Makes me sick to see the consumer being ripped off by todays junk rolling off the assembly line, and the cost is at premium prices. That's why I have bought older trailers, and brought them back with some repairs, when done I still have a quality RV, some we so well made they are still around. Examples are my old 84 Alpenlite 5th wheel now sold but it's still running around out there after me beating it on desert roads and forest roads. My old 1999 Alpenlite 5th wheel, solid at a rock, sold it in 2015 ( wish I still had that one ), and now my 2004 NU WA 29rl, original owner traveled in it for 17 years, now it's mine and solid as a rock. Those were quality trailers. I thought I would get fancy and bought a 2011 Keystone Cougar 29rl 5th wheel, had it a year, roof became a stick substance similar to glue traps for mice, hinges and knobs falling off. Had to get under fridge to run wire for my solar found garbage from the factory under there, coffee cup, wrappers from electrical wire, screws, saw dust etc. After one desert trip on gravel roads, three drawer glides had busted pulled away ripped screws out of the wall. The hinge on the queen bed was ripped out of the wall. Leaky, grey water tank, and the killer was the rear wall at the bottom pulled apart and I could see day light, to short of screws. Sorry for the long story, but the new stuff is garbage!
I completely agree. The list of repairs we’ve done to this trailer is beyond my memory now. One thing after another. Being handy is really the only way to put these things to hard use. Otherwise you’d have it in the shop way too often, and be broke!
Steering South , yep at over $100 an hour people either can afford it or learn how to do it themselves. I wouldn't own one if I didn't know how to work on them as I'm not rich. Years ago we bought a 40ft sailboat and sailed Mexico for years, it's the same thing, I had to learn how to fix everything.
Look like you’ll be heading up right behind the @mortonsonthemove.
Very exciting that you are going to Canada and Alaska.
D.
We are very excited!
Excellent job 👌
Thank you!
Are the pop rivets 1/4”?
Makes me sick to see the consumer being ripped off by todays junk rolling off the assembly line, and the cost is at premium prices. That's why I have bought older trailers, and brought them back with some repairs, when done I still have a quality RV, some we so well made they are still around. Examples are my old 84 Alpenlite 5th wheel now sold but it's still running around out there after me beating it on desert roads and forest roads. My old 1999 Alpenlite 5th wheel, solid at a rock, sold it in 2015 ( wish I still had that one ), and now my 2004 NU WA 29rl, original owner traveled in it for 17 years, now it's mine and solid as a rock. Those were quality trailers. I thought I would get fancy and bought a 2011 Keystone Cougar 29rl 5th wheel, had it a year, roof became a stick substance similar to glue traps for mice, hinges and knobs falling off. Had to get under fridge to run wire for my solar found garbage from the factory under there, coffee cup, wrappers from electrical wire, screws, saw dust etc. After one desert trip on gravel roads, three drawer glides had busted pulled away ripped screws out of the wall. The hinge on the queen bed was ripped out of the wall. Leaky, grey water tank, and the killer was the rear wall at the bottom pulled apart and I could see day light, to short of screws. Sorry for the long story, but the new stuff is garbage!
I completely agree. The list of repairs we’ve done to this trailer is beyond my memory now. One thing after another. Being handy is really the only way to put these things to hard use. Otherwise you’d have it in the shop way too often, and be broke!
Steering South , yep at over $100 an hour people either can afford it or learn how to do it themselves. I wouldn't own one if I didn't know how to work on them as I'm not rich. Years ago we bought a 40ft sailboat and sailed Mexico for years, it's the same thing, I had to learn how to fix everything.