How's the quality of the new Rockwood Popups
I might be in the market for a 2018. Not sure if I'll keep my travel trailer or not. I'm honestly sick and tired of all the upkeep and maintenance, and the high costs of these services. I'm dumpin...
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I have a Flagstaff HW 27KS which is a Forest River product. It's a product like any other manufacturer that is built as cheap and as fast as possible. Have had A/C issues and power lift issues, but those were all supplied parts, so can't really fault them.
However, this past summer had some QC issues that had to be dealt with on the road. Had to replace the cheap faucet on the pullout kitchen because it wouldn't stop leaking. inexpensive replacement at the hardware store fixed that.
#2. Water leak behind the wall panel by the hot water heater. Spent a couple of hours removing panels under the cabinet to access the water lines. Couple of proper hose clamps solved that problem. Again..they went at it the cheap way to start with.
#3 The front bunk wall panel started pulling away from the cabinets. Couple of longer wood screws got it nice and tight again.
#4. The rear tire mounting bracket loosened up and started putting a hole in the back wall. Poor design because there is not enough support built into the back wall to properly handle that much weight hanging off the back of the camper. From now on, we will just throw the spare in the back of the truck when we're going down the road.
#5 Entry door has always been a PITA to fit/seal off properly from day 1.
#6 Undersized screws holding on door cabinets. Put some proper screws/nuts on them to keep them tight.
#7 Screws holding the table pole support stripped out, again cutting corners
It is what it is, a cheaply produced camper just like everyone else rolls off their assembly line. You will just need to be able to know a few basic repair skills to keep it functioning properly.
However, this past summer had some QC issues that had to be dealt with on the road. Had to replace the cheap faucet on the pullout kitchen because it wouldn't stop leaking. inexpensive replacement at the hardware store fixed that.
#2. Water leak behind the wall panel by the hot water heater. Spent a couple of hours removing panels under the cabinet to access the water lines. Couple of proper hose clamps solved that problem. Again..they went at it the cheap way to start with.
#3 The front bunk wall panel started pulling away from the cabinets. Couple of longer wood screws got it nice and tight again.
#4. The rear tire mounting bracket loosened up and started putting a hole in the back wall. Poor design because there is not enough support built into the back wall to properly handle that much weight hanging off the back of the camper. From now on, we will just throw the spare in the back of the truck when we're going down the road.
#5 Entry door has always been a PITA to fit/seal off properly from day 1.
#6 Undersized screws holding on door cabinets. Put some proper screws/nuts on them to keep them tight.
#7 Screws holding the table pole support stripped out, again cutting corners
It is what it is, a cheaply produced camper just like everyone else rolls off their assembly line. You will just need to be able to know a few basic repair skills to keep it functioning properly.
