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Wish you luck with the repairs!! Thanks for the videos! Hope to see you later!
Feel badly for you and Joan and the rest of the southern states!!! Our thoughts are with you all during these difficult times .
Thanks so much.
I sent my donation to Samaritan’s purse. Glad you are well! So sorry about your RV. I pray it is soon fixed and you’ll be back on your road. I enjoy your videos because you keep them family friendly!
Thanks so much for your contribution to help those in great need. Looking forward to returning to RV travel soon.
Jerry,we are looking to come Ga in Oct or Nov.We would probably be looking at closer to Florida state line side,if possible.
We love state parks and recommendations on where to stay.
So sorry to hear about your rv issues.
So glad we got to meet you ,2 years ago at Tampa Rv show.
Great meeting you all too. Check those spots along the FL GA line. Helene made a mess of that area too. Just not getting much press. Reports of over $1B in crop damage. Some of the state parks are closed and large scale tree damage.
Sorry for your problems. We will miss you. You are correct about Samaritans Purse, we live in North Carolina and thankfully we are east of all the damage. One of our most favorite campgrounds near Marion NC was completely devastated. Mountain Stream RV Park was a unique gem. Take care and all will be better for y'all.
Thanks. Not camped, but we’ve been to Marion many times. Western NC is one of our favorite places in the US.
Our best to you and Joan. We hate to hear your travels are affected. I guess you’ll have more time to spend with family over the holidays.
Thanks. There’s always an upside. You’re right, we getting extra hugs from the G-babies!
First off, thank heaven you and Joan are ok. Jerry, I'm so sorry about the slide. I've dealt with that type of slide myself. They really do need just to go away. God bless!
We are and thanks. Agree, there has to be a better solution than Schwintek.
So sorry to hear about your Montana. Our first two years of ownership of our 2020 3781 RL, was very stressful. From central furnace issues , to slide motors , slide modules. And the buggy was frame failer. Or frame flex. Hope you get your repairs done quickly .
Oh, I just love you guys!! I will watch any content on a video you make. Yes, RVs can be so fustrating and $$$.
Thanks so much. We appreciate you hanging out with us!
I’m sorry for the problems you are having. Thank you for suggesting Samaritans Purse. They are a great organization to support!! I will miss seeing your Fall videos, but thank you for all the work that you do to allow us to travel with you and Joan!!
Thanks so much. Appreciate you keeping up with us.
Sorry with trouble with rv .we take whatever you wish send out to us.God bless y'all
Thanks a bunch.
This is all part of the journey. We have a 3 month trip planned and I just had Achilles heel surgery and guess how long that recovery is. Yep, more than 3 months and much of it non weight bearing on one leg so no getting around or expediting the process. Then, of course, we just had back to back hurricanes here in Tampa Bay BUT by God’s Grace we were in much better state than most of our neighbors. Meanwhile as I recover I’ll lay here looking at pics and videos of all our travels, and yours, and that will be enough to be grateful for. We keep telling ourselves that all this too will pass and the Sun will come out tomorrow. Could certainly use a little break though. Hugs to y’all.
Get well soon. We too have had unfortunate health issues that rearranged travel a few times. And you’re right, this to will pass. Good to hear you were spared the storm damage. Hoping this settles soon.
So sorry to hear about the RV issues you’ve been having!! When it rains it just pours. 😢 Glad y’all are safe! You have such a great mindset!
We are safe and thanks. Just a bad hand of cards. Hoping to return to RV travel soon.
Glad to hear you’re OK!
I feel for you. We got 3 days into our most recent trip when we started hearing the big kitchen slide make a crunching sound and saw the countertop flex about an inch above the cooktop when we moved it. The next day we couldn’t secure the residential fridge doors with the supplied bolt because the nut between the doors had shifted. Turns out the floor of the slide separated from the walls of the slide. Of course the 3 year structural warranty expired in July. Got it to an authorized service facility and we’re close enough to be able to stay with family. Hoping to work something out with the manufacturer, but not gonna be holding my breath.
It looks like that whole thing was just held together with staples. It’s going to be over $1200 in labor alone to make it right. Still waiting for the full estimate of repairs.
Thanks for all your great content! Just remember, this will be a great story to tell around the campfire a little further down the road!
Have fun, and safe travels!
So sorry to hear of your slide issues. Fortunately ours looks to be parts vs structure. It’s amazing the lack of structure integrity that continues to surface with so many units. I fear the industry isn’t building RVs to handle the growing road hazards.
So glad you guys are safe! Our neighbors seem to think two direct hits must be our fault since we have had one each year of our residency. Our rig and home have sustained very little damage. The back 1/3 acre looks like God was playing Pick Up Sticks with the trees. What a blessing!
The weather has been rough for so many. Glad you all are safe.
So grateful our 2013 Montana (and with us in it) got safely through Helene in NW NC (Boone, home of Samaritan's Purse). We were not prepared because no one expected such a momentous storm so 2 weeks with no power was tough on us due to hauling gas for the generator, hauling water, and cutting trees and removing the debris. So sorry to hear of all your issues....we don't have that kind of slide and are trying to avoid it as we are searching for a rig with one and a half baths. We have been unimpressed with newer Montanas....not the quality of construction of our current full time home. Wondering what year and model you have.
So sorry for the slIde out problems. We'll miss your travel videos. You're always entertaining.
Thanks!
Y’all, take care. Cheers from Houston!
Thanks.
We will miss you 😘
Oh my goodness. Us too!! We’re going to be back in the area in July. You and Mike will be a first stop.
Well know issue. Manufacturers put these systems on load bearing areas which clearly exceed the design limits. I hate to hear about your issues but so glad you are ok. We were in Florida and left actually left early because of the hurricane. Coming up I95 through Georgia there was just so much damage. We live in the mountains of southern WV and lost power for 6 days. Many trees down and major flooding on the New River but faired much better than NC and TN. Stay safe.
Quality is a major problem. And this year has been a challenge and expensive. We’ll survive. Safe travels and hope all is well in WV.
I feel your pain. $2400.00 to replace one of our Dometic A/C’s $600.00 for the suburban furnace fan then $3500.00 for both of the front schwintek slides .But actually we got each of them repaired fairly quickly when they broke. We did have to set a month in the Shipshewana In. area because of wall separation (it was a known problem) on our Riverstone and got new Schwintek slide’s even though they were only three months old because they covered it under warranty even though was almost three years old. Not Riverstone’s fault they were component failure and the one Riverstone issue was repaired under warranty.
This year was our turn I guess. We never has a slideout issue the first 8 years of travel in our Heartland Gateway. But, we didn’t have Schwintek either. These things are junk. Unfortunately warranty ended in February and the budget is beat up.
There is a guy in az that built a different system to replace the siwintec system. Wild rv life was going to have it done but they replaced thr camper.
Sad about the devastation onthe East Coast. We live Central Valley, California. Yes, I do not like the Schwinn tech system. Mine is, knock on wood still running OK. But if I have any issues, I will change it to the Vroom system. And yes, it is expensive but what you pay to get it fixed every time after two issues you will pay for the new system. Good luck.
Thanks. I wanted to go the Vroom route, but 2024 repairs fell outside our warranty timeframe and the budget is beat up. We traveled for 8 years in our Heartland Gateway and never had a slideout issue. This year we were dealt a bad hand of cards. We’ll be back to RV travel soon.
Will it move ?
Ours made that noise, and I put some dry lube inside by the rollers and all nice and smooth now .
I wish ours was a noisy gears, but something has broke loose in the slide mechanism.
Jerry, it’s Helene…not Helena. I live in Helena, AL.
As you know, we southerners put an “a” at the end of everything.
Well maybe God is telling you to slow down and take a break, we all understand. May God give you both wisdom with dissisions
Thanks.
How easy is it to get Keystone to pay for moble service?
They don’t. Warranty ran out in February and the repairs are on me.
Well talk about a realistic RUclips channel no sugarcoating your problems. While it’s not what any of us RV’ers want it’s real and that’s all you can record reality. If possible do show us the repairs so we know what to look out for on our rigs. I suppose y’all could travel and stay in campground cabins and yurts and cover that side of camping. Change the name to I Love Campground Cabins. Just a thought. Good luck with everything.
Stuff happens and unfortunately it can happen often in RV travel. Where we travel books quickly in October and doubt we could find a place at the date. We booked our campground a year ago. We have one for next year that we booked 18 month in advance. Finding the popular places go quick.
Well at least your frame isn’t failing.
I know right! Saw today there is a Class Action Lawsuit against one of the manufacturers.