camper maintenance and age
I know preventive maintenance is key, but at what age do campers start giving more trouble? Should I expect to soon start chasing lots of problems with my 8 year old camper? It wouldn't be nearly as...
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I think it's just a constant steady, on-going routine maintenance and replacing things as needs change and the wife demands!
We had our pop-up 6 years. It was a constant fix-up from day 1, and it was brand new.
we had our Dutchmen 3 years, not an ounce of any thing to do, except what we wanted.
Had our Springdale 8 years. Mechanically, never any problems. No mechanical failures, all appliance were still original when sold. We did put in a different mattress, and I added wire shelves for more shelf space, added towel bars.
The true break-downs was the bathroom fan blade (plastic) just crumbled to nothing (age-sun-heat). The outside shower started leaking (my fault though, I think it froze over the winter).
Current camper going on 3 years now.
We (by our choice) changed the air conditioner, removed chairs and table and put in a new couch. When we sell, the couch will come out and the original furniture will go back in.
Added more shelf -space with wire shelves, done some modification on the water pump and some electrical, and installed covers over the vents to help protect them. None of this was necessary, but we did it to prolong the life of the camper and to make life more comfortable for us.
To answer the OP's question though ... the day after the warranty expires .... you can expect everything to fall apart!
We had our pop-up 6 years. It was a constant fix-up from day 1, and it was brand new.
we had our Dutchmen 3 years, not an ounce of any thing to do, except what we wanted.
Had our Springdale 8 years. Mechanically, never any problems. No mechanical failures, all appliance were still original when sold. We did put in a different mattress, and I added wire shelves for more shelf space, added towel bars.
The true break-downs was the bathroom fan blade (plastic) just crumbled to nothing (age-sun-heat). The outside shower started leaking (my fault though, I think it froze over the winter).
Current camper going on 3 years now.
We (by our choice) changed the air conditioner, removed chairs and table and put in a new couch. When we sell, the couch will come out and the original furniture will go back in.
Added more shelf -space with wire shelves, done some modification on the water pump and some electrical, and installed covers over the vents to help protect them. None of this was necessary, but we did it to prolong the life of the camper and to make life more comfortable for us.
To answer the OP's question though ... the day after the warranty expires .... you can expect everything to fall apart!
