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Congrats on your 31BHPR! Did you get yours with the Comfort Package? I heard that it was available on some 2011 models.
I have to say that even after 1-year, we're in love with the Premier as much as we were from the beginning. There would be nothing that I would change with the Premier.
After a few short trips to get familiar with the trailer last summer, we went on a month-long road trip from Vancouver, Canada to Minneapolis, MN. We had a great time and while we did encounter some issues, I attribute it more to wear and tear than to defects in materials or workmanship.
The problems that I've had include:
1. Leaking toilet valve: part replaced under warranty.
2. Stabilizer jacks replaced under warranty because of defect.
3. Intermittent tongue jack operation: problem traced to faulty ground and was fixed; it re-occurred after sitting through the winter and I haven't had a chance to take it back to the dealer.
Problems during our road trip I encountered:
1. Broken support strap for wheel well trim: fixed and reinforced it myself.
2. Dinette window valance fell off wall: Must have come loose from vibration. Remounted it myself.
3. Uneven tire wear. Tire replaced during the middle of our trip. Although I didn't know it at the time, it was probably caused by a bent axle.
4. Bent axle that caused wheel bearings to seize. Discovered at the end of our road trip and we spent 3 days in Montana (not a bad thing) waiting for parts and repair. Luckily, most of it was covered by our roadside emergency coverage.
Issues discovered after going through winter:
1. Broken outdoor shower head: We camped much later in the season last fall and I got careless the last time I re-winterized. Luckily that was the only water damage we had. I replaced it with an $8 shower head from Walmart.
2. One of the screws for the support on the rear bunk got stripped from the wall because the support brace bowed a little: I reinforced the hole and added spacers and a longer screw to secure it again.
3. A cabinet door above queen bed got misaligned because the screws in the hinge were getting stripped; I removed the door, filled the holes, and then remounted it.
4. The wall panel to the left of the rear window, bowed out so that the seam is no longer flat. During my next trip out, I'm going to apply some adhesive sealant underneath to make it stay flat again.
I remembered that there are a few minor thing that I would like to change:
1. The bathroom sink is quite small and the over-the-sink cabinet sticks out so that to minimize the amount of splashing and mess, you really have stick your head down low to get over the sink. It would be nice if the sink was bigger or if the cabinet was put on a different wall.
2. It would be nice if the awning stretched over the bathroom door. I know that because of the outside kitchen door it's not possible.
3. It would be nice not to have only the stove top and not the oven. We never use the oven.
4. I would feel a little bit better if the outside kitchen sink was connected to the grey tank instead of the black.
So even there is quite a list, I really do feel that most of the issues come from wear and tear. We put on a lot of miles last summer but we sure had a blast doing it!
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