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maxum1989
Jul 31, 2017Explorer II
I've got one. A 2011 model. I've owned several different types of rvs but only two different types of truck campers. A Lance and now my Northern Lite.
Appliances are a wash, they all seem to use similar appliances so there is nothing to discuss there.
So now all that's left is how its built. I know all about the maintenance required with corner moulding and rubber roofs and things like that. The Northern Lite has none of that so that's a really good thing. Less maintenance. Everybody wants that right? But lets be real here. Sure the fiberglass shell they build it pretty much water proof, right up until you cut a bunch of holes into it. Of course the holes are needed for things like windows, vents, appliances, etc, etc, etc.
Not so waterproof anymore. On mine, three out of five windows leaked. And let me tell you, the Northern Lites hide the leaks well. It can leak in one corner and the water can travel a crazy distance to where you notice it. It takes some serious investigation to really find the leaks.
I took all my windows out early this year and resealed them. No more leaking there. I know others that have had other leaks as well. So are they perfect? Of course not. No RV is. But I think they are a very good way of building a nice camper.
Would I buy another, absolutely.
Appliances are a wash, they all seem to use similar appliances so there is nothing to discuss there.
So now all that's left is how its built. I know all about the maintenance required with corner moulding and rubber roofs and things like that. The Northern Lite has none of that so that's a really good thing. Less maintenance. Everybody wants that right? But lets be real here. Sure the fiberglass shell they build it pretty much water proof, right up until you cut a bunch of holes into it. Of course the holes are needed for things like windows, vents, appliances, etc, etc, etc.
Not so waterproof anymore. On mine, three out of five windows leaked. And let me tell you, the Northern Lites hide the leaks well. It can leak in one corner and the water can travel a crazy distance to where you notice it. It takes some serious investigation to really find the leaks.
I took all my windows out early this year and resealed them. No more leaking there. I know others that have had other leaks as well. So are they perfect? Of course not. No RV is. But I think they are a very good way of building a nice camper.
Would I buy another, absolutely.
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