What brand of RV should you buy? Finally a real answer!

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• Great job on this video if Big Truck Big RV. This is why I appreciate your videos. Because you aren't partial to any specific brands, your honest, up front and straight forward. I got a set of Sailun tires and looking at a Henderson Ultimate Hitch. Can't get the dually I would like to get yet.

• if we are looking for a camper in the 30k or less range… would you say the Grand Design smaller trailers are still good quality? In doing research, its crazy learning how POOR quality MOST of the newer rigs are 🙁 We would love an Air Stream, but that just isn't in the cards for us anytime soon, but we also don't want to spend 20-30k turd rolling down the street.

• I wish that I could love this video instead of like it. I'm in the market to buy a travel trailer to live in for a 6 month project that pays a good per diem. I can pay the trailer off in 6 months with that income as long as I keep it in a reasonable range of 20-30k. This video didn't give a lot of fluff or bias. I applaud you for that. Thank you.

• I bought a blue bird wanderlodge, no regrets, no issues, no leaks , built like an army tank… the bus will outlive me !

• Rvs need to be made by robots on a assembly line not by people.
  Most people aren’t willing to do anything right these days. Since they’re not very bright.

• Lol! "Be prepared to actually have to use those tools."

  Very good point. Any fool can buy tools and materials. Make sure you well understand what you're setting out to do before you go ripping into things.

• They are all built way too quick to maximize profits. Doesn't matter what brand you pick your going to have to learn to fix them sooner than later.

• I was getting ready to coment but you covered it at the end with being prepared with tools, bolts ,sealants etc…thanks for sharing.

• i LOVE THIS GUY'S VIDEOS. ALWAYS GIVES SOLID ADVICE. VERY HELPFUL VIDEOS. KEEP IT UP BUD!

• What are your thoughts on Lancer travel trailers?

• I’ve got a grand design an this video is so helpful 👍

• It's all about be able to doing repairs yourself and keeping up with maintenance.

• What about Lance?

• Thanks for the info!

• All campers new used need up keep I have had my share of problems still love camping just part of it

• Follow up comment ~ I might purchase a travel trailer. At 6:07, you said, "Spacecraft, New Horizons, DRV & Augusta among many others. May I benefit from your vast & extensive experience sir? Could you give me the brands that would be listed under "….and many others? I am a professor. I'm not mechanically inclined, unfortunately…and can't afford an Airstream.

• God bless you brother! Your message reaches us here in Cambodia 👍

• I agree with everything you said! Thank you

• You must be joking.

• How am I watching a video of just driving around a town with images overlaid. 😂

• Have you ever watched how fast an average RV is made? Some plants can run 18 a day from start to finish in one day. They have a final finish dock, and a yard repair, and a road repair. The best way to buy an RV is to buy 2 of them. Use one for good, the other for parts. Most all RV manufacturing plants run in a fashion that if they don't get 18 or more done by 1:00 pm, the world will blow up.

• The Best RV made in the world is a "Roadmaster" made in Bristol Indiana.

• Very practical. Thank you!

• I like your channel due to being very objective with the subject matter. Thank you,

• Class b+/c : LTV leisure travel vans. Trailer : Rockwood, class A : Newmar

• The driving bit is nutty!

• You’re in McAllen TX

• My suggestions for RV mfgs:
  1) Utilize Air Suspension on all units. This will minimize vibration during travel.
  2) Please use painted/clear coat surfaces in lieu of decals which fade and come off.
  4) Quality metal pluming fixtures instead of plastic.
  5) less staples and more screws. Staples comes out and pieces fall off.
  6) Better grade of tires out of the factory. A major safety issue.
  7) Proper wall anchors when applicable. Wood screws in Lewan does not hold.
  8) Please apply Underbelly correctly so it does not fall off.
  9) If equipped, make sure rear ladders are securely attached and feel solid when climbing.
  10) Better designed seams that do not require re-caulk every year to prevent leaks.
  These are just a few suggestions that would make the RV experience much more pleasurable.

• I used to work for an RV manufacturing company, Used to do paint & bodywork. But these places are filled with drugs, start at 5am and do not care about Quality only Quantity. They push for things to be done as fast as possible.

• You forgot to mention Nuwa Hitchhiker 5th wheels. They are built in my home state of Kansas in a town called Chanute.

• Thank you!

• Ahhh, now we get down to it. "Provides an opportunity to buy tools you can use on other things…" You just slid that in so smoothly that no woman (Yes, a generalization I pre-emptively apologize for) would even realize you did it. NOW, I have the reason (excuse) to buy all the Milwaukee M12 power tools I want… Much appreciated…

• Thank you for your advice.

• Was this filmed in the RGV?

• I work in the Rv industry and what you are saying is right. Some manufacturers are definitely better then others as far as the materials they us for their products. Now what you also have too understand is we are pushed too get stuff done as fast as we can and as efficient as possible so yes along the way still will tend too get messed along the way isn't part of the game of anything. But what also plays in that is the people making them do they care about what their making or are they just in it for the money that goes both ways. People are always coming and going (not liking on plant because they don't make enough or the environment) so you're going too have a mix of new employees and old ones that know what they're doing. If someone doesn't show up for work everyone else that did has to pick up that person's job as well as still doing their own so you will have mistakes there because they don't do that person's job everyday. They you have to go into the kind of stuff that's used in the units where they come from who makes them and the suppliers. Pretty much all popular companies use the same suppliers to get their products like the stoves the lights and so on so just like products you buy at the store 1 out of the bunch is going to have a problem to it. And it's not necessarily the manufacturers problem it's the company who made the let's say AC they didn't do something right who. Every unit gets checked everything is used and turned on too make sure that it's ready to go out the door everything is make to be ready for the came ground as soon as it's out the door.

• None of the above.

• Forest river won't even call you back! For 3 years I've tried to get a side lower panel I need.

• That was a great non answer.🎃

• Thank you JD for this video. It helps to decide what to get.

• Outdoors RV is an upper tier trailer. Much better than all of the mainstream brands.

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