What are some of the better brand campers ? looking for a small camper to put under a roof at Enid / water Valley . Things change . Do you reccomend slide outs ? what do you look for in a quality camper . Red flags when looking at used campers ?
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What are some of the better brand campers ? looking for a small camper to put under a roof at Enid / water Valley . Things change . Do you reccomend slide outs ? what do you look for in a quality camper . Red flags when looking at used campers ?
Don't buy Anything from Camper World. Once they have your money expect them to be real slow to do warranty work. RV dealers are choking on inventory, prices by summer will drop quite a bit. I should add that most units across the brands produce a camper with at least 2 problems, they know it, still ship the units so inventory on the lots now was hastily manufactured.
Slide outs are fine. They can be a source of leaks. Pine straw and leaves getting into the seals will cause a nice leak. I would definitely check the roof over on a used camper.
Soft floors. Wet spots water stains in cringe around walls windows. Slide outs. Smooth operation of slide outs. Ac refrigerator operation. General stuff. Tires axles. And such.
You said under a roof. I think thats the ticket right there [emoji1303]
The only way I personally would want another, with my experiences.
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They are all pretty much built the same. One company may build a few different brands.
Go to a dealer and look at different brands and models then search for the one you want.
Used ones may save a lot of money but you may inherit someone else's headaches.
I use to be on a facebook group, rvs for newbies. I picked up a few maintenance shortcuts. Copied and stored in an email folder. When someone asked I was ready to copy and paste. Seems every few days someone was asking the same questions. Guess I hurt someone's feelings and was kicked off.
Amazon dot com can save you money on supplies. Better prices than dealers.
Being under a roof would be better than sitting out in the weather and traveling. No matter how good the product used to seal the roof the seams split causing leaks.
Don't leave the toilet tank open all the time to drain. Not the same as a commode. I don't leave the drain hose connected to the sewer tap at campsites.
Decor is some good stuff for roof sealing. Looks like marshmallow creme. It is for the most part self leveling. It does not set up completely so it can not get hard and crack.
Dicor is the correct spelling
Sun is the biggest enemy of roofs and tires. If you keep it under a roof, you’ll eliminate 75 % of the common problems
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They also make skirts that snap on the bottom. Covers the tires and makes it more efficient to heat it
Agree with Rojo, excuse the language but Camping World “sucks” used them about 15 years ago never went back. Awful service work, they don’t know anything about the products they sale most don’t even camp.Quote:
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Great American RV just about as bad. Brand, I have owed several campers and brand and presently am full time in one. No matter what brand you can get a lemon. But the best by far for the money Grand Design. Very well built new or used. Second in line Keystone but craftsmanship falls off by about 40% from #1 & #2. Stay away from Forest River products. I have a good friend who retired from that industry that still works on them and he knows campers. He has never steered me wrong on build and craftsmanship. As for slide outs turns into if you properly keep up maintenance. Final if you’re not kind of crafty or mechanically inclined don’t buy one buy a tent. They are little things you have got to keep up or you’re in for a ride. Or if you got plenty of money to blow on paying someone who may or may not be a good repair guy that’s an option. Good luck.
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Since it's going to be under a roof I'd block under the frame and remove the wheels. Give it a solid foundation. Don't use the jack stabilizers. Hope the wheels can be used on other trailers. My camper is 26 ft, I'd use no less than 4 blocks per frame rail.
Mine is a '98 model, bought used with some damages repaired, I've made a few too. It has a slide out dinette. Not suppose to block under a slide out, the flex of the trailer by the wheels causes damage to the slide out. Heavy weights at the dinette has caused the siding to split at the top of the opening of mine. With the frame blocked I'd block under the slide out.
I have a Keystone product and I'm pulling it in for a new A/C unit, refrigerator, hot water heater, slide seal repair, sensors-detectors replacement, and a Furnace update kit. I bought used and my Keystone is as good as my Class A Fleetwood was. All will have issues used, the problem nowadays is all will have a problem new too.
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I gave $12K for this one and it was garage kept for most of its life. That still doesn't keep the Mechanical's from aging. Oh and updating the Antenna too.
I use to do maintenance work for a Camping World on there faculties not campers. If I walk thru there facilities and saw or was told by an employee of an electrical or plumbing problem. I didn’t have to have an approval for anyone. The manager only ask me to do one thing, that was to keep OSHA from finding any safety issues. When I was up grading to a larger camper I didn’t have much choice on where to trade and I didn’t have any problem with warranty work or cost the manager took care of it. That is the only reason I used them. I saw from the inside what went on for repairs and cost of repairs. I can’t recommend them for anything new or used. I was told by a service manager that the heavier campers are better built.
Very informative so far as we are considering getting in the market
I agree with the heavier the better statement. Those old Holiday Ramblers were as heavy as they could be. They were certainly built well. In the 90's electrical work dried up. I wired a new camper shop. When that job was done. I got laid off. The shop owner hired me on the spot. I spent 2 years working at that Jayco dealer. Some brands are definitely built better than others. Got to put a slide out back in a trailer. The owners kids ran it out while at a gas station. Owner takes off and removes the slide out from the trailer on one of the ballards protecting the pumps. The slide out came into the shop on a roll back
Avoid anything made during COVID 2020-22. campers made very fast with not enough workers to meet the demand. Grand Design, Montana, are two that most people like. I have a 2019 Grand Design and its a good product. Keep in mind that every time you move your camper its like an earthquake to your house. Things get damaged. Slides are fine as long as you take care of them. If you are setting it up under a roof as stationary, you will avoid most of the major concerns on campers.
100% true my friend.Quote:
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If you see one up this way that you'd like to look at I'll go with you for an inspection.
I switched to the camper from the Class A as maintenance is much less and the room is so much more. We went 40+ days without power after hurricane Katrina, Kiln was where the eye passed over. Well after modifying our home for dealing with the same situation My thoughts went to placing temporary housing well off the coast. Since we have family right off the Trace I store my camper right off the Trace on Ross Barnett. Works out for fishing too. So nice to wake up right on the Rez, the hotels - motels in Brandon & Flowood are filthy, Jackson didn't fair well after Katrina either. Short story - campers have more than one use, storing it near a great place to fish - Priceless.Quote:
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Great plan
There's a '91 24 ft Citation listed in Wynn, AR for $3500 on marketplace. All the photos look great.
If I wanted one I'd be headed to see it.
Ain't nobody else said it yet but make sure to get a bed that you can walk around. Easier to make. And make sure to sit down on the toilet. Them's my 2 biggest complaints with my camper. Other than that my little 19' camper is just right for me and momma. Easy to pull, not a whole lot of upkeep as far as slides and levelers and electronics. All I'm doing in it is sleeping anyways. We cook every now and then in it but we use a crock pot most of the time or cook on the grill.
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Pithon, those 3/4 length mattresses are a killer on my knees. Replaced mine with a full sized deep queen. I can still walk around it, have to drag myself between the mattress and closet/bathroom walls.
Can you view marketplace?
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I would avoid anything built during covid !! Everything was put together in a hurry & without most of the parts it needed.
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If you look at a used camper have your nose on high alert when entering. Can you smell any bad odors, any cover up sprays, candles? Toes and fingers feeling everything. Eyes searching everywhere. If something gives you a question, ask it.
The first time we used the oven the biscuits burnt on the bottom. On a fb group I learned to add a pizza stone or clay tile on the metal above the burner. Lucked up at Lowes, 6" clay tile on clearance for 10 cents each, got 4.
After looking at the cost of insurance and upkeep I have decided to rent one the few times I actually camp and drive daily to hunt .
Ever considered a pop up?
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No. There are teardrop options out there too. Not for long stays though. Easy to pull and set up is a plus.
At one camp a teardrop sit up close enough to see every move they made while sitting up. A 10X20 portable carport to park it under. 2 shower huts at the tongue end, 1 for the pot and 1 for changing clothes. A patio rug at each door and at the rear. The second morning we woke up with rain.