RV Consumer Group

[wannabervin]

I'll be in the market soon for a 5th wheel for full timing. I'm researching as much information as I can get. To that end, what level of credibility does RV Consumer Group have in the RV community?

[Allworth]

Not much!

You are better off visiting dealers and asking the salesman to just let you sit in a unit for a half hour or so. Try to picture how you would go about the main activities of daily use. Then move on to the next floor plan.

You will begin to see patterns of what features you like and what is worthless to you.

Time is your friend, Salesmen usually not so much.

[2gypsies1]

The group doesn't test RVs. They get their information from the manufacturers just as you can. However, I guess it can be a guide of sorts. We made our choice by talking to RV owners of manufacturers we were interested in and reading the owner forums to see what kind of problems certain RVs have. We made the right decision on our own with no regrets.

[azdryheat]

It has no credibility with me. My opinion of current RV trailer manufacturing quality is that there is little to no quality control; the makers are pushing them out the door as quickly as possible. The buyer needs to do a thorough inspection prior to signing on the dotted line because nobody has done an inspection. The buyer also needs to be somewhat handy at home repairs so that he can fix a problem rather than having his trailer sit at the RV shop for a month waiting for repairs.