Hi folks, I am new to the forum. purchased an Alpenlite Medina earlier this year and it is missing it's owners manual. I am hoping that I might find some one that has one or could somehow make a copy of one for me.It is very difficult to get along without an owners manual. At least for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rob

RobWhat are you looking for exactly? The Alpenlite manual for the rig? The manual(s) for the appliances and sub-components? Both?You do know the "owners manual" for most rigs is fairly skimpy on real useful info, and does NOT include the manual for the oven, the A/C, the furnace, the water-heater, the axles, the.....For those, you can get PDFs from most of the manufacturers web-sites.However if you are looking for a good "how things work and how to fix them", get Bob Livingston's book "RV Repair and Maintenance Manual" (sold at Campingworld and some books-stores)

It's probably not missing, just never had one. :) Most of the "manuals" are just a collection of the various appliances and subsystems on the unit. I've yet to see a real owner's manual. You'd think for the thousands of dollars they charge for these things, they could spring for an actual user's manual, but nooooooooo.

What n7bsn said. Camper manuals usually say things like "to keep the camper cool, turn on the air conditioner", or "keep cold food in the refrigerator", etc.

If the Alpenlite owners manual is anything like the one we got with our Keystone Montana 3400RL it will be next to worthless. A generec manual for all Keystone 5th wheels which refers to other manuals that are not included. A complete waste of paper. On our first outing we had a landing gear fuse blow. Not documented anywhere in the owners manual and the fuse wasn't even in the fuse panel. It was hidden in the front garage as an inline fuse and was next to imnpossible to find. No documentation at all.

They usually have the electrical, both AC and DC plus the gas line schematics plus the water system layout. Those can be very important especially if you want to do any alterations. Rob

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The_Mad_Norsky
Explorer
Sep 11, 2013
Two ideas, with either one being a bad idea. :B

First perhaps one could run an add (not here) but in some RV related magazine seeking the owners manual.

Second, there were a lot of those Alpenlite fivers moving around at one time. Perhaps there is still an owners group around somewhere that could assist you.
thecatinthehat
Explorer
Sep 10, 2013
Alpenlite did put out an owners manual with every model. Apparently the previous owner just did not leave it in the coach. The company is no longer in business. Thanks for the replies. I will just have to get along without one. Rob
Allworth
Explorer II
Sep 10, 2013
I have never yet found a RV manufacturer who will provide electrical schematics. Every trailer (and coach) seems to be slightly different. I think they give the shop crew an origin and a destination for each wire run and the techs just freelance the actual wiring.
samandtheduck
Explorer
Sep 10, 2013
I bought my Carriage used but the previous owner gave me all the material that he got when he bought it new. All of it was from the manufacturers of the appliances and equipment. I contacted Carriage asking for schematics or wiring diagrams which I was willing to pay for and was told "we don't really have any" Yeah right, just take it to our dealer and he will help you out. I asked on this forum and no one else had been able to get their hands on one either. Very poor business practice from an otherwise good company.
Brian
larry_barnhart
Explorer
Sep 10, 2013
We have a 2001 alpenlite and the manual is a book. It covers each model of alpenlite from the plumbing to electrical and gas lines.
chevman
n7bsn
Explorer
Sep 10, 2013
Bigmoss wrote:
Call the company that made your 5er I bought a used 1997 5er this spring that was like new I emailed Prowler and asked where I could purchase a manual and 15 min later one came by PDF in a email.

Alpinlite went under years ago and were not bought up (Fleetwood nearly did then backed out)
Bigmoss
Explorer
Sep 10, 2013
Call the company that made your 5er I bought a used 1997 5er this spring that was like new I emailed Prowler and asked where I could purchase a manual and 15 min later one came by PDF in a email.
The_Mad_Norsky
Explorer
Sep 10, 2013
My Hitchhiker came with a large owners manual, just on operation and features of the fifth wheel. Wiring, plumbing diagrams, about 25 pages of stuff.

In addition, they also included all the various manufacturers information on stoves, fridge, AC, awing and all that good stuff.

Be nice if Alpenlite did the same and the OP could find such a manual.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Sep 10, 2013
thecatinthehat wrote:
They usually have the electrical, both AC and DC plus the gas line schematics plus the water system layout. Those can be very important especially if you want to do any alterations. Rob
Neither our Big Sky or our present Fuzion 383 had anything like that. I agree that it would be very handy to have.
LostinAZ
Explorer
Sep 10, 2013
thecatinthehat wrote:
They usually have the electrical, both AC and DC plus the gas line schematics plus the water system layout. Those can be very important especially if you want to do any alterations. Rob

Wow, what brand and model is that? This is the frst that I have heard of that includes electrical schematics!