For some reason my Landmark 365 didn't come with any way to secure the outer door when it was open and only the inner screen door is closed. In windy conditions this can be untenable as the outer door is blown back and forth. Please include this simple outside latch fix in new RV's.
I have an Arlington and have lived in it almost a year now. One thing that took an awfully long time to get used to is the switch layout next to the door. It seems to be way to haphazard as to the reason one switch is one place and another is somewhere else. I work in an industrial environment as an engineer and in the oil and gas industry we could never get away with this design. For one, there is no labeling on many of the switches. How do you even know what that switch does or what is it's on or off position? Second, similar function switches should be together. You wouldn't mix lighting with pumps, etc. Some lights switches are on the top, some in the middle, and some are on the bottom with a host of things in between. there doesn't seem to be any sense other than random layout. This makes getting used to what switches are where, a long learning curve.
Also a major problem with RV's that sit for any length of time invites rats to get in and chew on the plumbing. This should be in protected channels are at the very least be of the type that has a braided steel covering over the hose. I bought my Arlington with every amenity possible including a 6.5 kw generator, washer / drier, etc. and had a rat come in a eat a hole in the plastic water tube behind the switching panel which flooded my basement and sagged the liner under the trailer. Paying over 100k for a trailer that then gets a leak doing this kind of damage in the first year is not good.
Next, put a screened drain hole in the bottom liner where water is used in the trailer. This would be under the kitchen area and under the bathroom / sink area. This way if any leaks develop, the water has a place to go instead of pooling and sagging everything down from the weight since it has no where to go. This does not compromise the insulation if you purchase the correct drain. It would also be a good indicator that a leak has happened early on.
Next, Give someone at least the option to purchase high quality carpet. The carpet that comes with the trailer is low fiber counter and low end. My wife and I are an older couple and I sold my house to live in my 5th wheel to simplify our lives and I want her to have the same semblance of quality living as she did in our house. I don't care that it weighs 30 lbs more than the cheaper carpet, I want fine carpet in my $120k trailer.
Next, use real wood trim please; not the paper covered trim that looks like wood. Soon as that junk gets wet it comes off the form and looks terrible. Any part in my trailer this happens to I replace with real wood trim. Also finish out the trim around the top of the shower and in the bedroom around the bed. It makes no sense to have wallpaper meet with wallpaper in a corner and not put in the trim to cover that. It looks odd and incomplete.
Don't get me wrong.. I am not nitpicking. I love the trailer. It has everything we need to live comfortably, it just isn't perfect.
I have an Arlington and have lived in it almost a year now. One thing that took an awfully long time to get used to is the switch layout next to the door. It seems to be way to haphazard as to the reason one switch is one place and another is somewhere else. I work in an industrial environment as an engineer and in the oil and gas industry we could never get away with this design. For one, there is no labeling on many of the switches. How do you even know what that switch does or what is it's on or off position? Second, similar function switches should be together. You wouldn't mix lighting with pumps, etc. Some lights switches are on the top, some in the middle, and some are on the bottom with a host of things in between. there doesn't seem to be any sense other than random layout. This makes getting used to what switches are where, a long learning curve.
Also a major problem with RV's that sit for any length of time invites rats to get in and chew on the plumbing. This should be in protected channels are at the very least be of the type that has a braided steel covering over the hose. I bought my Arlington with every amenity possible including a 6.5 kw generator, washer / drier, etc. and had a rat come in a eat a hole in the plastic water tube behind the switching panel which flooded my basement and sagged the liner under the trailer. Paying over 100k for a trailer that then gets a leak doing this kind of damage in the first year is not good.
Next, put a screened drain hole in the bottom liner where water is used in the trailer. This would be under the kitchen area and under the bathroom / sink area. This way if any leaks develop, the water has a place to go instead of pooling and sagging everything down from the weight since it has no where to go. This does not compromise the insulation if you purchase the correct drain. It would also be a good indicator that a leak has happened early on.
Next, Give someone at least the option to purchase high quality carpet. The carpet that comes with the trailer is low fiber counter and low end. My wife and I are an older couple and I sold my house to live in my 5th wheel to simplify our lives and I want her to have the same semblance of quality living as she did in our house. I don't care that it weighs 30 lbs more than the cheaper carpet, I want fine carpet in my $120k trailer.
Next, use real wood trim please; not the paper covered trim that looks like wood. Soon as that junk gets wet it comes off the form and looks terrible. Any part in my trailer this happens to I replace with real wood trim. Also finish out the trim around the top of the shower and in the bedroom around the bed. It makes no sense to have wallpaper meet with wallpaper in a corner and not put in the trim to cover that. It looks odd and incomplete.
Don't get me wrong.. I am not nitpicking. I love the trailer. It has everything we need to live comfortably, it just isn't perfect.
Use a credit card, plastic putty knife, caulking tool or other plastic edge to clean up the butyl that smushes out after you complete the install.
