GREAT Mysteries of RV'n

No great mystery, just piss poor design.
Sorry for the pun.

50 years ago lots of RVs had just ONE waste tank and NO indicators.


2. RV Toilet Paper STILL being marketed :S

Old-Biscuit wrote:
50 years ago lots of RVs had just ONE waste tank and NO indicators.


2. RV Toilet Paper STILL being marketed :S

3. And people still buy RV toilet paper. (This should be #1)

I wonder why the gray tank only fills up and backs into the shower when the DW is taking a shower.

:B

bukhrn wrote:
No great mystery, just piss poor design.
Sorry for the pun.

Of course if the manufacturers didn't install the sensors, we would all be complaining that they should put them in.

I've often wondered why, particularly on high-end coaches, there is still very little systems integration in motorhome design. Why are there three separate electrical systems with two independent battery banks, different engines for the prime mover and the generator, separate water heating and house heating systems, etc? Why must we remember to lower the TV antenna before driving off, rather than have it lower itself when one starts up and gets ready to leave?

I'd like to see someone at least try to make an all-electric coach with a hybrid drivetrain, where the same battery bank is used for both the driving and the house power. If the battery got low, the main engine could start up to recharge it (no need for a separate generator). If the battery bank were large enough, one could travel at least a small distance without the engine running, which would be appreciated by other campers when one needs to arrive late or depart early.

And by the way, my tank level sensors seem to work pretty well most of the time.

I agree with DrewE, but then the mfg would have to hire an pay for a good engineer, and we all know with the way RV come out of the factories ever puts much if any thought in their products!

just like the most recent RV recall..

5 years of production.. wired the air conditioners wrong.. and starting fires.

and Now a complete integrated System///// NO.

I am NOT a fan of several systems... but ???? and Cost.

6. Why the dead coach batteries are the starting batteries for the generator :h