Thunder Mountain wrote:
You really don't have to worry about most orphans. We owned a 2007 Holiday Rambler Endeavor for 9 years which was an orphan when HR was acquired by Monaco and then Monaco went belly up.
All the components such as heating, air conditioning, refrigerator, and electrical are common through out nearly all brands orphaned or not. Most chassis, engine and transmission components are likewise used across many product lines. Cummins, Allison, etc. parts are readily available. Your biggest issue for an orphan might be replacement body parts.
That's what I was wondering about. I had to replace the plastic recessed ring that went around the electrical connection on our 5th wheel. The local RV supply house had three different sizes, none of which fit our trailer. We ended up having to order it from the manufacturer.
The original was smaller than what the RV store had so I could have used one they had, but it would have involved enlarging the hole in the side of the RV. I was glad I didn't have to do that.
