SidecarFlip wrote:
SidecarFlip wrote:
Why don't you come east and visit the factory in Colon, Michigan which is just north of the Indiana Toll Road at the Middlebury exit. I bought mine from Outpost RV in Middlebury but picked it up at the factory in Colon. Nice folks (both places).
My second TC, first one was a Lance. I've had zero issues with the Palomino. Had it 3 years now.
I do like having the factory close by (60 miles from me) and I like the fact that if you do need something, you can buy it factory direct. They even take plastic.
I might add, we have friends with one as well. They live in Maine and last year they took theirs from Maine to Alaska and stayed in Alaska 3 months with it. They had no issues either.
The early ones had build quality issues but ever since Forest River bought them out, quality of build and innovative features has become their hallmark along with a very competitive price.
My wife and I are happy with ours and we expect it to last many years with proper upkeep.
Sidecarflip's post is all true as we are honored to be called, his friends.
Our Palomino 2602 had a sink discoloration issue, slide alignment problem, and an awning frame arm broke completely off. The sink issue was within one year of purchase, but the slide problem and the awning frame arm break was after the warranty was over.
The slide had to be removed and involved two men two days labor to repair and shim to realign the slide. The hole in the side wall had been cut off square which caused the slide to bind on the tracks when moving. Three of the four tracks needed replacement.
The awning had to be removed and the arms were replaced. The awning was reinstalled with labor from three men. Upon the first retraction of the extended awning with the new arms, one arm broke and jumped upward tearing a hole three feet square in the extended awning. That awning was removed by two men and a new awning was ordered from the factory. Six months later, after the winter was over and the camper camp out of storage, the new awning was installed by the labors of three men.
I had nightmares of the slide repair and the two awning repairs costing me thousands of dollars for I was past the end of the warranty period when both repairs were completed. To my pleasant surprise, my dealer Harvey RVs, located just past 6 miles falls in Bangor, Maine, completed all repairs under the Palomino factory warranty. My out of pocket expense was fuel to get the camper to the dealer.
After experiencing the effort to fix my problems with this camper, I cannot say enough GOOD about my dealer and about Palomino. They all went above and beyond to help me with what could have been very expensive issues.
Like sidecarflip stated, we did travel to Alaska for the summer and explored many states across these great United States of America without issues from our Palomino truck camper.
Our experience has been positive and we fully enjoy our camper. I might add, we downsized from a 39' fifth wheel Bighorn which we towed across America two times. The fifth wheel was RVing and the truck camper is camping. A different way of life and one we much prefer over the RVing lifestyle of being cramped in between angry neighbors with uncontrolled barking dogs whose owners are so scared of the dark that they leave enough lights on to block out the view of the stars at night.
Go truck camping and thank you Palomino. A great product from a company who stands behind what they build.
Lakeside
