RV Engineering and Construction

Cloud Dancer wrote:
I'm always ready to jump in (threads about this subject).
But, I've realized that it's impossible to be fair to the manufacturers unless you're ready to write several pages,.....or a whole book, about this "quality" thing.
I will say this; I won't mention all the items that I had to fix, or modify, but I'm still in disbelief regarding the substandard design and construction of the supposedly "all fiberglass roof" on my Dutch Star. It took me a long time(still a few things left to do) to fix/modify this roof properly. I know a lot about this problem,...NOW. Apparently, so does the manufacturer (they changed the design a couple of years after mine was built).
Here's the thing to watch out for: members of these forums, like myself, usually write about these design deficiencies and substandard quality, on RVs that were built YEARS ago. Remember that many of us act as field testers for these products, and report back to the factory. Naturally, one would expect that the factories use this free information to improve their product. The catch is that it's up to the new customers to find out PRIOR to selecting which product to buy.

i think RVIA is supposed to be the standards' bearer, but are they?

i recently had a blowout due to a set of defective laredo tires. my complaint to NHTSA resulted in a conversation w/ an engineer who was instead concerned w/ how propane lines were so unprotected and failed due to a blowout.

NHTSA was apparently unaware that RVIA existed