Why are Truck Campers so poorly made?
So I bought a new hard side truck camper recently. I'm not going to say which. Before that I had a pop-up, so this is my second camper. I looked at a half dozen more campers before my purchase, but...
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After following this thread, everybody has some good points! But I don't think the OP's original question is unreasonable IMHO. I think a lot of TC's are poorly made!. I've had a Lance 880 on a 1ton 4x4 for about 12 yrs now, we go down some very rough roads with it,(but I drive very slow) washboard roads & faster speeds will eventually beat the heck out of anything. I've had to do a lot of repairs to it also. Although its been a great camper & we love it!
I've considered updating to a single slide, but I absolutely have no idea with which brand. After reading this forum for along time, they all have problems. There's no testing of RV's by magazines, etc. Is the Lancelok system any good who the heck knows!. We've all read where the aluminum welding done, looks like it was done by a 1st grader. With no over site done. This will surely crack & break!
I prefer the floor plans of Lance, but would be afraid to buy a new one! They all look great on the showroom!. There was a thread about an Adventurer that was falling apart, well don't they own Eagle Cap? Probably a lot of TC's will hold up pretty well if one only travels the pavement, & are stored inside! But if taken off road lot & stored outside there are going to go to *^*.
I think the only way to have a better chance of getting a good one is to travel to each of the manufactures & take the "tours" and make up your own mind. But if working who can do this? Sorry for the long post, but am also frustrated with TC manufactures & think that for $40,000 one should get a longer warranty & a quality built product! I'm glad the OP didn't list the brand, as this would turn into a brand bashing thrd, I agree that he should have spent more time investigating his brand.
I've considered updating to a single slide, but I absolutely have no idea with which brand. After reading this forum for along time, they all have problems. There's no testing of RV's by magazines, etc. Is the Lancelok system any good who the heck knows!. We've all read where the aluminum welding done, looks like it was done by a 1st grader. With no over site done. This will surely crack & break!
I prefer the floor plans of Lance, but would be afraid to buy a new one! They all look great on the showroom!. There was a thread about an Adventurer that was falling apart, well don't they own Eagle Cap? Probably a lot of TC's will hold up pretty well if one only travels the pavement, & are stored inside! But if taken off road lot & stored outside there are going to go to *^*.
I think the only way to have a better chance of getting a good one is to travel to each of the manufactures & take the "tours" and make up your own mind. But if working who can do this? Sorry for the long post, but am also frustrated with TC manufactures & think that for $40,000 one should get a longer warranty & a quality built product! I'm glad the OP didn't list the brand, as this would turn into a brand bashing thrd, I agree that he should have spent more time investigating his brand.
