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03-05-2016, 06:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 61
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Hello from new Sunseeker owner
Hello all! I discovered this forum while googling for battery info. My wife and I traded in our trusty 1996 Seven Seas in July 1 2015 for our 2016 3010DS.
We camp most every weekend May - Oct on land we have on beautiful Lake Champlain. We are kind of dry camping specialist. Btw, as dry campers, the windows that actually open on the Sunseeker was a big plus.
We've traveled around New England mostly. We just completed a trip to FL for the month of Jan and looking forward to more long distance road trips. We weren't really comfortable going too far from home with the old Seven Seas.
We are fortunate to have a great dealer a few miles from home. Although they don't sell motorhomes they do service them and do A1 work. I've already learned so many tech tips from the forums. Thanks!
We're really happy with our 3010DS.
2016 Sunseeker 3010DS
2003 Honda CRV
Years tent camping 11 yrs
Years RV camping 9 yrs
Days camped 75-100 days/year
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03-05-2016, 06:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 941
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Welcome from Missouri! Know you'll enjoy your new rig! 
Skip & Terri
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03-05-2016, 07:00 PM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
Posts: 24,482
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Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new MH. Enjoy Later RJD
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2020 Shasta Phoenix SPF 27RKSS (sold)
2018 Dodge Ram 2500 6.4 3:73 gearing.(sold) (sold) 2015 Chevy 2500 6.0, 4:10
Traded 2015 30WRLIKS V-Lite
Days camped 2019 62
Days camped 2020 49 days camped 2021-74 2022-40 days 2023 5 days
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03-05-2016, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Crawfordville, Florida
Posts: 610
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Welcome and enjoy your Sunseeker!
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Jerry. Vietnam vet.
Retired
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03-06-2016, 01:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,737
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Welcome from Wisconsin.
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03-06-2016, 08:12 PM
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I go RV'ing not Camping
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Lethbridge, Ab, Canada
Posts: 1,482
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Congrats glad you could join us!
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2015 Wildwood Heritage Glen 312QBUD
2000 Chev 2500 Extended Cab 6 Liter
1400lbs Equal-i-zer Hitch
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03-06-2016, 09:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Mile Hi City
Posts: 639
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Welcome from Colorado!
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2017 Coachmen 229TBS
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03-07-2016, 07:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,363
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Welcome from NJ and congrats. You have a great rig. Enjoy!
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2016 Forester GTS 2801QSF 
2011 Jeep JK Toad
Habitual RV Modifier
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03-07-2016, 08:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Central, Fl.
Posts: 1,330
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Welcome from Florida!
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2018 Forester 3011DS (Purchased 04/26/17)
2010 Flagstaff 26 RLSS (Sold 05/16)
2012 Ford F-150 Ecoboost, Screw, H/D, 3.73
1930 lbs CCC
2014 Jeep Rubicon JK
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
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03-14-2016, 08:48 PM
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Chief tinkerer
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Texan, transplanted to Midwest Georgia
Posts: 816
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Congrats on the Sunseeker 3010DS
We are on our 5th week of waiting for this model to be built. Glad you like it.
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 2017 SunSeeker 3010DS
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06-06-2016, 12:02 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 93
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Congrats on your purchase! We are looking at the same model wondering if you could share the pros and cons. Thanks from Kentucky!
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06-06-2016, 02:36 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 61
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My wife and I are really enjoying our 3010DS. We have used it dry camping most weekends and a trip to Florida this past winter.
Here's some reasons we chose it;
- real windows not those frameless flip-up. I like fresh air!
- large capacity storage tanks.
- winter friendly tanks and plumbing, also plumbing doesn't hang down in the road.
- slide is less complicated because it didn't have all the kitchen plumbing/wiring
- we got the double fridge & recliners. Both great additions but the fridge has an appetite for amps if you dry camp.
- thought the bathroom and especially the sink would be too small but ended up liking it just fine.
- thought there wouldn't be enough storage in bedroom but it's fine.
- handles pretty well as is, even flat towing my CRV.
Here's some cons;
- regret not getting the AC/heat pump
- large TV draws too many amps for the 12v plugin they provided and it melted
- The two coach batteries that come with it aren't very good
- Battery box has a vent hole that invites mice. I stuffed it with brillo pad.
- Check the slides at delivery for squareness and look for torn or binding seals.
- Passthrough on passenger side not well utilized. I did a little closet crafters in there.
- Not real fond of the Jenson radio/dvd/gps. GPS is not intuitive and a bit buggy.
Having said the cons, I will say that we are really happy with our 3010DS. We've had it about a year and used it a lot. We haven't had any major problems or regrets and are really happy with our choice.
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06-08-2016, 11:56 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 93
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Thanks for the reply!
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