Forum Discussion
Dave___Ginny
Aug 08, 2013Explorer
Acei wrote:
I went to multiple RV shows. Each time, I came back with similar impressions. If you inspect them visually, Redwoods are very nice. In fact, out of all 5th wheels I saw in the RV show, the two most impressive ones were the DRVs and Redwoods. Then I came back home and did some more research and realized Redwood frames are not in the same class as DRV's. But this might be ok for those who don't intend to travel tens of thousands of miles each year. Yes, the frames are the same as what is used in cheaper trailers such as Montanas, etc but does it matter to everyone?
I care about it because I do expect to travel a lot during our full-time RVing, so Redwoods were out of my shopping list. But not everyone has the same requirements, and for some people, I'm sure Redwood's extremely nice and thoughtful interior appointments and sufficient framing works out just fine, at a cheaper price when you take into account typical heavy dealer discounts.
So far I've pulled my Redwood over 20,000 miles in all types of weather without an issue. As for the frames, there hasn't been a single issue with the frames. A DVR owner looked at my trailer last month in TN and he said we had the same size frame, both made by Lippert and they both have the same leveling system (there goes the theory that Redwood needs a 6 point system due to frame weakness).
Personally I think the DVR is a great unit as are several others out there. Unfortunately most of the RVs use the same suppliers so they all experience the same problems with the components. Go to the Redwood RV Forum and ask a lot of questions, there are many on there that will answer your questions honestly. For the record Redwood hasn't made the perfect RV and in my opinion nobody else has either. But Redwood has stood behind these units and they go out of their way to make thing right and in my 40 years of using RVs they have been the greatest folks to deal with.
No matter which RV you look at, I can find a few unreasonable people that want to bash them so you have to listen to the majority of the owners.
I bought my Redwood at "Lifstyles" near Kansas City and they treated me fairly.
Happy Trails
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