First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
This post is intended to be helpful to the first time buyer of a motor home. For those of you who don't fall into that category or believe this post is incomplete or off the mark, do us all a favor, a...
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I just wanted to share my thoughts on some options that you may want to avoid in purchasing a travel trailer, motor coach, 5th wheel. etc. Two absolutely worthless items that I purchased with my motor coach was a central vac and bedroom ceiling fan.
The central vac with the attachments provided did little to clean the carpet. We ended up bringing our old trust worth stand up vacuum cleaner to clean the carpet after several trips with just the central vac. There are accessories that you can purchase that will add to the efficiency, however, the cost far exceed the value.
Our bedroom ceiling fan is a 12v fan (unlike the ceiling fan in our 5th Wheel which was 120v). I am on my second one and fighting to get it replaced again. Our first fan shaft wore out, and the current fan shaft has enough play that when you are sleeping in the quite of the night it will wake you up. It either squeaks, or rattles, depending on its mood. The technician told me that this is the way most of the 12v fans are. I am asking for a third replacement fan. Unless you are a very sound sleeper, you might want to avoid this one.
The central vac with the attachments provided did little to clean the carpet. We ended up bringing our old trust worth stand up vacuum cleaner to clean the carpet after several trips with just the central vac. There are accessories that you can purchase that will add to the efficiency, however, the cost far exceed the value.
Our bedroom ceiling fan is a 12v fan (unlike the ceiling fan in our 5th Wheel which was 120v). I am on my second one and fighting to get it replaced again. Our first fan shaft wore out, and the current fan shaft has enough play that when you are sleeping in the quite of the night it will wake you up. It either squeaks, or rattles, depending on its mood. The technician told me that this is the way most of the 12v fans are. I am asking for a third replacement fan. Unless you are a very sound sleeper, you might want to avoid this one.
