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I am sorry you aparrently had some problems in the past. For me, I have dealt with Forest River and Keystone. I won't go into detail, but I don't deal with them now. I do sell Forest River Cargo trailers, but that is as far as it goes.
You are correct that not all Gulf Stream dealers stock Prairie Schooner, but not all Keystone dealers stock Montana either. Again, all Gulf Stream dealers are approved to work on any Gulf Stream product. If the dealer, Camping World, or another dealership of any manufacture does not have a part they need for warranty work, Gulf Stream will overnight, if they can, what they need if the customer is waiting.
As far as dealers, I asked today. They have about 450 dealers nationwide (I took a guess last night). At least 130 are considered Prairie Schooner/Yellowstone (same trailer). To get on that list, you have to stock at least 4. I wish I could afford that many. I sold the one I had in stock and have ordered another. There are 19 PS/Yellowstone dealers on the east coast. In Virginia, there are at least 5 dealerships that I know of. I am the only one stocking Prairie Schooner, just not 4.
Sorry, but the insulation in our ceiling covers the rafters. We have no gaps. We also insulate the wall studs. That is how we have such high R-values. Being a 20 yr. machinest by trade, you don't mix aluminum and steel. They are dissimilar metals and cause corrosion where they touch.
I'm not saying anything against others. There are a lot of nice units out there. Take a hard look at the new Prarie Schooner or Yellowstone and you will see a lot of features that you pay extra for in other units. Just a small sample of Standard items: Solid hardwood cabinets (no man made wood anywhere in the trailer), Mor-ryde axles, 12 gal water heater, Aluminum 16" Wheels with 10 ply tires, NEW extended pin box offering the best turning radius in the business, vacuum bonded walls (best insulated wall there is). Check mine or Gulf Streams website for a complete list.
Our Luxury Division manager took the Keystone Challenger off the drawing board and turned it into one of the top selling trailers for Keystone. He is now committed to Gulf Stream and has made LOTS of changes in his trailers and they are just hard to beat. That list is the Canyon Trail, Mako, Sedona, Prairie Schooner, Yellowstone. Not counting Amerilite, Conquest, Gulf Breeze and Emerald Bay, I try to stock around 4 Canyon Trails, 3 Sedonas and a Schooner.