Forum: Travel Trailers
05-28-2013, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,641
Vantage Slideout Cable Breaking
Dang, that doesn't look good at all. I hope it's not another design defect that they never discovered because they didn't make enough units. Had you had any symptoms that the slideout was not...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
05-27-2013, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 37,103
Vantage Roof Issue
We've now had our 32FLS fixed under the recall (thanks to the heads up in this blog, I became aware of the issue early on and had it fixed by the dealer before the recall, but it was a half-assed job...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
05-21-2013, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,844
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Forum: Travel Trailers
05-20-2013, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,472
Running A/C at home
Good thing you checked!! I assume you were using a heavy duty extension court of relatively short length?
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Forum: Travel Trailers
05-18-2013, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,472
Running A/C at home
If you're hooking a 13K/15K BTU a/c up to a 20amp 120v circuit and it doesn't blow the breaker (it shouldn't), you're fine. If memory serves, our 15K BTU a/c draws about 13 amps (start up draws...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
05-15-2013, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,041
New 2013 F350
In November my wife and I bought a new 2012 F-350 6.7L Diesel, Lariat 4WD, Long Bed, fully equipped, for $12K off sticker and full KBB trade-in for our 2005 F-250 Lariat 6.0 4x4 Diesel Super Cab. ...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
05-13-2013, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,668
Closet Rod
A cheaper alternative to buying specialty clothes hangers!! Certainly worth a try.
Isn't it amazing the collective smarts of a group! This is a classic example of how "social media" will...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
05-13-2013, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,668
Frano,
See also my post on the Vantage...
Frano,
See also my post on the Vantage Social Group page about the closet shelf self-destructing and my solution for it.
Yes...they are the same as suggested by Festus2. See: ...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
05-13-2013, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,668
Closet Rod
My wife and I had the same problem. We solved it by buying special RV clothes hangers at Camping World. They may be the same kind mentioned in one of the above replies. They snap onto the rod;...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
02-07-2013, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,263
Ford 6.0L
I agree with you in general...I should have specified that the fellow behind "Powerstrokehelp.com" seems to know what he's talking about and has several good videos on the general subject.
But...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
02-07-2013, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,263
Ford 6.0L
We just traded our 2005 F-250 6.0L in on a new 2012 F-350 6.7L. We only had 32,500 miles on the 05 and had already had to put over $2,000 in the engine for repairs. It had received all scheduled...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
01-28-2013, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,552
Our fridge vents are on the side of the slide...
Our fridge vents are on the side of the slide out. I didn't pursue it with the dealer because I wanted to see if experience would indicate a need for the slide out cover. So far, after weathering...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
01-28-2013, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,552
Slide out covers
Our Vantage FLS 32 also lacks a cover on the slide out. The dealer told us we couldn't install a cover because the slide out includes the refrigerator, which, of course, includes the gas exhaust...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
01-21-2013, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,514
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Forum: Travel Trailers
01-20-2013, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,514
Vantage Water Heater
When we took delivery of our 32FLS, the dealer advised that there was no advantage in terms of recovery time to turning on both the electric and gas elements to the water heater. In fact, he said we...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
01-16-2013, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 34,212
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Forum: Travel Trailers
01-16-2013, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 34,212
Dear Gyrene4Life,
That spot you found looks...
Dear Gyrene4Life,
That spot you found looks awesome! Hope you had a great time. My wife and I have a short trip planned for the end of the month and are looking forward to using our new tow...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
12-17-2012, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 34,212
Vantage 32FLS
My wife and I purchased our new Vantage 32FLS in July. It's been on two outings so far. Overall, we love it...tows like a dream and gets lots of comments on the road. We've had the typical small...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
12-13-2012, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 37,103
Vantage Roof Issue
Picked up our trailer today. The dealership fixed the roof issue by removing the tape and replacing with Dicor. They said our situation prompted them to check their one remaining Vantage trailer in...
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Forum: Travel Trailers
12-10-2012, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 37,103
Vantage Roof Issue
After seeing the posts about the roof/tape issue, last week I went to our storage lot with a step ladder and checked our 32 FLS roof...it has the same peeling tape/sealant issue as described above. ...
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