![]() ![]() RV demand hit record numbers back in 2021 and was still hot in 2022, so these factories were churning out campers as quickly as they could. Workers in many RV factories are paid by the piece, so they have an incentive to complete their work as fast as possible. One of the Camping World affiliates I spoke to claimed the problem has to do with how a significant portion of the RV industry operates. These were all RVs that, according to their manufacturing stickers, were put together only a month or two before the show. At the show I saw hastily-applied spraypaint covering up frame rust, an awning installed with such little care that the wall it was hung from was compromised, and even interior material choices so poor that the mere act of opening a cabinet door causes damage. When I attended the Indiana RV Open House dealer show, I spoke with several dealership representatives, and many of them were there to figure out not just which campers to sell, but which ones they shouldn’t sell due to poor build quality. I wrote one of those reports! Then I got to see the quality in person. In recent times there have been a number of reports about a slump in the quality of RVs being churned out of Indiana factories. Let’s talk about the state of RV quality at large before I show you the pathetic state of my parents’ expensive, almost-new travel trailer. Do you want to laugh today? Let’s check this thing out. ![]() ![]() Guess what? This trailer is still broken! It’s so broken, it reminds me of the late ’70s cars tested by the charming Bob Mayer. Over a year later, my family has finally taken our first camping trip in it. The 37-foot-long, 7,746-pound beast is like a luxury hotel on wheels, but it came from the factory so broken that we couldn’t safely sleep in it. Last June I wrote about how my parents decided to buy a new 2022 Heartland Mallard M33 travel trailer. ![]()
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