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Explorer

May 04, 2015

10 year rule, I figured it out

It is not that some parks enforce the 10 year rule, it is that just about everything in the RV's start to brake, we have a 2001 24 foot C class and so far we have replaced the refrigerator's guts, replaced the air conditioner, got rid off the carpet, re-caulked the the roof seams, repaired the bathroom shower faucet the spigot for the hose parted company, replaced the sink drains with metal drains, the bathroom sink is racked diagonally needs to be changed, and today we woke to no water, of course the water in the park has good pressure, none in the RV just the one way valve made from plastic is now working backwards so no water coming in, broke the plastic parts inside and re connected, and yes I did that off the RV's hose, do not want pieces in the tank.

The 10 year rule?

They do not want you to fix the rigs in the parks, makes sense, buy a new one every 10 years, it is under warranty and will live at the dealer for the first year or until you figure it out!

Me I will keep my RV for at least another 15 years or until I can no longer climb in to the overhead bunk, then the kids can have at it.

I will bypass all those snob parks with 10 year BS.

navegator

Seeking Advice

45 Replies

korbe
Explorer
May 04, 2015
Do you live full time in your 10 year old rig? They weren't built for that purpose.
jerem0621
Explorer II
May 04, 2015
A lot of parks I have encountered will consider the rig if over 10 years old depending on how it looks. My FIL has a 12 year old PUP that looks better than some pups many years newer.

My dad had a 2001 Fiver and often was allowed in parks with the 10 year rule because his fiver looked immaculate.

Thanks!

Jeremiah
Winnebago_Bob
Explorer
May 04, 2015
Never had an issue with a 10 year rule, or heard of one for that matter, and just traded a 12 year old TT that still had nothing major to 'brake...' We traded for more space.
FrankShore
Explorer
May 04, 2015
Most if not all RV Parks, won't allow you to have an RV Tech work on the outside of your rig. So that's not it. It's the looks of a 10+ year old rig, they're substandard in many cases.
K_Charles
Explorer
May 04, 2015
We were looking at a C last week and the salesman told us the interest rate for a 240 month loan. We would pay cash like we do on most everything so I asked him if it would last 20 years. All he would say was that the bank thinks so.