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Why so many issues with our RV, and why no recall?

By Dave Solberg Dear Dave, Ever since we bought our RV, we have had issues with it, including: Antenna – Brought for repair multiple times and...

Brinkley factory tour highlights push for better RV build quality

Most RVers don’t need a factory tour to know what goes wrong with a rig. Loose wiring, hard-to-reach plumbing, cabinets that shift, systems buried...

Beyond the headlines with Tony Barthel: RVs are getting cooler, RVing is less cool, and some cool RVs

In this week’s look back at some of the headlines in the RV industry, we’re taking a look at something making the RV industry...

What if RV techs built RVs? 5 changes they would make to fix common problems

After years of fixing RVs, a mobile RV tech starts to notice patterns that never change. The same failures show up across brands, price...

Survey finds most owners happy with their RV’s construction

A recent poll of the readers of RVtravel.com challenges common perceptions about RV build quality. RVs often get a bad rap when it comes to...

If you wrote a letter to an RV manufacturer, what would you say?

A recent campfire conversation began as I mentioned receiving a letter (actually, drawings) from our grandkids. We all agreed that letter writing has become a...

RV Daily Tips. Friday, September 19, 2025

Issue 2735 Today's thought “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing...

What can a dinette cushion tell you about RV quality? Lots!

By Dave Solberg I have been in the RV industry “officially” since 1983, when I started working for Winnebago Industries. However, my family started RVing...

Cheap RV invites mice to enter to pee, poop, chew wires, raise family

The mice above are happy because an RV manufacturer has left a big hole in the floor of an RV for them to climb...

RV Daily Tips. Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Issue 2682 Today's thought “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” ―John Lennon Need an excuse to celebrate?...

RV show reflections: Can we trade gimmicks for quality, please?

Recently, my husband and I attended the RV show in St. Louis. Both of us were eager to see the latest RV models. We...

Survey ranks new RVs by number of defects

National Indoor RV Centers (NIRVC) just shared its in-house Defects Per Unit (DPU) report by manufacturer for Class A, B, C, and Super C...