The sticky pad works at times. They will pull and pull until a leg comes off or their tail. So you putting the bate kill on it sounds real good.

I bought a new 2018 Winnebago Micro Minnie. Within the first 3 years, it had over 80 problems including a leaking roof, bad toilet, broken dinette, windows that won't shut, a faulty stove that caused a fire, and a long list of other things. You are WAY better off buying a bus or cargo trailer and paying a professional to convert it. Even if the quality is mediocre, it will be MUCH better than anything you can buy.

How is forest river? Been looking at their rouge line

What about the 2024 Chevy Trax?

As a newbie….We really like your videos and have learned a lot. Thank you and keep them coming.

Greatly appreciated your channel. Very valuable information and detailed presentations!!! Will tropical-cool seal over older/compromised sealants to stop a current leak? We have recent water intrusion likely from a seem. Would you recommend using the Eturnabond tape over seams first?

Surprised to hear nothing about Intech trailers. I'm interested in the Sol Horizon and Acuta Magnolia.

Just curious, do sellers ever hire inspectors before they sell?

Perhaps a discussion on gvw and weight distribution for both travel trailers and 5th wheels?

What do you see as the point quality control falling off? Covid...? before?

Just a suggestion based on my 1st time use of a tow dolly.. Get someone to show you how to use it before you actually need to use it. It will save you a bit of grief.

I enjoy talking with people about their rigs; in doin so I continue to learn about RV's, camping, camping styles, and people. I've learned that there's a travel trailer for everyone, and that no matter which travel trailer one has, one learns to live and work with the plusses and minuses. The travel trailer for us, plusses and minuses, is an Airstream. Today is the 983th day of full-time travel in our Airstream. It's be a great journey and, barring circumstances to the contrary, we can't imagine stopping our travels. Thanks for your videos. Always fair and well-though out.

Great informative video. You pointed out topics I had not thought about. Thank you for the videos. I really like your channel. 🎉

I need a chart LoL I am definitely interested and I want to get the one just right for me but I can only retain so much information I need a chart

I, respectfully, disagree with you. While you named three well known manufacturers, you failed to point out that MOST manufacturers have poor Quality Control. I would argue Grech, Embassy, or Advanced RV far exceed quality standards of Airstream (Thor), Winnebago, or Entegra. Without the quality control, it’s just Lipstick on a Pig and you’ll end up living in the RV Service Bay!

What are your thoughts on the rockwood signature ultralight travel trailers

Hi, just found your channel. Thank you for all the great information. What do you think of Chinook Class B Rvs? Do you recommend the Chinook Bayside on the Ford Transit chassis? Thank you for all you response.

Seems like it would’ve been prudent to discuss 12 V RV refrigerators as they eliminate a lot of the cons of both of the other types of refrigerators. Also, they are very commonly installed in RVs nowadays.

When is RV season?

Curious about Thor? The price points of b vans keeps us just of reach for a Winnebago or Entrega. Thanks.

Freightliner has a large dealer network however, from personal experience not all Freightliner dealers will service a Class A diesel pusher. It’s kinda frustrating to pull into a Freightliner dealer with a problem and be told “we don’t work on motorhomes”. So just because you have a Freightliner chassis don’t think help is available at all dealerships.

Spot on. My #1 priority as a 71y/o solo female nomad, 5+ years touring US, it’s all about SAFETY these days & learning how to fix & maintain my campervan. Costs of repairs, fuel, & campgrounds cause me to slow travel.

Really love our 2019 Newmar Canyon Star 3719. Pre Covid build and on a gas 26k chassis where now they are diesel.

Great tips and video. Friends of ours took their travel trailer from IL out west to Utah along with another couple with their camper. Our friends were going down the interstate when someone in a car had flagged them down. Their camper had caught on fire. They were able to get pulled over, grab some clothes, money and medicine before the camper was completely engulfed in flames 🔥, they suffered a complete loss. They had to get a U-Haul. I don’t know what caused the fire yet as they haven’t returned. They are finishing up their vacation in hotels. Might be a future video topic somewhere in there for you.

I just applied the tropic-cool on my 2002 Fleetwood Discovery 38N and the results were fantastic.

What do you think of a 2023 Fleetwood Frontier GTX 39TA?

thanks for your videos

You must not use HB Fuller's Eternabond Roofseal tape with or even near any silicone product. This goes especially for the Henry's 887 Tropi-Cool, which is 100% silicone, and Flex Seal Liquid p/n ‎LFSWHTR01. This is expressly called out not to do this in the Eternabond data sheet, which can be found on the HB Fuller website. The amazon listing for Eternabond Tape also states this.

Great video. Do you have any experience with the VROOM slide system?

As a general rule - if you are not the DIY fixer type of person , RV's are not a good idea.

Very well done. Thanks, Duane.

Would you consider doing another video similar to this but also include Toyota?

I have a 2023 Newmar Dutch Star and even though more on the expensive side…we love it.

What do you think about the tiffyn Wayfarer cargo capacity problem. With nothing extra you only can carry 100 pound.

I have a question for you. My fiance and I are looking at getting an rv, mainly looking at 2000-2008. I'm concerned about the powertrain reliability, the three main platforms I'm seeing is the 8.1 chevy w/ Allison transmission, the Triton v10, and we're also looking at a couple late 90's diesels with the 5.9 Cummins and Allison transmission. There is one that we like that has a caterpillar engine on a spartan chassis. Do you have an opinion on which platform is the most reliable? I'm leaning towards the diesel, but if I go with gas, is the Chevy or Ford better?

Safety is a huge issue, especially for elderly or solo travelers. Campground restrooms/showers, isolated areas, etc. Lots to think about.

Some honest reporting going on here, Dwayne!

Great information. Thanks

The hardest thing I have found is finding an RV that will be if good enough quality to live in full time

COST $$$ ;

Great video and valuable information. Just purchased a 20 year old Nash Because of their reputation.

Airstream on the RAM chassis?! Really?! Which one are those? I never heard of any. Any Airstream Class B RV that I’ve seen were on the Mercedes Benz Sprinter chassis.

Alliance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Thank you 🤗

How To Avoid Buying An RV Money Pit- is there a link somewhere to DL this book?

Very helpful, thank you!

I was just turned on to watch your honest hearted videos. I have enjoyed them. My question is do you recommend a place where we can buy RV parts. We had we believe our motherboard go out on our hot water tank, which is usually for the gas and electric. It is the gas that no longer wants to work. It will not ignite. We are unsure on which motherboard to purchase without having to go to a RV dealer who will definitely try to make as much money off of us as they can. Do you have any recommendations of places we could go to for these parts? We didn’t think that we were going to need to buy this motherboard because the electric was working just fine. But with these hot days in Illinois and running our air conditioner, it would’ve been really nice to be able to have hot water rather than turning off the air conditioner to run the hot water tank because it was going to have to use the electric only. I look forward to watching more of your videos as I continue to learn about being an RV person myself.

which company builds the best electric,propane frigerator

Another great video, thanks Duane, Any advice on on upper limits on miles when purchasing used.

Every single rv park in las vegas has a 10 year rule.