Quality of Forest River

[icodeintx]

Greetings again,

Today I installed a 20amp inlet to take advantage of the extra electricity at the park. While working inside the bathroom sink cabinet I was shocked (well not exactly) to find that the manufacture left gaping holes in the floor to the basement.

There are probably several options to filling the gap but I'm interested to see what your ideas are? Thank you in advance.

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[thomasmnile]

Lynnmor wrote:
The large holes are pretty standard Amish craftsmanship. Cut two pieces of plywood, sheetmetal or strong plastic with half a hole in each, then fasten them around the pipes. Seal any remaining gaps with the sealant of your choice.

^^^^

This. Hardly brand specific.

[wopachop]

My 2013 forest river stealth is downright dangerous. My roof truss around the skylight area was not screwed together. I noticed it sagging. Unfortunately its the only truss I have access too. So many staves completely missed in that small 3x3 foot section. Have to assume the entire roof has errors.

My spare tire gets secured to a sharp pointy piece of metal that stabbed a hole right through the sidewall.

The used the wrong sealant on my windows. I have self leveling sealing dripping 1-2 feet down every single window.

Every cut they made that I can see is horrible. It's a toyhauler and the strap down anchors have 4 wood screws and most are stripped.

Oh...the water heater. The water heater was only attached on 1 side. It started to vibrate it's way out of the side of the trailer. They literally screwed the water heater into foam. As you can guess those screws did not hope.

Its never ending failure. Dont care if they change ownership or build some new factory. Never ever ever ever in my life would I recommend forest river.

Previous owners gave me all the paperwork. They had tons of failures as well. The bathroom sink fell down. That's in the paperwork. Other stuff was well. Ceiling fan fell down.

The back ramp is crooked and barely closes.

[BarneyS]

Moved to Tech Issues forum from DIY.

[Ron3rd]

As to the quality of Forest River, we've been very satisfied with our 2013 in my sig. My son just bought a new 2020 Forest River trailer and it seems to be very well put together and the attention to detail is very good. They even come with Goodyear Endurance Tires, WiFi booster, and TST TPMS system. Time will tell. They all turn out a lemon from time to time. My daughter's 2 year old 40 ft. Keystone Cougar 5er us sitting in the repair shop with a broken leaf spring hanger. Go figure.

[icodeintx]

JoeH wrote:

goducks10 wrote:
2nd pic shows discoloration on the luan wall. Water leak?

I saw that too... better check it out.

Thanks, I looked into it and couldn't find any leaking area. On the other side is the shower and I can see where the previous owner put a lot of sealant on the door against that wall. So I'm hoping it was something from the past. I will be keeping an eye on it though. 🙂

[JoeH]

goducks10 wrote:
2nd pic shows discoloration on the luan wall. Water leak?

I saw that too... better check it out.

[icodeintx]

That is good to know. I'll look for that and hope that I don't have a mice problem to begin with. Is it common for mice to get into the basement areas of 5th wheels? I'll put some traps in there if so.

IAMICHABOD wrote:

Wiscampsin wrote:

bukhrn wrote:

icodeintx wrote:
What is the steel wool for?

Mostly to fill the hole, also to slow the mice chewing.

Don't use steel wool as it will rust over time. Use stainless steel wool available at WalMart by the kitchen sponges.

I did some research on the forum a few years back and found that mice and rats did chew thru steel wool but that the Copper Mesh stopped them completely,they really don't the taste.

[theoldwizard1]

bukhrn wrote:
I'd pack it full of course steel wool then cover it with spray foam.

Stainless steel wool if you can find it !

[IAMICHABOD]

Wiscampsin wrote:

bukhrn wrote:

icodeintx wrote:
What is the steel wool for?

Mostly to fill the hole, also to slow the mice chewing.

Don't use steel wool as it will rust over time. Use stainless steel wool available at WalMart by the kitchen sponges.

I did some research on the forum a few years back and found that mice and rats did chew thru steel wool but that the Copper Mesh stopped them completely,they really don't the taste.

[Wiscampsin]

bukhrn wrote:

icodeintx wrote:
What is the steel wool for?

Mostly to fill the hole, also to slow the mice chewing.

Don't use steel wool as it will rust over time. Use stainless steel wool available at WalMart by the kitchen sponges.

[theoldwizard1]

Pretty much the ENTIRE RV INDUSTRY SHOULD BE ASHAMED AT THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION THESE DAYS !

Demand is up. RV are selling like proverbial "hotcakes" ! Quantity over quality !

Some of it is bad design, some of it is bad manufacturing. When you are spending $20K-$50K for a TT would you pay and extra $5K for a 3 year "bumper to bumper" warranty ? I really do believe that around $5,000, mostly in roofing, seams and windows and doors, is all that it would take to make a much more "durable" TT !

[goducks10]

2nd pic shows discoloration on the luan wall. Water leak?

[Lynnmor]

icodeintx wrote:
What is the steel wool for?

It gives the mice a bad taste in their mouths.

[bukhrn]

icodeintx wrote:
What is the steel wool for?

Mostly to fill the hole, also to slow the mice chewing.