what is the dumbest thing about your camper?

[Rubiranch]

For me its that there is no light switch or and any light at all when you first enter the camper.

The closest light is on the ceiling a few steps inside the camper.

Kind of a pain in the dark for sure.

Yes, I've ordered a touch light to put next to the door.

Too bad someone from the manufacture doesn't actually spend a night or two in one of their own RVs.

In my TT the vent in the bathroom is over the sink so in cold weather the ice cold condensation from the vent drips on your back while you're brushing your teeth. 🙂

[Hemi_Joel]

My 2006 Arctic Fox 1150 is amazingly well thought out, including the light switch that you can reach through the doorway while standing on the ground. If there is anything dumb about it, I am only aware of two: The furnace is in the slide, so there can not be any ducting to the bathroom or the bedroom. Also, the drive motor for the slide is supposed to be mounted on a shaft between the 2 gears that move the slide. AF chose to mount it to the rear of the rearmost gear, and that causes timing issues between the two gears.

[stufarmer]

Opening the Slide to get inside.

[mbloof]

- Bathroom layout: the floor in front of the throne is much higher than standard leaving shorter people no leverage when sitting down. Worse is the placement of the sink requiring the user to leave the door open so their knees don't have to be touching. (sit slightly rotated to the right away from the sink)

- They put a locking door on the power cord and sewer compartment but left the water tank fill port accessable without a key.

[wnjj]

MORSNOW wrote:
The ceiling mounted sliding bathroom door that will not stay latched/snapped shut while driving down the road and then swings wildly as viewed in the rear view mirror!!!

Our bath door came with a rotary draw latch. Very solid.

Like this style:

[wnjj]

AnEv942 wrote:
Kind of amazing how many have similar 'dumb' attributes. Specifically the no interior light switch by rear door.

On ours, also no interior light switch by door. I understand that 3 way switches would have been needed and another 10' of wire to have interior light controlled from either location at dinette or door. Added cost so might have cut mfg slack. But stumbling around trying to locate dinette light switch in the dark, that thought never occurred to me, it was always 'this is dumb'.

But dumber was the fact that the bathroom light was by back door, behind the bathroom door, hinge side. If you went into bath without turning on light first, you had to completely exit, close the door to reach the switch. Or call out to who ever was setting at dinnet who could easily reach it. That went beyond dumb to 'this is stupid'.
Right there with no water pump switch in bath.

Ours has a switch by the door in series with the one on the fixture. We never use the fixture switch so 3-way isn't really needed. The bath light switch is only on the fixture so no problem with needing the light after entering,

I think you already saw how I fixed my water pump switch a few years ago.

[MORSNOW]

The ceiling mounted sliding bathroom door that will not stay latched/snapped shut while driving down the road and then swings wildly as viewed in the rear view mirror!!!

[d3500ram]

I do not know about other camper brands, but mine did not have hot/ cold water shut-off valves inside that isolated the lines to the outside shower. If I were to camp in the winter and use the domestic water, there would be standing water at the shower head and the valves. Granted, I do pull the shower head inside, but the valves would still be exposed.

I ended up doing some plumbing work to add shut-off valves- this way I can winterize the whole camper then close the valves to the exterior shower (leaving RVAF in those lines) and then de-winterise to use water inside during winter camping.

[AnEv942]

I'm trying to imagine, a perfect camper with everything exactly as it should be...
How many would find it so.

[mkirsch]

dirtyhandz wrote:
Good news everybody! I'm writing down all of these issues and will start building "Dumb Thing Free" Truck Campers in 2017. You can order yours early and have the first ones to be all the envy in the woods and campgrounds!

Just $250,000 a unit right?

[beehappy33]

Unable to open the fridge unless the slide is out. The door hits the island otherwise.

[AnEv942]

Kind of amazing how many have similar 'dumb' attributes. Specifically the no interior light switch by rear door.

On ours, also no interior light switch by door. I understand that 3 way switches would have been needed and another 10' of wire to have interior light controlled from either location at dinette or door. Added cost so might have cut mfg slack. But stumbling around trying to locate dinette light switch in the dark, that thought never occurred to me, it was always 'this is dumb'.

But dumber was the fact that the bathroom light was by back door, behind the bathroom door, hinge side. If you went into bath without turning on light first, you had to completely exit, close the door to reach the switch. Or call out to who ever was setting at dinnet who could easily reach it. That went beyond dumb to 'this is stupid'.
Right there with no water pump switch in bath.

[Grit_dog]

Geewizard wrote:
The dumbest thing about my camper is that it doesn't get used enough.

There's things about my TC that I've changed to my liking but I wouldn't necessarily call the manufacturer dumb for doing them. Everything ever designed is a compromise. Kinda like politics.

Here here. Mines been parked since end of July and may not make it out of the shop unless it is being loaded onto someone else's truck!
I think it's pretty well thought out. Although I'd ditch the sink/bump out in the wet bath for more space and maybe enough room that my knees don't hit the opposite wall when I'm taking a sh.......
On another note, I could do without the solid wood cabinets to save some weight. No need to make it look residential imo.

[bighatnohorse]

phillyg wrote:
Lots of switches hidden in a cabinet controlling things at the opposite end of the RV.

Reminds me;
Arctic Fox: innermost switch controls outside light / outermost switch controls inside light.

[markowwes]

Cost!

[Geewizard]

The dumbest thing about my camper is that it doesn't get used enough.

There's things about my TC that I've changed to my liking but I wouldn't necessarily call the manufacturer dumb for doing them. Everything ever designed is a compromise. Kinda like politics.