palomino stampede owners let me hear from you.

haroldpe86 wrote:
Just wondering if you knew there is sometimes a small button valve on the shower head itself...

MoodyFam wrote:
We have a 2012 S-238 ...
Water barely flows out bath faucet, not useable - haven't figured that one out yet!

Sorry it's the sink faucet, not shower head...any advice? I looked for kinks but haven't found one yet.

Just wondering if you knew there is sometimes a small button valve on the shower head itself...

MoodyFam wrote:
We have a 2012 S-238 ...
Water barely flows out bath faucet, not useable - haven't figured that one out yet!

drenjoey wrote:
I do have a question: What do you have as vehicle to tow a S-238 ?

i agree, the OP states that they are a newbie. that being the case, it's always a good idea to make sure their vehicle is capable of handling the 238.
many newbies are lied to by RV salesmen, just to make a sale.

I do have a question: What do you have as vehicle to tow a S-238 ?

Thanks for the information so far. It has been very helpful. Please keep em coming.

Have a 2012 Traverse by Palomino Denali popup that's been great. A few loose screws, but nothing major after 70 nights in it.
Looking to move up to a Stampede, maybe a S-238. Need a new TV, and to sell the popup.

I bought a 2007 s-195 last year. After a few mods, fixed a few leaks, (mostley from bad caulk) We love it!! Taking it to Yellowstone on a 2 week trip, can't wait..

We have a 2012 S-238 that we bought back in March, we've camped in it 6 times since, once for 7 nights in Colorado. Not many complaints but here goes:

Drawers - bottom fell out of almost all of them, just putting basic stuff inside no bricks :) - I reinforced them all, now they can be used!

Vinyl flooring - area between closet and shower wall came unglued.

Large cabinet above sink - bottom of cabinet fell, absolutely no support underneath - took out and reinforced.

Decorative wall board used all around camper is coming loose due to only being held together with staples - now screwed in.

Water barely flows out bath faucet, not useable - haven't figured that one out yet!

I consider these things minor and expected from a light weight trailer, things are going to come loose your first few trips :)

Pull it with a 2012 F150 Ecoboost Screw, went up thru San Juan Mountains to Pagosa Springs/Durango. Great experience, sometimes I forgot it was back there! Loves to climb the grades!!

We do have a 2011 Stampede S238 first series which was built like the 2010.

The good: We have no complaints about the S238. It's a well built hybrid and ours came with a lot of options. We love the tub in the bathroom.

The bad: Nothing really bad about it. You might find the bathroom a little small, especially when you have to sit in there....but that's probably because there's a tub instead of a shower. My wife and I are both light weight and we're ok with it.

The ugly: nothing ugly about that hybrid. We did make a few mods to have it to our taste:
1- Install an electric jack
2- Changed that cheap radio for a Jensen
3- Brought the cable and the electricity to the back room (our bedroom) and install an outlet for a television. (it's in the HTT mod forum)
4- Changed the kitchen table folding legs for tubular ones
5- Install shelves in half of the rear closet

Conclusion: We had a 2004 Starcraft Travelstar 21SSO and really saw the improvements that were done in 7 years. We just love our Stampede.

We tow the S238 with a 2005 Dodge Ram 2WD with a 5.7 Hemi engine and have no problems.

If ever you have any questions, send me a PM

Dre

I have a Palomino S-17 that I tow with a Toyota 4-Runner 6 cyc. The only issue I had was the front bunk gasket that had to replaced by the dealer and I have had to re-caulk the front bunk as well. I also had to add some dowels under the shelf located between the bench area and the front bunk. It was replaced due to water damage but the dw puts too much weight there trying to climb in to bed. I also had to replace the cabinent door under the stove (both the large one and the small one). Then I had to add an additional spring clamp because the one on the bottom is not strong enough to hold it in position durning transit. So I added another one towards the top. I also had to add some finishing nails agound the wall of the cabinent (left side when facing the stove). The cabinent wall popped out from under the stove area. Also had to have the shower facet fixture replaced (dealer) due to a leak.

I can't think of anything else at this time. All in all I like the unit, although it is a little small, we don't use the table that comes with it. We use tv trays, that way I can move around my 120lb lab a little easier.

I think my next unit will have one bunk area and maybe a slide out (if they make such a thing).