JIMNLIN
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My 10' 6" 1968 Fields truck camper door opened into the ladder which was a great place to tie the door to when the wind was blowing. Not a bright idea to leave any door open when the wind blows. A friction door can only with stand so much wind...then the owner has to be smart enough to close it or tie it back. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/doh.gif "doh")
Same with my 1972 9' Idle Time truck camper. The door opened to a corner hyd jack but I knew the jack would damage the door when the wind caught it....so I and made a couple of rubber door stops.
My current 5er door opens into the brace arm for the awning. I made a door stop/protector just in case the wind jerked the door out of someone's hand which has happened several times with my small the grandkids.
Guess all of the above was a mfg defect and still happens today ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/rolleyes.gif "rolleyes")
All the above was done while the units were under warranty.
Maybe I missed it.....Which brings up a question did the OP damage his door while the unit was under warranty.
Agree with the mountain out of a mole hill.
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KKELLER14K wrote:I'm sorry... way off thread and I know I'm going to catch Hell here but I got some real fast advice...speakers on the side of the TC?? WHY??, Are you kidding me???
Why?
So music can be played outside.
No one is kidding anyone, the speakers are there, as you can see... so I'm not sure why you say "are you kidding me"
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2012Coleman
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Old-Biscuit wrote:OP....
YOU moved the bumper position on window so it now functions
Go to hardware store and buy a residential door wall bumper and install it over the damage area on door.
This will cover/seal damage area AND provide additional door bumper stop that will make contact with ladder step corner.
Cause that window bumper will NOT stop the bottom portion of door from continuing to make contact if a gust of wind should catch that door again.
Bottom will just continue to whack ladder step corner (door flex/twist) as top stops against window bumper
I wouldn't have purchased that camper with such an obvious design flaw Agree with OB. Fill that hole with a big glop of liquid nails and put the residential door wall bumper over the top in position to contact the ladder rung. Use duct tape to hold it in place for 24 hours to dry.
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billyray50
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sonuvabug wrote:billyray50 wrote:sonuvabug wrote: It's a shame this should happen to a new TC. Whether you consider it a design flaw, manufacturing quality control/build issue, or something else, I think Adventurer is responsible and should make it right.
Unfortunately my first hand experience with Adventurer suggests they are great throughout the sales process and then you fall off their grid when it comes to after sales service/support.
I respectfully disagree with your statement regarding Adventurer service/support. You had posted last Feb. 2016 That you have own 2 Adventurers and love their floor plan with having no issues at all. What changed?
billyray50. You can respectfully disagree all you want based on YOUR personal experience but you certainly can not change how I feel about MY personal experience. You misread and misinterpreted what I previously wrote. As a refresher, here are the exact words I wrote ...
"We've owned our Adventurer for 2 years now and love the floor plan. No issues at all with it."
First, I did not say we've owned 2 Adventurers. We've owned 1 Adventurer TC for 2 years (now 2.5 years).
Second, my original feelings hold true. We still love the floor plan and have not had a major issue with the unit. It was the lack of responsiveness and action on other items that I had requested of the G.M. of the local Adventurer dealership that prompted my recent comments above.
However and again, based on my personal experience, AMLRV's after the sale responsiveness is sub-standard. There is no contradiction between what I said before and what I am saying now. Two different topics i.e. product (above average) vs. service (not very responsive).
I apologize for misreading your post. Sorry to hear your troubles with local dealer. I have always dealt with Brad at Adventurer not the dealer and customer service and warranty issues has always been addressed in a timely manner.
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Grit dog
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jmtandem wrote:Quote:When I purchased my next camper, this will certainly effect my decision. All manufacturers have flaws from time to time, it is how things like this and how they are handled determine the longevity of the company and the dealersh
In a month or two nobody will remember this thread or the issue the OP had with his dealer and manufacturer. People will continue to purchase campers based on price, floor plan, size, slides, interior amenities, tank sizes, etc. They will have long forgotten this minor door issue. If the OP is looking to hurt future sales it will not happen.
That's because it's not really a big issue. It's just been blown out of proportion, not unlike a lot of things now with social media where everyone has access to everything at their fingertips.
Agree, the dealer should have warrantied/handled the situation better, but IMO a post like this should have been more of a warning that there's a little issue to save someone else the hassle. Even if I remember this episode it would have no bearing on my decision to buy this brand. Only because I see it as a very minor issue.
I could say "buyer beware Arctic fox. Smashes your truck bed!" Because my camper has dented the bed bottom and tailgate due to its weight and the rubber bumpers on the front aren't sufficient to hold the camper off the front of the bed when it works its way forward a bit in rough travels. Instead, I just threw a board across the front to keep the camper where I want it.
I hope someday to have enough free time to be able to get worked up about something like this..........
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stufarmer
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It's disappointing to see an issue over something so simple as a Customer Satisfaction claim.
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jmtandem
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Quote:I could say "buyer beware Arctic fox. Smashes your truck bed!" Because my camper has dented the bed bottom and tailgate due to its weight and the rubber bumpers on the front aren't sufficient to hold the camper off the front of the bed when it works its way forward a bit in rough travels. Instead, I just threw a board across the front to keep the camper where I want it.
Yup, I hear you. On my Ram I added one inch plywood the entire width and length of the bed under the rubber mat including the width beyond the wheel wells to better spread out the weight to the full width of the bed. And added a 1x6 in front of the bumpers and it ended my bed dents. My camper was not an AF but it was still 4000 plus pounds. After that no more issues. I never posted anything on RV.net or anywhere else, made a four minute or any video, or complained that the bed was not strong enough or the camper was too heavy or anything. I just fixed it and moved on. That is the way non-complainers solve issues.
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KKELLER14K
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Once again it's about the education and I'm not kidding around here ....it's a no-brainer that speakers are there but it's a bad idea... and you as the end-user are supposed to know that they will leak and when they do your camper manufacturer is going to say it's your fault for not maintaining them and or it's the speaker manufacturers fault for not making a speaker that doesn't leak.... I expect that you take this with a grain of salt but I am telling you I have been through this before and if you have speakers you better be checking them and if they have not installed anything to keep water from getting behind them it's a water intrusion time bomb.
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SO...your telling me it is worth it???? Just to hear something outside? Bad idea.
YOU be the judge.
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jimh406
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KKELLER14K wrote:....it's a no-brainer that speakers are there but it's a bad idea...
Of course, you could start another thread warning people about speakers.
But, I disagree that speakers are a bad idea. Obviously, the execution by your manufacturer was bad.
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