Frustrated with my RV purchase.
I bought a used 2015 5er. It's nice, kept in nice condition. I think I got a pretty good deal. BUT Why don't today's RV's come with all the extras that a sane person would think it should come with...
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Agreed.. some of the things on my list, if not all are wants, and I didn't actuality buy the tripod yet, thanks to your remarks I'll be looking into BAl or JL stabilizers. Thanks for that.
Yes this is my first 5er, when I lived at home, my parents RV us all over the country and didn't have these things either. They got by just fine. Understandably I refereed to these things as good practice.
The most frustrating thing to me is, I'm a handy guy. I have no trouble building a deck or remodeling a kitchen. I'm an electrician by trade. I know "ballpark" how much money it would take to build an RV, especially when your turning out the same one day after day and buying things in bulk. I know the mark up is astronomical. When I walk past my 1980's analog thermostat "REALLY, your kidding me right, they couldn't spring $10 more for the cheap digital?", my blood starts boiling.. It's like these companies just push these out the door as cheap and as fast as they can. Of course I realize that's the case.. Guess I was hoping for a little bit of pride in they're product. Guess I'm naive.
Kevin
Yes this is my first 5er, when I lived at home, my parents RV us all over the country and didn't have these things either. They got by just fine. Understandably I refereed to these things as good practice.
The most frustrating thing to me is, I'm a handy guy. I have no trouble building a deck or remodeling a kitchen. I'm an electrician by trade. I know "ballpark" how much money it would take to build an RV, especially when your turning out the same one day after day and buying things in bulk. I know the mark up is astronomical. When I walk past my 1980's analog thermostat "REALLY, your kidding me right, they couldn't spring $10 more for the cheap digital?", my blood starts boiling.. It's like these companies just push these out the door as cheap and as fast as they can. Of course I realize that's the case.. Guess I was hoping for a little bit of pride in they're product. Guess I'm naive.
Kevin
