KZ Connect Lite C201QB quality and service

[Ian10965]

My wife and I are seniors and are considering the purchase of a new KZ Connect Lite C201QB TT, and are looking for feedback about the quality and durability of this line of trailers. Our main reason for this choice is that it is 7.5 ft wide and one of the shortest trailers we can get with dual axles, a walk-around queen bed, and a sofa. I have seen a lot of serious complaints about this vendor’s quality and warranty service, but they are mostly from the era of the ’08 market crash. I don’t know how KZ has performed in recent years.
We had been seriously looking at a Jay Flight SLX 212QB. The Jay Flight (like most of the available products) is 8ft wide. We live in Atlantic Canada, and some of the secondary roads we use are narrow, twisted, and in poor shape. We are quite concerned about the prospect of towing an 8ft wide unit on these roads. It was dicey enough at times over the 9 years we towed our 7’2” wide Starcraft Popup. Ideally we could get a 7ft wide trailer, but about the only affordable candidate that is close is the Jay Feather 7 23RD which is two feet longer than our absolute max of 25’ bumper to hitch. Our driveway is cramped, along with many of the wooded campsites that we use. Even a 25’ long unit will be pushing these limits.
Also the C201QB is both narrower and more aerodynamic than the Jay Flight 212QB, which would cut down the wind resistance and fuel consumption.

[pld33270]

We have owned the 2018 C201QB since October 2017. We have taken it out on 4 trips and heading out this week on the 5th trip. I have not complains on the quality and workmanship. I would say it is above the average TT quality. The bed is the short queen, about 75" long, which I am fine with. My wife and I are 5" 7" or slightly less. The cabinet doors and draw fronts are maple or similar hard would stained dark. Can't really compare it against the Coachman since I have not seen it. We like this small TT for the two of us and the dogs. We have had a pop-up to a 5er. After a couple years out of the RV lifestyle, we re-entered with this TT which we could tow with our Canyon, and the floor plan works well for us.

[DickBlin]

Hi we had a KZ 5th wheel interior doors fell off. Contracted KZ they had no info on make or model of 5th wheel. But trailer was branded a KZ

[SoundGuy]

Ian10965 wrote:
My wife and I are seniors and are considering the purchase of a new KZ Connect Lite C201QB TT, and are looking for feedback about the quality and durability of this line of trailers. Our main reason for this choice is that it is 7.5 ft wide and one of the shortest trailers we can get with dual axles, a walk-around queen bed, and a sofa.

Not true at all, my own Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS measures 22' 6" coupler to bumper. It's one of the most popular models in the FE lineup because it offers just about any amenity a couple could want in a relatively short, light weight trailer that's easy to tow and easy to park pretty well anywhere. Current models also feature an 80" full length queen bed, unlike that K-Z which I suspect has just a short queen.

[SoundGuy]

Ian10965 wrote:
Also the C201QB is both narrower and more aerodynamic than the Jay Flight 212QB, which would cut down the wind resistance and fuel consumption.

Sorry, your imagination is running away with you, you won't see any difference at all in fuel consumption.