Mar-19-2015 07:17 AM
Mar-20-2015 06:26 PM
Deb and Ed M wrote:
I'm just going to throw this out there:
We drove our 28' Class C to Alaska in 2006. Once north of Destruction Bay, YT, encountering frost heaves was an eye-opening experience! We encountered other RVs along the way, and IMO, the 5ers with their tow vehicles, were having the most trouble, due to the distance between the sets of wheels and the clearance between the bedrails and the trailer? We passed many that were driving very slowly 9maybe 35 mph), probably trying to protect their truck beds from being damaged by the trailer? In other words, if you're driving on a roller coaster - a short wheelbase is your friend. Now granted - a lot of 5th wheels go to Alaska; I'm just saying you might own the better RV for it right now?
Mar-20-2015 05:34 PM
laknox wrote:kohai wrote:
We had a discussion on quality and I tried to put together a very ugly rough draft of what were peoples' opinions on quality manufacturers.
Discussion on quality
Too bad that there aren't more publicly-traded mfrs. A careful reading of their financials might give you a clue as to how they're doing on sales vs warranty repairs. Divide by the # of units produced and you get some idea of the cost/unit they budget for warranty claims. Any mfr that wanted to =really= tout their quality would release their warranty #'s, both in # of units, # of repeat visits/unit and cost/unit/repair. Even if they had average #s, it would be a baseline for other mfrs, as well as themselves, to exceed. Never happen, though...
Lyle
Mar-20-2015 05:31 PM
Deb and Ed M wrote:
I'm just going to throw this out there:
We drove our 28' Class C to Alaska in 2006. Once north of Destruction Bay, YT, encountering frost heaves was an eye-opening experience! We encountered other RVs along the way, and IMO, the 5ers with their tow vehicles, were having the most trouble, due to the distance between the sets of wheels and the clearance between the bedrails and the trailer? We passed many that were driving very slowly 9maybe 35 mph), probably trying to protect their truck beds from being damaged by the trailer? In other words, if you're driving on a roller coaster - a short wheelbase is your friend. Now granted - a lot of 5th wheels go to Alaska; I'm just saying you might own the better RV for it right now?
Mar-20-2015 03:14 PM
Mar-20-2015 10:57 AM
kohai wrote:
We had a discussion on quality and I tried to put together a very ugly rough draft of what were peoples' opinions on quality manufacturers.
Discussion on quality
Mar-20-2015 10:05 AM
Mar-20-2015 09:46 AM
Mar-19-2015 06:38 PM
kohai wrote:
We had a discussion on quality and I tried to put together a very ugly rough draft of what were peoples' opinions on quality manufacturers.
Discussion on quality
Mar-19-2015 09:57 AM
Mar-19-2015 09:25 AM
Mar-19-2015 08:28 AM
Sabluka wrote:
Thanks all.
Aware of the winters there since I lived there for 32+ yrs.
Will buy a 1-ton diesel.
Prefer GMC but looks like the Fords and Rams are so much cheaper.
I just don't have a clue for the 5th wheel. As long as it is dependable...tough etc.
Any increase in interior size will be great as I've been in the 30' class c since Oct. 2013.
Rick
Mar-19-2015 07:56 AM
Mar-19-2015 07:48 AM
Mar-19-2015 07:28 AM