It's been 10 years. Same camper. Let's see yours.

[Radio]

On July 5th 2008 we picked up our then brand new Rockwood 8280SS.

We ordered it custom through RVWholesalers in Ohio. We did our homework, got what we wanted and haven't thought about "upgrading." Promised Sweet Wife we'd only ever have one, and we'd drag it behind us until it rots to the frame. And we're doing it.

We celebrated on FRF when we ordered it, when we picked it up, when I fixed the slide all by my self, when I changed the skylight bubble... and when we paid it off. Look it up. The history is here. 10 years of it.

10 years in the same rig. Are there any others? There has got to be more than just us...

Pic 1. Trailer and truck. Had that 10 years, too
Pic 2. Moving in, day one, 10 years ago.
Pic 3. Inside, today
Pic 4. At a nearby state park

We'd like to see your "10 years together" rigs!

[Blender]

Wow [emoji50] just wow!!

Congratulations!!

I hopefully will reach that benchmark in 7 years!

[bigmurph]

We kept our last trailer 9 years. Had my kids grow up in it. A lot of first for our family. We needed a little more room and our first was very entry level. The day we traded it I thought I was going to cry. I knew it inside and out. Remembered all the good times and stuff. Still miss it sometimes. But for now we are making new memories in our Flagstaff. Congratulations on your 10 year anniversary.

[bikendan]

Had our Roo HTT for 10 years But just got rid of it for a new TT for our retired lifestyle.
The Roo still looked nearly new inside, along with the canvas.
The new owners were amazed how good everything was.

[stephndudb]

Our Titanium fifth wheel was an '05, purchased new in '07, and traded in last year. 10 years. The previous Sunline made it to 8 years.

[SaskCampers]

We have had our VLite 8 years now with only a fleeting thought of changing to something with an Island in the kitchen. It still looks and smells like the day it followed us home. Mind you it has only been out of the yard 7 days total since June of 2013.

[Ejs4029]

We had SOB 10 years before selling it in 2016 and joining the Forest River Family

[jd50i]

I'm almost half way there, purchased Sep. 2013.

[old40ford]

I changed my wife and camper a few years ago. Before that the longest I kept one was about 3 years, as I worked for a dealer and got them at cost. Plus, I was always hypnotized by the new ones

[JimChow]

We just sold our SV233T yesterday after having it 11 years. Many great times in it. Few problems. Still looked new. The new owners were amazed how well it looked and commented several times about it. I was sad to see it go but now we move onto a new rig which we are searching for. Still, I'm gonna miss it.

[brannon]

Wow. Tell us about the truck. Year, miles, repairs over the 10 years. Thanks

[kenandterry]

Just finished cleaning her up after being dive bombed by seagulls this morning.
It appears we’re on the glide path over looking Lake Ontario.
Working towards many more years camping.

[milton_w_herron]

How are the floors holding up? Any soft areas?

[milton_w_herron]

Keep it inside or outside storage?

[milton_w_herron]

Did you store inside or outside?

[kenandterry]

Milton.......

There’s a number of people that have posted here already, so it helps if you mention the person’s name when posting questions.

For me.....it’s been outside since it was built and no soft floors.

[Radio]

Originally Posted by brannon

Wow. Tell us about the truck. Year, miles, repairs over the 10 years. Thanks

2007 F-150 5.4 liter 3 valve Triton. 3.55 rear end. The usual O/D tranny that came with that engine that year. XLT trim.

Reese 16K slider hitch.
Michelin E range tires. Same diameter as the ones that came on it. The size escapes me at the moment.
Airaid cold air intake, throttle body spacer, E3 plugs.
Factory coils got old went back with Axcel
Shocks got old went back with Bilstein.
Timbrens
Additional tranny cooler and a deep pan.
Oversized exhaust, one pipe, from Summit.
F-250 towing mirror aftermarket upgrade.

Usual maintenance, brakes, batteries, so on.

The only major failure was induced. Ran over debris on the expressway. The air conditioning compressor is on the underside of the engine. The debris struck that and 2 weeks later it failed.

178,000 miles. Ran Motorcraft semi-synthetic oil for years. Recently switched to Mobile one full synthetic for older, high mileage engines.

Aside from batteries laying down (twice, one just a few days ago) the truck has never once failed to do what I have asked of it. But I try to be reasonable. It's only a half ton, you know.

[Radio]

Originally Posted by milton_w_herron

How are the floors holding up? Any soft areas?

Floors are OK. Ordered with minimal carpet. There has been some water leaks and if you look for it you can see. But floors are solid. If I had it to do over I'd run some eternabond tape over the end cap roof seams on day one.

There is a little delamination here and there, from the leaks.

We store it in the yard, uncovered. The decals on the south facing side are showing some age. Still have original awning and slide topper.

[SQROOT]

Bought mine new in 10 and the pictures look just like mine with the rear kitchen and table. WOWl

[MCTroy]

We plan to keep our Windjammer for a long time. Aura is fine. We had a 1996 31' Mallard that we used and anys4d for 13 years. No slides but we thought it was great. Our daughter and a lot of friends thought it was wonderful too. We never tested the roof, caulked a single thing or did any extra flushing or cleaning. That thing was a tank. Towed like a tank too!