“Pathetic quality”: RV dealers are fed up...

JIMNLIN wrote:

Years ('60s/'70s) before the net was ever dreamed of by the average folks, we talked about the same issues. Back then we had better built units available but just like today most people couldn't afford them.

JMO....today main issues from a safety point are a weak chassis frame material/not enough built in cross members and out riggers. Main frame rails to light duty. Axle/tires/wheel selection for the unit are to light duty.
But upgrade the chassis and running gear adds more to the units cost.

60's/70's RVs were much smaller, sub 20ft with a lot at 17ft size weighing empty around 5K-6K lbs, towed by a sedan or station wagon also weighing 5K-6K lbs with the exception of a very rare MotorHome.

Fast forward to the supersize society of today we often have folks towing 35' trailers weighing 5K empty with a 4K lb SUV..

To get a RV of 35' and 5K lbs, SOMETHING structural must be removed.. That basically means things like removing extra frame material, lighter axles and tires and even wider spacing between studs must be done to accomplish what the buying public wants which is a bigger but yet cheaper light enough weight to be towed by a lawnmower RV.

Public demanded it, public complains about what they asked for..