How's It Built? Rockwood/Flagstaff Travel Trailer Construction (Unbiased RV Review)
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- This video is a COMPLETELY UNBIASED RV REVIEW for the @ForestRiverInc Rockwood and Flagstaff travel trailers. You can use this video in reference to the Rockwood Mini Light, Ultra Light and Signature models. You will find specific information regarding the construction techniques for the floor, roof and walls as well as the chassis, torsion axels and cabinetry.
We filmed this review at the Jacksonville RV Show in Feb 2020. We were able to find the Rockwood/Flagstaff rvs at the Campers Inn RV section at the show and you can see what stock they have at: www.campersinn.com/Jacksonville
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Watch Josh the RV nerd for a true construction video and fantastic insight on rockwood/flagstaff
We have watched Josh, he is really great. We love him because he is knowledgable and honest. He even admits that he is biased, as a salesperson always is. We love that we don't have that obligation for our viewers. Thanks for watching.
Just make sure you pick up a couple tubes of Dicor and go over every seam of roof, around sky lights and AC unit, everywhere the roof meets something.
My Rockwood had a one drop leak within the first month of ownership around skylight, I pulled in garage and cleaned all seams with mineral spirits and sealed up really good with dicor and never dripped again even in the heaviest downpour.
Worth the effort, better than taking back to the dealer and going through the hassle.Everything else has been great, no issues. You keep roof sealed up and RV will last a long time and be worth more at resale or trade time.
Good advice. You shouldn't need to do it when it's brand new but we all know that new or not there can still be issues and we are so glad you took care of yours early and have been able to enjoy your trailer trouble free since. Thanks for sharing and for watching
"RV Roof Install", an independent repair facility in Georgia (see Utube channel), says Dicor is really a terrible product and breaks down in a few months and you have to put "more-on" (MORON). Check them out. Very informative.
I’ve seen correctly applied Dicor last for years on RV roofs. The key to long RV life starts with a correctly sealed roof.
Thanks for sharing this construction video. I really like how you both put them together.
Thanks. We do try to put the nuts and bolts out and then the pretty parts so folks can choose to get the info that matters most to them.
You actually have more knowledge about these trailers than our sales guy! We just bought the 2020 ULTRA LITE 2304DS and absolutely love it!
Thanks for that. We try really hard to do as much research as we can find to share with folks so you can be informed to. Sometimes we ask salespeople questions to and they often don't have the answers. That is partly because there is so much information to learn on so many rvs that they can't know it all and they have manufacturers reps, who are the specialists, to refer to when needed. The good sales people admit when they don't have an answer and they figure it out by asking a rep to make sure the customer gets the best info possible. Other sales people have come right out and told us 'they don't need to know the answers because customers don't care about how an RV is built'. We laughed and told them how misinformed they were. That is why we keep working to share as much info as we can. We know that we don't know everything and we love when the reps give us their contact info so we can ask questions on our viewers behalf and sometimes on our own too. The point is the more informed a customer is the easier the purchase should go and the happier the customer will be after. Thanks for watching and commenting, we appreciate your time.
Hi absolutely love love your videos. They are soooo detailed and insightful. I’ve watched a lot of ROCKWOOD review videos and wanted to know details about their construction and you totally nailed it! Thank U thanks u!!
Well, thank YOU for saying so. Glad we could help you out. These are the details we always wanted to know so we thought why not do the research and share it with others. Let us know if you get one. We'd love to hear about it. Thanks commenting and watching.
Very interesting. We are researching our next RV purchase. This is truly helpful.
Glad you liked it. It's always fun figuring out what to get and there are so many choices. Let us know if we can help in any way. Thanks for watching.
As always, an instructive Rockwood "construction" review...
Thanks for watching.
Pretty impressive build for a light trailer, thanks
We thought so too. Thanks for watching
What is not clear to me are the Rockwood TT a 4 seasons camper???
Great question and our answer is that few RVs are actually 4 seasons. Many different manufacturers make different claims about being 4 season but don't actually define what that means. So here is our list of things that make an RV more ready to handle cold or hot weather. Enclosed underbellys with heating, may be ducted or heat pads on tanks, valves enclosed in the heated area too, thicker insulation therefore usually thicker walls and maybe some extra insulation features like reflective foil, and dual pane windows. It would be very rare to find all of these things therefore you will have to choose which ones actually matter most to you and you are willing to pay for. Also don't forget that some of these will add significant weight as well meaning you need a bigger tow vehicle or a smaller trailer. Hope that helps some. thanks for watching
This was exactly the information I was looking for. Thank you for doing a thorough video on the frame construction. We got burnt on our first new camper with no support in the frameWhere the pull outs are. So sad the company could get away with selling us something like that.!!!And were getting ready to buy our next new camper.
Wow, we are so glad it was helpful. Let us know when you get your next one, we would love to hear what you get and why you chose it. Thanks for watching.
I’m sure you get to hear lots of stories like this but in 2011 we purchased a new Keystone cougar a 30 foot pull behind. There is an 8 foot section of flooring right in the kitchen with no supports just plywood for 8 foot. I will not make this mistake a second time. Thanks for all the hard work you do to try to inform buyers.
Thank you. That is so interesting. Sounds like one big vapor barrier in the floor. I had a water leak when I first got my Flagstaff Super Liite and I was so worried it was going to ruin the insulation in my floor because I could see water dripping on-the-ground coming straight down through from where the water filter is located, under my bathroom vanity sink.
There is a vapour barrier there to block moisture from getting in from the outside but it is still possible that the wool batting insulation could have gotten wet when you had your leak but it is also possible that it dried out just fine so no need to panic but do know that the vapour barrier is on the outside of the wool batting. Hope that helps clarify. Thanks for watching.
@@DoesSizeMatter After looking at your videos again it began to make more sense, enclosed underbelly and vapor barrier on the top. At first I was thinking a little bit and insulation with exposed. When I first noticed my leak it was just a slow drip coming from the exposed frame on the bottom and I traced it back to where there was a seam on the underbelly cover and directly above was the vanity in my bathroom where it is like piping central. I don't know how they make sense out of any of that but they had to have an opening for the pipes to get up to the faucet on the sink and water filter. I don't recall if the city water connection hooks directly to the water filter but there was a drip here, and a drip there, and a drip everywhere.
Thanks for the info, I am going to get one of these campers later this year.
Awesome! We'd love to hear about it and talk about how you like it after you have tried it out. Let us know. Thanks for watching
That is awesome information! Thank you! We are looking into Flagstaff, Rockwood and Freedom Express. Do you know the differences in building quality by chance please?
Glad you liked it. The Flagstaff and the Rockwood are exactly the same. I know that seems weird and we don't know why manufacturers do it but they do. The Coachman Freedom Express is different with some similarities. Here is our construction review of that ua-cam.com/video/vSMAur75vQg/v-deo.html Hope it helps. Thanks for watching.
@@DoesSizeMatter Thank you so much! I love your videos! Would you prefer one brand over the other? Flagstaff/ Rockwood over Freedom Express?
@@szinski Your points are exactly right but we don't allow comments to link to other sites or videos on our channel. We will give you some time to edit your comment to remove the links so that we can leave the comment up, otherwise we will have to remove the entire comment. Thanks for sharing.
I wonder if the heated tanks include the freshwater tank and also if it offers protection from the tank all the way out the through the gate valves?
Good question. The heating on the tanks is to prevent freezing so it would include the freshwater tank and in this video you can see that the valves are not inside the underbelly. ua-cam.com/video/XVcByc4qv1g/v-deo.html Check it out. Thanks for watching.
Good stuff. I believe by "darkon" you mean Dicor (company that makes RV sealants)
Actually, the Darco moisture barrier is the product used to provide a moisture barrier to the underside of the rv floor. Dicor is a different product and is used as a rubber roof sealant. They do sound very similar but are entirely different products. Hope that helps you out. Thanks for watching.
Have you done a review of the Sanibel line of 5th wheel rv's by Primetime??
We have not but we can add it to our list. Thanks for watching.
I thought Rockwood/Flagstaff used B-A-L chassis. That's what the sticker says on mine and a selling point in that it's not a Lippert chassis.
Did some checking to make sure there were not any changes that we were unaware of and it is accurate that the Rockwood/Flagstaff are being built on the Lippert chassis. The Geo-Pro is using the B-A-L. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
I'm reallllly torn between the Rockwood 2509S and the Winnebago Micro Minnie 2225RL. It will be for use 6 months a year. Would you recommend one over the other?
We get it. It's tough to decide. You clearly have some priorities or wants and needs that keep you going back and forth between the 2 since they are so different from one another. In order for us to help you we would need to know a lot more about you, your travel lifestyle and your wants and needs to point you in the right direction. We are doing 1:1 consulting where we can get to know you more and help. If you would like to do that you can email us at doessizematter99@gmail.com Let us know, we'd love to help. Thanks for watching.
@@DoesSizeMatter oh heck yes!!! I’ll be contacting you for consulting! This is great! Thank you!
i am concerned now about your review. In the past you talked about rack and pinion slides were not good. Did not hear anything at all. I am sorry but this presentation to me was staged rather than giving a honest opinion.
Sorry we think you may have misunderstood as we have never said rack and pinion slide mechanisms were not good as we have always felt they are great. Maybe you could refer us to the video where you think this info was and we could explain it to you better. Thanks for watching.