I ordered mine from Gary Stites in London Ohio.  It was pretty much a regular 6ft LQ Lakota but I needed a furnace, and a ramp on the first horse door.  You can speak to the manufacturer if you have specific details but they will only allow you to buy from a dealer.

One of the best thing a salesman has ever said to me is "Here is my personal cell phone number, if you ever get stuck or have any questions,  just give me a call"  I think I only took him up on it once but I sure do love the attitude that they are gonna be there after the sale.

The only problem with our Lakota is my husband and I have to mark down on a calendar who gets it for which weekend !  This is our first LQ and I can't tell you how much we enjoy it.

Ncatanz,

That is REALLY impressive! Wow. You don't get that kind of service much anymore, sadly enough. Thank you so much for this info!

What type of feedback could you give concerning the Lakota? Would you purchase again? What types of things swayed you to this manufacturer? And what others manufacturers were in the running when you were deciding what to purchase? Any information you'd be willing to share I would certainly appreciate. (feel free to PM me if you prefer. :)

Thank you again!

barrelrunner66

Thank you so much for your reply...VERY HELPFUL! Wow - what a great list of extras! I had the step for the escape door on my list but hadn't thought about the handle and all, too! :)I am adding some of these items to my wishlist.

With all the feedback, I can't wait to see these trailers first hand! Hopefully I will be making a road trip this weekend and will get to look at them up close and personal.

We ordered our Lakota from Jim Kelly at Sparta Trailers in Michigan. We live in Florida and he was wonderful to work with. Very reasonable too. I would highly recommend him. Good luck with your new trailer! We love ours.

It was too late to edit but I thought I would add that we bought a Bighorn 3H 12ft LQ a little over a year ago. I had them add the hooks in the first stall with rubber matting up the wall so things wouldn't bang on the wall, an extra blanket bar in the tack area, ramp, extra clearance lights on top and bottom. Jim automatically orders the rubber on the stallion divider which is nice. We have an extra tack hook in the manger which is quite handy. Ours has the heat strip in the A/C and the Bighorn comes with the flush slide with the side windows which I would highly recommend. We also had them add a hot water spigot on the outside of the trailer. This makes it nice to wash large pots outside (hubby likes to cook) or hose horses with warm water when it's kind of chilly.  Our trailer also has an insulated nose as well as the floor. We had extra lights added to both sides of the trailer and brighter lights on the back of the trailer. It's great to be able to switch on the side lights and be able to see the horses in the dark. In the dark hours getting ready for an endurance ride, it's nice to have the extra lights to tack up by. It's one of the best features that we added besides the hot water outside.

The only issues we have had were a leak in the skylight which was not due to enough calk (there was plenty of caulk) but to a pinhole of an air bubble. Fixed easily enough. And one of our drawers has had an issue with the track. It's a large drawer, which is nice, but needs a beefier track.  We also had to move the control box for the jack and the tube for the sewer hose as the back of the truck would hit it if you were turning with the trailer on an angle which made them too close to the bed. We mentioned this to Lakota and perhaps they're doing this differently now. I know they had the hubby send a photo of where we remounted it.

Hope this helps!

We bought ours from a dealer at Quarter Horse Congress.  My wife and I had been looking for a trailer for a few years and Congress makes shopping so much easier.  We set out one day to find a trailer.  Here is our story.

We looked at all the big names and some smaller ones as well.  I looked at weights, can my truck pull it and if I fit in the beds and my wife looked at build quality, she is an Airframe and Power plant mechanic so she knows a few things about aluminum skin that is riveted.  Most trailers we looked at did not pass her inspection.  That is until we came across the trailer we bought sitting out in the grass with a for sale sign on it and a price, a low price at that.  She looked over the gooseneck area and even got under the trailer to look at the axle area then checked out the skin.  She said it was put together well so we bought it.  The low price we did not figure out till the following spring when we used it for the first time.  The door is on the street side and the dump is on the curb side, it is built backwards.  Finding a campground that we can use like everyone else is difficult but for the money we saved it is worth it.  Our trailer has been great no big issues, only thing now after 4 years the radio is not working.  I can deal with  that.

We did not buy from Lakota of Ohio but we did have service done there and I will echo that Gary is an upstanding business man and a fine person.  I cannot recommend his company enough.  Also Lakota is a company that stands behind their trailers.  My trailer is one of the last that had a third party install the LQ.  There was an issue with the trailer when we bought it and the installer would not stand up and fix it, Lakota took it upon themselves to ensure we had a trailer that we were happy with and fixed it at no charge.  Look up post by me Jeepplr and you can read all about what happened.  I assure you when we replace this trailer it will be with another Lakota.

I would like to thank everyone who took the time to answer me on this thread. As you know, trailers ain't cheap (lol) and I'd hate to spend money only to find out too late that the choice was not a quality product. It's also easy to get wowed by all the "bling" (read: LQ) and miss the things that really hurt you a few years into the deal - things like poor structure, poor quality of craftsmanship, cut corners, etc. I have a friend who purchased the "cheapest trailer she could find that had all the stuff she wanted." Now she has a floor rotting out in the LQ. It's a bad situation. It really matters that what we buy not only has the creature comforts we want, but the quality construction that we need.

Additionally, I **really** appreciate so many of you sharing the extra things you added to your trailer. Most things have now made MY LIST of extras!

Finally, since I live in an area that does NOT have ANY trailer dealers, it has been very helpful to read who you worked with. It is also encouraging to know that several of you did the deal long distance and STILL had a great experience. Thank you.

We are taking a road trip this weekend to look at several of the trailers mentioned to determine exactly which one we will go with when the time comes to pull the trigger. :)

Thanks to all!
barrelrunner66