experience with Nexus Viper 29v
My wife And I purchased a Nexus Viper 29v in January 2014, with pick up in late April. We have owned 2 motorhomes and 2 trailers in the past. Overall, our before and during sales experience with ...
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tpi wrote:I agree, the lesser the holes the better. Like you say, a skylight is potential for trouble with age. "Moving Walls" is so much more of a concern. Anything that relies on gaskets or caulk to keep out the elements introduces some level of risk, especially as the rig gets old.ron.dittmer wrote:
Good to know this so I don't "blindly" recommend the company.
Regarding slide outs in general, I don't like the idea of having a massive hole in the wall (3 holes in your case), counting on gaskets and awnings to hold back the water, wind, poor temperatures, bugs & dirt. Something inside me says it just isn't right. But I do think differently about it than most of you.
I know as single RVer I have much less space requirement than most of members here. No slides and happy. Slides can be very nice and open up the room for those who need them.
Complexity increases risk of problems though, especially in product that has reputation of marginal production quality. Slides, holes in roof, number of windows-anything that can be left out will help ease maintenance and repair requirements. This isn't aimed at OP, but newbies looking to buy. Can you live without one or two of the slides? No flimsy skylight? Some options are almost a guaranteed source of problems long term. As former auto exec said at one time: Parts left out cost nothing and are not around to break later.
Though we have no troubles at all, if I could wave a magic wand, I would delete our roof-top Winegard antenna and go from two roof-top vents to just the one in the bathroom to have less holes & caulk on the roof. The antenna is totally useless to us, and the fan is redundant.
