mdcamping wrote:
joebedford wrote:
My first 5er was a 2003 and I traded it for our current 2011 in 2011. The 2003 I didn't feel it was safe to haul down the road because the walls weren't square to the frame any more. The ramp on the TH was hard to close if the walls were leaning over.
My current TH is a 2011. That's 12 years old except it hasn't been used in over two years because of the pandemic.
I don't see any signs of leaning or twisting on this rig like the last one. The only -ve is that there's a lot of (surface) rust on the chassis and axles. Personally, I think it's safe for the highway.
I parked it in Florida over the summer three years ago but we brought it home a year later in March 2020 (again, because of the pandemic). We're hoping to leave it in FL again but we might have to bring it back. Dunno.
I know there are million answers to this question and some people will answer that their rig will last forever and others will say theirs was falling apart on the way home from the dealer.
What's the rule of thumb for how long a rig will last. I know many parks "don't allow" rigs over 10 years old.
I have not come across the 10 year old rule here on the east coast, not saying it doesn't exist or enforced but I would think as long as your FW is clean and not falling apart that you would be okay, just my 2 cents
Mike
Out our way the "10 year rule" seems to be in the "RV RESORTS" . As we plan our long trips I've seen that rule posted on some of the high end RV parks near where we are going. Even as you for the Make, model and year of RV. We've only on rare occasions used these parks because we prefer more "rural" campgrounds, top of the list are campgrounds that originally were tent campgrounds built by CCC etc now FS/BLM, county parks. I'd much rather have campsites large enough to hold 2-3 trailers and tow vehicles and room around the campfire and 50+ feet between sites and enjoy rather than packed in like sardines.
