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10-10-2013, 08:10 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 91
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Bragging or Crying
I read about, and talk about a lot of problems RVers have with their rigs. Just wondering how many RVers on here have been relatively free of problems when using their RVs? Myself, I have been fortunate I suppose over the past 7 years with our TT. Had a glitch when the furnace would not run right. Cycling problem. Looked up the problem in a book, and easily fixed it. Had a problem with the fridge this past summer, but that turned out to be because of extremely high ambient temps (120*F+ for 10 days) where we were staying. Added a helper fan at the outside vent psnel for a few days and cured that problem. Had a hinge go bad on a fold up table. Replaced the hinge. I now have a problem with the A/C unit. Seems the indoor fan won't run in "fan only" mode but works fine in "cooling mode". Even though this is an older problem, I have not looked for the exact problem causing that glitch. I know it started when we were invaded by a swarm of bees who tried to set up shop in the A/C unit. Thought I got them all cleaned out, but might have missed something. All in all, nothing really major has broken since we purchased this rig, so I feel very fortunate to say the least. We are full timers, and have been for the past few years.
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10-10-2013, 08:19 AM
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Phat Phrog
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Missouri
Posts: 6,854
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We have been living in our XLR for a year now, while we build our new home , and the only problem we have, is our furnace. It works for a while, then it stops. We can hear the clicking, but it never ignites. We had it checked iGoshen, and they could not find a problem, because it worked fine. I hope our new home is far enough along to live in, come December! I am not looking forward to another winter using three space heaters again! Other than this issue, we love our rig, and I have enjoyed living in it!
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Kenny n Karen
TV: 2017 Chevy Silverado 3500 LTZ - named Betty
RV: 2017 Columbus 366RL - named Karen’s Camper
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10-10-2013, 08:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: North Central Kansas
Posts: 543
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Our Rockwood Mini Lite 1809S has been trouble free.
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Number of nights camped in 2012 65
Number of nights camped in 2013 82
Number of nights camped in 2014 105!
Number of nights camped in 2015 81
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10-10-2013, 08:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: X
Posts: 2,781
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If you have a bug screen on the outside of the furnace port, take it off (at least while you use the furnace).
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10-10-2013, 08:45 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: south Kansas City area
Posts: 1,298
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We are near the end of our 3rd season in the Windjammer and still love it. Yes, we've had problems--some self induced and others that were factory issues. I have problems with my stick house as well. Fix them (house or trailer) and move on and enjoy the reason you bought it in the first place.
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Randy and Patty
2015 Sabre 33 CKTS-6 Platinum Edition
Reese 16K Slider hitch
2015 GMC Sierra 3500HD diesel dually
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10-10-2013, 08:56 AM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
Posts: 21,891
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Originally Posted by Old car
We are near the end of our 3rd season in the Windjammer and still love it. Yes, we've had problems--some self induced and others that were factory issues. I have problems with my stick house as well. Fix them (house or trailer) and move on and enjoy the reason you bought it in the first place.
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Well said. I think I could have written this post and replaced "Windjammer" with "Sabre".
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Checkout my site for RVing tips, tricks, and info | Was a Fulltime Family for 5 years, now we're part-timing on long trips
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10-10-2013, 09:04 AM
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Resident Masshole
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Southeastern MA
Posts: 433
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<knocks on wood>
Every problem I have had this year was minor and I was able to resolve it myself. It helps to view problems as an opportunity to learn something.
The latest one was not having any hot water. Turns out when I run out of gas and switch tanks, I have to reset (turn on/off) the water heater. Unfortunately I didn't find this out until I was actually in the shower...
I've also had to replace my toilet (Dometic 300 w/ odor issues), fix a drawer slide, and replace the lower screen on my door (don't lock your cat in your camper overnight!), and I have an occassionally noisy pigtail on my propane tanks. That one is on my spring to-do list to replace.
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10-10-2013, 09:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Jefferson County, MO
Posts: 5,452
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Our first fifth wheel was a Wildcat 27RK and was pretty much trouble free. We had so many great trips in it that when we wanted a bit more room we bought a Wildcat 28RK. What a mistake,that fifth wheel was one headache after another. Every trip brought new issues. We are now completing our second season with our Silverback and it too has been almost trouble free. RVing is fun again.
I doubt that anyone could say they haven’t had a single issue with their trailer. Everytime you tow your trailer down the road it’s like subjecting your house to a 3.0 magnitude earthquake. Over time issues are bound to arise.
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2013 CC Silverback 29RL
2010 Ford F250 XL Crew Cab 6.4 liter diesel
ATU Local 788
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10-10-2013, 09:56 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 684
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Pick your poison so to speak. Spend time on truck message boards, boat message boards, you name it and you'll see pretty much the same behavior. It's rare that someone will start a thread saying 'wow, I've had ZERO issues with my ____'.
That being said I do believe QC in the RV industry is a joke. However, on the flip side I also believe a huge amount of the issues can be fixed by the owner and in a number of cases can be prevented by the owner as well.
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2014 Crusader 295RST
1 Fantastic DW
1 Amazing DD
1 Beagle that will be missed (RIP Zeus)
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10-10-2013, 10:44 AM
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MI Camperz
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: michigan
Posts: 1,640
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RVChick
We have been living in our XLR for a year now, while we build our new home , and the only problem we have, is our furnace. It works for a while, then it stops. We can hear the clicking, but it never ignites. We had it checked iGoshen, and they could not find a problem, because it worked fine. I hope our new home is far enough along to live in, come December! I am not looking forward to another winter using three space heaters again! Other than this issue, we love our rig, and I have enjoyed living in it!
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I hope you get your place done too RV Chick! You go girl. True spirit of pioneering in the modern world.
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10-10-2013, 10:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Ohio
Posts: 110
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No real trouble so far. Only minor stuff that I took care of myself.
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2011 Cherokee Grey Wolf 26bh
God Bless America
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10-10-2013, 11:18 AM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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We only had a problem with the lh landing jack which was fixed by the dealer within a week of reporting it altho I had to do fix it after it was fixed by an incompetent tech. Took him about 3 hrs to r & r and it took me an hr to re-assemble what he messed up. No problems other than that. Very pleased with the unit after I made a couple of mods.
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10-12-2013, 06:16 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Kingston NY
Posts: 109
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Some minor issues with our Flagstaff that is now 2 years old. But nothing too bad. I do believe that quality control has suffered in the RV industry though. Could be that they are trying to cram too much into these newer ones. Previously we had a sunline that we kept for over 12 years, never gave us any problems. I would expect some minor issues with anything purchased today after all there are a lot of parts from other manufactures that are installed. We still have a minor leak under the kitchen sink that the dealer or us can't pinpoint the source. We just keep a coffee can under there and empty it from time to time. Very minor and intermittent leak. Sometimes goes a few days with nothing ending up in the can. We check it daily.
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10-12-2013, 07:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Westland, Michigan
Posts: 253
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"Knock on wood" no problems with our Roo 25rs, I did call and replaced our toilet when I saw the issues other ppl were having odor issues, figured I'd nip that one in the bud just in case.
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10-12-2013, 07:23 AM
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Wanna Be Camper
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Posts: 2,420
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ependydad
Well said. I think I could have written this post and replaced "Windjammer" with "Sabre".
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I could change that to 4 year old V-Lite
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John & Deb
2011 F250 Lariat FX4 Crew Cab 6.2
2011 Flagstaff V-Lite 30WRLS
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10-12-2013, 07:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,106
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldCoot
Very pleased with the unit after I made a couple of mods.
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A few mods? Are you kidding? I think you can officially remove the Forest River sticker and replace it with an "Old Coot" one.
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10-12-2013, 07:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Metro St. Louis Area
Posts: 1,248
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I would not say I have been problem free but in realisticly there were very little issues other than a bent axle that may or may not have been that way when I purchased used. There have been litle things inside the RV like the main cabinet hinge pulling out, the panneling around the bed comming off, a spot or 2 needing re caulked on the roof and a few other minor details. I recently had a bearing failure that i cant really blame on the MFGR as the trailer is 3 years old now and its my fault for not doing the PM as I should have to ID the bad Bearings. So is life. Our Coachmen has been for the most part problem free. Cross our fingers for next year.
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10-16-2013, 09:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Carrollton
Posts: 184
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We own the cedar creek silverback and the quality of the cabinets is just not there. Many areas where the laminate is peeling and a couple we didn't see upon deliver where they peeled the veneer off while installing them. The drawers and cabinet door also were not aligned properly.
There was a lot of thought put into this camper when designing it but not much care when building it. We really like the cathedral ceilings on the slides. The dining table is also not very sturdy it rocks and swivels. It could have been designed better.
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10-16-2013, 09:58 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
Posts: 24,702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rugged Brown
A few mods? Are you kidding? I think you can officially remove the Forest River sticker and replace it with an "Old Coot" one.
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As our two boys say, "It's be Dunnized" a little.
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10-17-2013, 03:44 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 10,446
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TT is 3 years old and I only had one little problem.
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Great choice for "Living within my means" and camping for one...
Formerly owned 2011 Salem Cruise Lite 20RBXL & 2011 Toyota Tundra Dbl Cab
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