Buyer Beware - Adventurer Truck Campers
We purchased a new 2016 Adventurer 80RB the beginning of August and actually like the camper a great deal. There is however an issue with the design and execution of the entry door. We had a problem w...
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Travels with Yoly wrote:Okie1 wrote:
Definitely a piss poor design, makes me wonder what else you will find.
I found that the mechanism for the fold down couch/bed was a bit shortsighted relative to execution also. The steel brackets rubbed against the wall at both ends. This was discovered after getting the camper home driving it 360 miles. The brackets had worn through the wall covering and had begun to create gouges in the plywood (just from going down the road). We had not camped in the unit yet. Also, the bathroom door slid on rollers in a glide track. When it reached the end of the track, the forward edge of the door would fall off the guide support which would allow it to swing in and out into the cabin area going down the road. The latch wouldn't secure the door as the alignment in the frame was off. I fixed these shortcomings and documented them in my video entitled "Modifications and Upgrades" .... God forbid I post the video here as I'll be blamed for making a mountain out of a mole hill (just kidding) ;)
Thanks for the original post! Having had a few TCs (and other RVs) over the years and wanting the 86FB for the last 4 yrs we were getting serious about buying in 2017 but your post really made me step back and think about quality control, value & usage. While it was hard to take off the tunnel vision glasses, I'm glad I did because I ended up with a camper van which fits my lifestyle today.
As for Adventurer... Listen up! You just lost a sale. Quality control is bad enough but lack of customer service is the nail in the coffin. Sad.
