Quality Decline since Covid

Kavoom wrote:
TT quality has declined quite a bit over the last year...

Well we have found a TT that checks all the boxes for both of us. It is only 27 feet four inches (My checked box). It has the private bedroom, and the full bunks, slide out and outdoor kitchen... https://www.dutchmen.com/product/aspen-trail

We have a smaller Aspen Trail we got three years ago and the quality was very good on the build. But...now...during Covid when they can't build them fast enough...apparently...quality is distinctly affected...and not in a good way...so we are going to wait. When you walk in and first thing you see is a toilet that is crooked in the bathroom...direct from the factory...and start looking around and seeing "little things" it makes you pause. We also looked at a few others, different brands and there is a difference between our three year old one and this years...crop. We are doing fine so far and don't NEED a new one so we will wait... I'm also thinking that once Covid is defeated, there are going to be a bunch of lightly used travel trailers on the market as people realize...Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time...

Interesting information. The supply lines for all the parts and pieces for RV's have been choking up and actually slowing production lines reducing the numbers coming off of production lines. Of note recently, glue for laminates has been a problem. Then the "end caps" for some of them like the back and front is made of a different material than the sides. Apparently, the materials for that are also used in the blades for wind farms... So, apparently there has been a redesign and "fix" for some of those, like doing the back in a flat aluminum vs the whatever it is synthetic stuff they use. I watch this guy from HaylettRV in Michigan and between his videos on selling stuff, he talks about what is going on in the RV industry... Interesting