel. I decided on the Brinkley Z3400 for our full time living home. Alliance never used to have things falling apart, but when we toured them I seen the same things. Lights falling out of the celling in two. Bad trim on the drawers and cupboards. The Brinkley comes with a CC, inverter and 270hw solar panel. The Z3100 desket slides to the left to a middle spot and have two desks in one. The paper towel holder in on a slide out drawer. In the bathroom closet is the instant hot water controller. The materess in the Brinkley Z3100 is a 9 inch memory foam
I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying your Brinkley. We're really excited about the brand. What made you choose the Z3400 over the Z3100? We briefly looked at the Z3400, but we didn't think we'd get much use out of the second kitchen. How often to you use the back porch and second kitchen space?
@@NomadsAmorWe’re thinking about getting that model for our two corgis… they’ll love it!
I'm sure they will love it! Which model, Brinkley Z 3400 or Brinkley Z 3100?
@@shannonk.harper4606 We have a Dane and Shepheard. One of our reasons too!
We are Full timers and had an Airstream for 17 months and switched to the Brinkley Z3100 for the last 11 months. We couldn’t be happier. The quality far exceeds other fifth wheels on the market. I suggest you watch videos of Brinkleys factory tour.
I e been researching for the last couple of years. I've watched hundreds of videos, been to rv shows and dealers. Brinkley Z2900 all the way for me. Check out the newer Z2900...it has a T shaped dining desk area now (like you saw in the Z3100). Perfect for desk set up. Another great feature with the Brinkley...all the water areas (sinks, toilet, shower) each have individual shut off valves. Also, all the electrics are labeled.
That's great to hear that the newer Z2900 also has the T shaped dining desk area. We think that table design will be very useful. Do you own a Z2900?
@@NomadsAmor not yet, but soon!
In that Alliance Paradigm 295, the bathroom is accessable through a general door from the hallway - good for guests as well - and the inner door between the bedroom and bathroom is about convenience as it allows you to move easily between bedroom and bathroom without having to go out the bedroom.
That makes sense. I can see how that might be handy to have both options. For us I think we prefer to have one less door, and have another wall for cabinets/towel hooks. Thanks for the explanation :)
Peanut butter and jelly is the best snack food 😍
Hi Nathan! Olá Fabiola.
My husband just showed me your videos and he said you were Brazilian. That’s nice! I’m brazilian too and we live in Sacramento, we’re full time RVers. If you decide to go full time and come to California, it would be really cool to meet. We own an Airstream Bambi and a Grand Design Imagine. Now we’re planning on going bigger with a Luxe. Make more videos and we’re gonna be here watching u guys. Best wishes - Leo and Chaz
Oi, Chaz and Leo! Thank you very much for your kindness and for watching our video. How cool to know that you are also Brazilian and are living this incredible adventure of full time RVing! Há quanto tempo vocês estão nesse estilo de vida?
It would be wonderful to meet in California when we decide to go full time. We can't wait to meet other RVers and exchange experiences. Stay tuned, we are preparing a lot more content. We hope you enjoy.
Hugs,
Nathan and Fabiola
@@NomadsAmor I’ve been a full timer since 2021 and Chaz started this lifestyle 9 years ago
@@leocas7ro That's a lot of experience! Once we get ours we might have some questions for ya 😃 Do you guys do much dry camping?
Thank you for this info. I'm in the market and have heard of Brinkley..It wasn't something I knew of and am actively researching as a new purchase.
Glad we could help! Brinkley wasn't on our radar at all but the outside looks so fancy that we decided to take a look while looking at the Alliances. Which brand/model are your favorites? Will you be doing it full-time or part-time?
@NomadsAmor We've owned 2 different Heartland 5th wheels. The first and smaller we'd outgrew but absolutely loved it. We got the 39MB bighorn traveler and I've never been more disappointed. So many QC issues at the very least and looking at their new line up, I'm not impressed at all. We want to drop back down in length and the Z3100 certainly clicks a lot of what we still want to have (plus more). I've looked at Grand Design, Forrest River and Keystone online only so far. It took two years of rv shows and searches to find the one we want to get rid of so I hope Brinkley shows up to strut at one or more of them to see in person. 😀
@@brookhigginbotham-uj1mg I hope they come to an RV show near you too. We're keeping an eye out for RV shows near us, or at least within driving distances. The RV dealer we went to didn't have any deals on the Brinkleys so we're hoping an RV show might offer some sort of discount. At the very least we'll be able to see a couple more of the models to make sure if the Z3100 is the perfect fit for us. Thanks for the details on your experience with RVs, we'll stay away from those brands that are giving you trouble 😃
Both brands are fairly new - Alliance is a little older, and they each seem to have loyal customers. I can't recall coming across anyone switching one brand for the other. Both reportedly have good customer feedback - they have taken care of their customers and responded to problems and warranty issues in a timely manner. Personally, I find Brinkley more appealing - construction, attention to detail, design, customer service, and exterior aesthetics. I recommend looking at factory tours to help further distinguish between them.
Thanks for the advice and the information about each companies histories. I knew that Brinkley was newer, but I didn't realize that Alliance was also a new company too. And I agree, from what I've seen on other RV full-timers, both have great customer service. @wildrvlife has a great tour of the Brinkley factory. Do you have an RV already, if so, which one?
@NomadsAmor I have several friends who have one or the other.
Watch Liz Amazing and Wild Rv Life. The Brinkley far outdoes the Alloance in quality. and service.
Thanks for the suggestions. We've been following along with Wild RV Life for a while, they're great! We'll check out Liz Amazing next :)
Very difficult to choose, They all look very good, maybe you can look at the details to see the difference.
The dresser top pulls out and they have an optional leaf you can put in - I use it as my desk as I work full-time from the road.
That's awesome! Thanks for the tip. That'll really come in handy if one of us is on a Zoom meeting. Would we need to order the leaf when we get the RV, or it's something that you get from Brinkley later on? And, how's the height, is it more of a standing desk or would we use a chair?
@@NomadsAmor You will need to order it. The leaf folds in half to make for easy storage. The height is a bit higher than a standard desk. I use an adjustable office chair with a modified base. I have seen some in the Brinkley group using one of the dining chairs with pillow.
If you are looking to buy a Brinkley for full-time use, I would also recommend double pane windows. They really help with noise and window condensation. We also like the queen bed as it gives you more room on either side of the bed and comes with small nightstands with additional storage.
@@billosborn9600 That's great advice, thanks! The double pane windows and queen bed sound like great upgrades. We'll bring that up when we talk to the RV dealer. We have two wheel office chairs now in our apartment and weren't sure how we'd bring them into the RV, where do you store your office chair on travel days?
@@NomadsAmor The office chair travels on our bed. We put a blanket over it and tuck it around our chair and other items to help hold things in place.
@@billosborn9600 Good idea, we hadn't considered that. Thanks for the tips 😃
DRV. A true luxury, fulltime fifthwheel.
I hadn't heard about DRV before. Just googled them and they look pretty cool. What sets them apart for you as your favorite choice?
Sure! That’s a whole other level of 🤑💸
Alliance Paradigm for me. The style of Brinkley looks like our old Keystone Cougar. Brinkley does have some nice touches but the entrance steps, the plastic bathroom sinks, and the shallow pantry took it out of the running. The mid profile style of the Brinkley looks old.
Those are good points. Next time we go take a look at the RVs we'll have to review those items on the Brinkley vs the Alliance. Do you already have an Alliance? Which model are you most interested in?
@@NomadsAmor we have the 2024 Paradigm 382RK. It’s a full profile which means more headroom in our bedroom and bathroom.
@@robertburns5145 That one looks very nice! Looks like lots of closet space. Thanks for the suggestion!
There sees to be more creaking in the floors while walking around the Brinkley.
That's a good thing to consider. I wasn't listening for creaks on any of the models, but when we go back to check them out again I'll keep my ears peeled for creaky floors. Thanks for your observations :)
Looking for luxury, go look at the Jayco Pinnacle.
Nuff Said !
The Jayco Pinnacles look very nice too! I like that they have the ceiling fan. Which model is your favorite?
We are full time in a 2024 32RLTS. So far it’s been perfect for us.
@@TheDesertdawg1 That model definitely looks nice, but might be over our budget. We'll see if they have any at the lot next time we go. Thanks for the suggestion 😃
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Man purse? Huh? Lol
🤣 Yeah, she's always having me carry her purse. It's so light that I forget I even have it on usually
All rvs are trash! Don’t buy anything new!
Have you had a bad experience with a new RV? What brand was it? It sounds like you're recommending buying used RVs, what age range would you recommend?
@AllianceRV this is how products are left to be seen in GB. Sad they are sent out of the factory like that and they stay that way. For sure has turned off us from buying Alliance; quality and price need to go hand and hand. @mattsRVreviews
It was really interesting how we saw some issues with some of the Alliances at that RV dealer, but didn't see any problems with the Brinkleys. We did go into a brand new Alliance 310RL and didn't see any issues, so I'm guessing that they don't leave the factory with issues. I think if I were @AllianceRV I'd stop by RV dealers to make sure that they're showing quality products. Have you already purchased an RV? Which brand/model did you buy/are you looking to buy?