What's Your 2014 Wish for RV Design

Bipeflier wrote:
We have a fifth wheel so my "wants" are specific to towed units.

By far, what I would like is running gear, frame, and tires that are road ready. I can drive my Silverado for 150,000 miles without changing bushings, greasing wheel bearings, and tires usually last 60,000 miles with minimal care. Why can't my trailers?

Better insulation and leak proofing would be welcomed.

Other than that, I am OK with things as they are.

X2 for sure
Don

How about windows you can open without having to be a contortionist?

We have a fifth wheel so my "wants" are specific to towed units.

By far, what I would like is running gear, frame, and tires that are road ready. I can drive my Silverado for 150,000 miles without changing bushings, greasing wheel bearings, and tires usually last 60,000 miles with minimal care. Why can't my trailers?

Better insulation and leak proofing would be welcomed.

Other than that, I am OK with things as they are.

trnfla wrote:

Wagonqueen Truckster wrote:
ok ok... what I would like would be a flat screen TV that flipped from interior viewing to exterior viewing. That would cool... PROB IMPOSSIBLE BUT COOL.

I saw this on a camper last year at the Florida Super show. It was the TV in the rear bedroom and had a door on the outside that allowed the TV to be viewed from under the awning.

I thought it was a cool design feature.

We thought about coming up with a flip screen (indoor/outdoor) for the TC we are currently renovating and as another poster said... we didn't want the implications of sealing and the potential water intrusion. I just got rid of 40 years of rot and dont want to start on that path again. But it would be cool.

Back to the original question: what features do you want to see manufacturers incorporate in their RVs?

So far better roofing that's durable and leak-proof receives the most votes. Any other features on your wish list?

2gypsies wrote:
Wow! If all these changes are made are you willing to pay for them! :)

All it takes is money. How many are willing to pay? Everyone wants 5 star product at 2 star pricing.

Propane refrigerators installed hanging in gimbals so as to keep them always level ... or better still ... the sensitive unit inside the refrigerators being mounted in gimbals so as to keep just that part level.

Propane furnaces with a special battery saving no-blower mode of operation - for use when not on hookups. When in this mode, they would operate much like the propane furnaces in motorhomes 40 years ago that were still vented to outside for safety but had no blower fans at all.

Black and grey tanks in RVs always having internal spray rinsers inside them.

All RV awings built with unfurl-eliminating mechanisms in them.

For an RV with a built-in generator to be RVIA certified, it's built-in generator must be installed by the manufacturer so as to have a noise reading no higher than 50 dB as measured 7 meters away.

All RV wheel wells to be steel lined so tire blowouts could do no damage to the coach.

No grey water or black water emptying outlets no lower than 14 inches above the ground.

All RVs with battery systems to come standard with a built-in multi-stage charger/converter.

All motorhomes to be built so as to have the engine battery(ies) always getting charged - along with the coach batteries - when on hookups.

All roof vents to always be installed with covers over the vents so the vents could be left open in high winds and in the rain.

All motorhomes to come with electric cab mirrors on both sides with enough angular movement so as to allow inspection of the upper and lower sidewall areas to the rear and to allow inspection all the way down to the rear tire areas while going down the road.

All RVs with outside 120V AC outlets on both sides of the motorhome.

All RVs to have the external water hose hookup inlet on a valving system that would also allow filling of the freshwater tank via this water hose inlet.

All motorhomes to have coach battery voltage and current flow indicators in the cab on the dash for monitoring of their charging status when underway.

Wow! If all these changes are made are you willing to pay for them! :)

A real length queen sized bed both for fit of linens and fit of occupants. 5" means a whole lot more to me than your floorplan designers.

No leak roof.

Options for fabric as opposed to leather/ultra-leather on living area furniture...even ultra-suede is better than leather.

something other than black/brown patterned window treatments and upholstery..

mid-range colored cabinetry.