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Well you’ve changed my mind. We’ve been actively searching for a Grand Design and selling our house but I think we will continue being full time home owners. I now know why so many full time RV’rs are YouTube’rs, they need the revenue to keep up repairs.

Thank you for this video. You have completely cured me from ever wanting to buy an RV. LOL. I'm 62 and honestly, I'm too old to want to hassle with all the things you had to deal with in order to repair and enjoy your RV experience. I don't know how or why this video popped up on my YT main page, but am I glad that it did! Cheers.

The amount of issues you had in such a short amount of time is unbelievable

I started out renting a Forest River class C. What I learned was I don’t want a class C, nor anything built by Forest River. I urge anyone wanting to buy an RV to rent one first. I found the perfect RV, and it certainly isn’t a foam box with luan glued to it like most of them are

I'm sorry. thank you for sharing this. I have a Jayco that's less than 5yrs old and I've put so much into it in just the first year I've had it which it was lightly used when i purchased it. Much of this sounds like my terrible Camping World experiences including the wrong a/c they installed and would not exchange and correct with the one they said they would install even with everything in writing as proof. I'm learning to do my own work since I can't trust anyone and I'm having to become my own mechanic as a single woman with a hernia trying to figure all is this out. I've spent thousands of dollars on my RV that's only 4 years old. This lifestyle is character building to say the least.

Maybe my wife and have been lucky . We have always rv d since the 80 s. Pop ups till about 2000 then we picked up a 1983 pace arrow class A . 60k miles later not a single repair . We upgraded to a 2001 Winnebago adventurer awhile back we are the second owner so far everything is doing great . No repairs yet . Best upgrade ever ! We picked it up for 20k paid an rv inspector . Zero repairs or faults found . Books are all in order . 10k miles planned this year so it will be fun ;)

All the great news about RVing helped me make up my mind. I’ll rent one! Let the problems be someone else’s.

Thank God I watch this video. I was literally days away from buying an RV, the fifth wheel trailer for a regular tow behind trailer. Now, I’m out. I will never think of owning an RV again after this video.

Iam tired! Have a 36 ft. Class A and I have glue, wrench, clamps, ac DC tester, roof patch, extra water pump, extra pipe fittings, and a good dose of patience some times. Love our motorhome! But, it's constant things. Enjoy life on the the road, but bring enough s%&t to fix it. Love your attitude about all the stuff going on. Attitude is 90% of the fix. Thanks from a 68 year old that had been through the mill.

I'm not a very handy person and I'm a single sixty year old female. I had an older 5th wheel as a guest/ spare bedroom for a few years. I could do sealing for leak prevention, but when more & more things started breaking, I sold it to one of my daughters ex-boyfriend. It was such a relief when he moved it off the property. If I ever hit the road for long road trips, I'll probably just stay in my car & tent camp. Much easier for me in my opinion.

Cool video - Looks like owning an RV is a full time part-time job, 20hrs/week of required maintenance to keep the wheels from falling off.

You are so calm and patient, I would have given up running and screaming! We just bought a 2020 Jayco Eagle and have had several problems already too, and we've barely used it. It's really sad how poorly they are put together and how incompetent most dealers are at repairs. You pay a lot, the warranty work sucks, the time it takes for repairs is forever, the quality just isn't there! I've heard horror stories about $300-400,000 rv's as well. Price doesn't seem to matter. We lemon-lawed our 1st class A years ago because there were so many little things and we were full timing as well. I was flabbergasted, I had no idea there were so many things that could happen. In hindsight it wasn't that bad. Next we bought a used class 3 just to travel with our 2 toddlers, it was perfect! Sadly we sold it just because it was sitting too much. We then bought another class A. It had some issues right out of the gate, but not horrible. Again, it sat too much and got infested with mice. 🤢 Fast forward 20 years later we buy the travel trailer and it's been quite a few things already. Refrigerator, heater, dump valves leaking, flooring coming loose, slide isn't flush, oh and my favorite the dealer drilled through the wall and the sliding door (because the door was open when they mounted the tv!) to mount a TV in the bedroom. We still don't have a replacement door 2 years later. I think a good repairman could make a fortune fixing these things if they were at all competent. I would like to sell our trailer and buy a small class C again, but my husband might call a divorce lawyer!😂😂

When my kids were old enough to want to buy RVs, I explained to them that having an RV is nit just like having an RV, it is more like having an RV Hobby. I have owned 9 RVs over 30 years. They all require some maintenance and repairs over time. For me mostly little things, I’ve never had to replace a roof. But screws pop off, a furnace stops heating, no hot water, a sliding door stops sliding, and so on. It really helps to be able to do much of the repairs yourself. I find the RV dealers around me have service departments booked weeks to months ahead. Nevertheless, an RV doesn’t require as much work or money as a boat …

We're stationary full timing in 2022 Keystone Cougar 364bhl. It's just a year old, its only journey was to its current location. So far I've had the toilet flush valve leak all over the floor first time I hooked up to water supply. Replaced it myself. First time I used shower, water was leaking from the bottom. Took it in to be fixed. Several random pieces of trim have come loose. One night, one of the kitchen pantry shelves just collapsed... The large shelves were just secured with staples and no braces, so I installed some braces. The bathroom exhaust fan got stuck "on" and had to replace the switch. The residential refrigerator struggles to stay cold enough when temps are above 92 or 93. Oh, and every interior door was so far off aligned that none of them would close despite RV being level until I retooled the holes. These things should have much longer than 1 year warranty.

A couple of suggestions; For all the folks looking at a new RV, read the owners manual BEFORE you buy. (you can download it off the internet if need be). It will let you know whether or not the RV is a full-time living RV. Most are not. The warrantee will be voided if you live in it full time. The second thing is that find out what the Manufacturer considers "Full Time". Some manufacturers consider a 2 week stay, "Full time". to get out of covering anything under the warrantee. Lastly, There is no "Building or Construction Codes "covering the manufacturing of RV's. They are literally thrown together. Be sure to do your due diligence.

Just goes to show. RV trailers are not made for full time living. When your maxing out any design, whether it be mechanical, electrical, or environmental, that's designed for light use (i.e. seasonal) it will fail and fail often. Great video as to what someone can expect. I'm glad you were able to fix most things without going to the dealership!

Patience is a virtue and you Sir are blessed with a mountain of it. I spent 2 yrs living fulltime RV and had not 1/2 the problems God Bless you and the missus and carry on!

When you buy an RV, take it on a few weekend trips before going across the country. Determine what tools, parts, and supplies you’ll need to repair anything that can possibly break. You’ll still have repair challenges but you’ll be better equipped to handle it.

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