WIND RIVER/TIMBER RIDGE TT'S

We bought a 2014 Wind River and have been very happy with it. We drove to Utah to pick up ours and the dealer there was very good and treated us very well. As far as the trailer we had a couple of problems with it ,but Outdoors RV was johnny on the spot and both problems were taken care of locally. If I had one overall overview of the camper ,I'd say that the guy who puts the caulking around the windows,speakers,and lights needs to learn how to use a caulk gun and clean up around those areas. Other than that we have been very pleased with it.

Bought our Timber Ridge last October. Picked it up in B.C. Brought it back camping along the way to Ontario, down to Florida over the Winter, and various camping trips this summer in Ontario. Basically, we've lived in it for around 4 months so far.

Love the trailer. It's very solidly designed and built, well insulated, with big tanks.

The frame is also solid, and the trailer rides well with the shock absorbers and heavy duty axles. Mine has two 5200# axles and four 2540# rated tires holding up a 8100# GVWR trailer, so there's quite a margin of safety, and the GoodYear tires are holding up well with no sign of unusual wear.

But all is not perfect. We've had problems with several of the components:
- Lippert Remote Control failed.
- Lippert Electric Stab jack froze up.
- Slide motor shear pin sheared.
- Shurflo water pump failed.
- Tail and Marker lights filled with water.

Since we're so far from any dealer, I've contacted the Outdoors RV warranty coordinator and had replacement parts shipped out and did the work myself. Outdoors RV has been very helpful with this.

The only issue I've had with the trailer's construction itself has been with the "drip rail" at the bottom of the slide sides. You see it when the slide is open. It should cover the edges of the plywood slide floor, but it didn't on one side so water drips were collecting on the plywood edge. Luckily it's marine grade plywood and sealed with something.

And on the other side, the hollow "drip rail" wasn't sufficiently filled with putty tape, so water would collect inside and eventually drain into the inside of trailer via the "drip rail", wetting the rugs and floor. I've corrected both these problems with polyurethane caulk, but they really should come up with a better design for the slide's "drip rail".

We have a 2011 TimberRidge 260RLS, and are extremely happy with it. This is its third summer of fairly heavy use. The only issues we've had are one loose screw on a window blind, and the need to recaulk about an inch of shower railing.
This is our first trailer, and we plan on it being our last one too.

I have a 2012 Timber Ridge 240rks that I'm using for a third year now. It's not nearly as well assembled as the Springdale TT I had before it, seems they didn't drive a single screw straight, but I'd have to say most of the components are of better quality. I've drug it around about 16k miles so far and the screws have all fallen out of the cabinets a couple times and I've had to glue them back in. The plastic trim around the steps has weather cracked and is falling off already, and the awning track is pulling off the trailer. I've also had to rework a bunch of the trim around the bottom, mostly due to assembly issues and I've got some cracking on the corners of the front fiberglass cap that I'm keeping an eye on and may have to start doing repairs on shortly. Just about everything that has a connector in it plumbing wise has leaked at one point or other, as is common for TT's the tank quantity indicators are virtually worthless, and the floor is prone to being somewhat noisy.

On the plus side the layout is nice, and the TT does well insulation wise in the colder shoulder seasons when the nights get well below freezing. I've had issues during this time of year with my other RV's that I haven't experienced yet with the Timber Ridge.

Just bought our Wind River this year, so far, love it.