We are on our fourth RV. Every trip is a handyman's dream. I am handy, but this is just getting old.We are on a long trip now with our Sunseeker Class C. It's 3 years old now and we are the first owner. So far this trip, just off the top of my head: a leaking water valve on the toilet, a bad gauge on the propane tank (magnet no fixie), piece of ceiling trim strip came loose, vinyl exterior trim insert pulled out of the track on the inside corner of the cabover trim.... And we have 6 weeks to go. Every trip with every RV has been like this.This must be why Airstream, LazyDaze, etc. owners use the term SOB, Some Other Brand. Ours have all been SOBs.

RV's have all the parts and appliances of a sticks & bricks home, but then we take it across the roads and shake the s**t out of it.

welcome to NO QUALITY CONTROL rule 101 at rv factory if its rolling at the end of the line??? it a pass. I do agree its a pain. but its part of ownership.

If you are not working on an rv, you probably do not own one. Its a house on wheels and you shake it every use.

I have had an RV of some sort since 1977. In that time I can't recall a trip that didn't require breaking out my tool box for something.

Maybe that's why Ford (Fix or Repair Daily) got into the TC business. It fits their business plan! Ha ha ha

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John_Joey
Explorer
May 20, 2017
I think a lot of the responses have to do with the number of miles, and the types of roads the owners drive on.

For me, when we're going cross country things break. The worst was on a real bumpy stretch in LA. The whole dash busted loose from the screws that was holding it on.

Now when all we're doing is sitting in one spot, then thing do go a lot smoother.
time2roll
Nomad
May 20, 2017
Fix something, fine it needs work.
If the same thing fails repeatedly is what would drive me nuts.
mr__ed
Explorer
May 21, 2017
tjfogelberg wrote:
Our last RV was a '99 Lazy Daze. We were constantly fixing and replacing things. (It was in excellent shape when we sold it last Fall.) We bought new this final round (Winnebago Minnie Winnie 31D) to try to reduce maintenance in addition to upgrading to a different floorplan and other upgrades like slides etc. So far (4 or 5 short trips) so good...there are a relatively few items that need attention under warranty. I say keep fixing and eventually you should hit a plateau and more enjoyment and less maintenance. S+B has a lot of maintenance too.

I owned a Lazy Daze class C a number of years ago (I forget the model year, but was some time in the 80's). I feel it was the best constructed RV I had ever owned. I fulltimed in it for a number of years and don't recall ever having to repair anything, although I must admit I didn't put a lot of miles on it, either.
down_home
Explorer II
May 21, 2017
One of these days I'm going to run into an RV duct taped all around.
My credit cards hide when we get ready for a trip.
RV Repair Parts stocks goes up when we hit the road.

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