Poor Forest River quality control

 Some pretty interesting people in the Carolinas.  

Originally posted by Gavin You can have a  ton of problems out of an R-pod and have one literally fall apart going down the road and kool-aid drinkers here would still try to rationalize any redeeming qualities of the r-pod....they have been sold an addiction to aesthetics... simply been played by  the marketing strategy of Forest River. Part of that marketing strategy is having tje customer take another sip of kool-aid and being sold on to a remote idea they wont eventually burn out a transmission on an anemic vehicle not even designed to pull it.  Sell it and get something  far better and roomier for the same price and enjoy camping

Once a troll always a troll right Gavin?

One would hope so, but they don't seem to check behind panels or open up access panels or remove drawers to check and tighten plumbing. Forest River puts the onus for that on the owner.

We had some fit and finish issues such as loose plumbing connections and trim pieces not attached well. However, the biggest issues were due to the dealer not checking it thoroughly before it went off the lot (wasp nest in the refrigerator burner) a damaged fender partly due to a design flaw and partly due to the door being swung too far open and hitting the fender, and the water tank support problem. All these were fixed for me. The plumbing, and several other minor problems I fixed myself.

Overall, I can't complain about the quality. Thanks to folks here, I found out about some potential problems and addressed them before they became actual problems.

Rpods could be a Great Travel Trailer but until quality control issues are corrected at the factory, Rpods will be just another good trailer......... among other good trailers.

There are two books out there I suggest every manager at the Rpod factory read, "Good to Great" and "Built to Last" both written by Jim Collins.

They could become a Great Trailer and RV company.