CarolynandBob Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Looking at getting a new 5th wheel. A person I was talking to today said they went with Mobile Suites because they have a full time warranty. He said a lot of the other manufacturers have in their fine print that they do not cover the unit if it is used full time.I have never heard of this. Have any of you? Some say just don't tell them but it is pretty clear we are full timers. 2017 Vanleigh Vilano 375FL " Bob's Cabin / Carolyn's Beach House" 2017 F350 Dually 4x4 9 Year old Pug/Terrier 9 Year old Puggle 8 Year old Boxer/Greyhound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelinbob Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I believe it's true. Very few of the RV's are covered for FT use. 2006 Elite Suite 36TK32001 F-550 Starhaulerwww.mytripjournal.com/elitesuitestravelsIN GOD WE TRUST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewacowboy Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 That is a true statement. Ask the salesperson when you are shopping. Most manufacturers build their coaches for weekends and the occasional longer trip....they don't build them for full time. Better to get the information early than learn the hard way. Jim and Kellie 2017 DRV 38RSSA Mobile Suite 2016 Western Star 5700xe YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Greg Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Don't ask the salesperson, read the warranty yourself! Greg Greg & Judy Bahnmiller Class of 2007 2014 F350 2007 HitchHiker Champagne Both sold 2/19, settled in Foley, AL after 12 years on the road http://bahnmilleradventure.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 That may well be true...However we have owned 6 Rv's over 30 years and have never been asked by any insurance company or extended warranty company how we use the RV or been denied a claim. We have been long timers for the last 11 years living in our Rv most of the year with not a problem . Use your own good judgment. Helen and I are long timers ..08 F-350 Ford,LB,CC,6.4L,4X4, Dually,4:10 diff dragging around a 2013 Montana 3402 Big Sky SKP 100137. North Ridgeville, Ohio in the summer, sort of and where ever it is warm in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Greg Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 I think the concern is that a manufacturer/dealership could deny service to a full timer IF the warranty excludes full time use. I can't say that I've heard this happening. To me the significant issue is that a manufacturer that mentions no full time warranty isn't as desirable for long term use as a manufacturer that doesn't exclude full time use....long term reliability. 10 years and still going strong in our first RV. Greg Greg & Judy Bahnmiller Class of 2007 2014 F350 2007 HitchHiker Champagne Both sold 2/19, settled in Foley, AL after 12 years on the road http://bahnmilleradventure.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 R-Vision did deny warranty work for fulltimers before they were bought out. I have also heard it said on low end Jayco's in the past, they wanted you to buy a higher end unit if you were going to fulltime or use it for more than two week vacations. A couple dealers, one in Jacksonville Florida, were known to sell cheap RVs to people and then deny warranty work since they were fulltimers. Have not heard of a case in years, but it has happened. Of course most RVs only come with a one year warranty. 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Don't ask the salesperson, read the warranty yourself! Greg Absolutely right! If you read the warranty and it doesn't state that fulltime use is excluded, it isn't an issue. We never had a problem with warranty work when we were fulltime. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soos Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 When we took our Keystone product back to the factory to have work done on it, it was a challenge that we were fulltimers. We just told them we use it a lot but they wanted us to leave it there and come back for it when the work was done. We really had to push without telling them that we lived in it, which they clearly didn't want to hear. I am not sure if they would have voided our warranty but the issues were so severe, they actually took it back, so I didnt' want to test it. Sue and Paul- fulltimed 2009 -2015 with Dozer, our Gray Tuxedo cat 2012 DRV Mobile Suites 36TKSB4 pulled by a 2020 F350 Platinum Our "vacation home" : 2018 Arctic Fox 1150 truck camper RIP Dozey http://soos-ontheroad.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 We have taken both our Montana's back to the factory service center for extensive work more than once they know full well we live in it most of the year. They have a s mall campground at the rear of the service center We call it camp Keystone. They would work on it during the day and pull it t o the campsite at the end of the day. We have not heard of a full timer being denied warrantry work during the first year or a extended warranty company after that. We have many full timers on our Montana owners forum and I can not recall a case were work has been denied. Montana or any other brand.I do not recall ever being asked how long we lived in the RV. I am sure it has happened somewhere sometime. Helen and I are long timers ..08 F-350 Ford,LB,CC,6.4L,4X4, Dually,4:10 diff dragging around a 2013 Montana 3402 Big Sky SKP 100137. North Ridgeville, Ohio in the summer, sort of and where ever it is warm in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFDR3116 Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Seems that many must know that people are full-timers as many of them have spots on their premises to let you stay all night, or an rv park that you can stay in while your unit is there for repair. Pat DeJong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Heiser Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Montanas are rated for full time use, but not all brands/models are. 2000 Kenworth T2000 w/ Cummins N14 and autoshift 2017 DRV Mobile Suite 40KSSB4 with factory mods, dealer mods and personal mods - now in the RV graveyard 2022 DRV Full House MX450 with customized floor plan 2018 Polaris RZR Turbo S (fits in the garage) 2016 Smart Car (fits in the garage or gets flat towed behind the DRV when the RZR is in the garage)My First Solar Install ThreadMy Second Solar Install Thread & Photos and Documents Related to the buildMy MX450's solar, battery and inverter system - my biggest system yet! chadheiser.com West Coast HDT Rally Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 The manual should say "for occasion use only" and that means not for full time use. Most warranties are only for a year or two unless it is an extended service plan and I would check with who you have your extended warranty with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Hiker Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 We are new, and this is one question we asked when looking at 5th Wheels. Here is what we found. I'm going off old notes (last year) so please do your own research: Grand Design - Solitude 384 GK 1 year full-time Forest River Cardinal 3850 & 3456 - 1 year Full-time Landmark most styles and it is on the outside of the coach 2 year Full-time Heartland ( Big Horn?) 1 year full-time Soltice Starcraft - 2 year full-tme VanLeigh Vilano 1 year, anytime. They don't ding you for full-time Mobile suites - full-time, but we didn't investigate because new was more than we wanted to spend. Many that did not have FT warranty, the sales rep would just say, don't tell them. I have a problem with that so while I liked a couple, I stayed away from them. Please note we did not read the warranty. We did read some print-outs and most of them indicated full time use. Happy Trails, Jim & Ginger/Nomad Hikers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retirement 12/2016 Full-time 04/2017 VanLeigh Vilano/Ford F350 Blog site - https://www.trailer2trail.com/ Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=trailer2trail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldelevman Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Forest River told me their only full time warranted fifth wheels are Alpine, Avalanche, Montana and Riverstone. Heartland has the Landmarks, Big Horn & Big Country. KZ Gold, Augusta, all the GD Solitudes, Spacecraft, VanLeigh are also. The 1 or 2 year warranty has nothing to do with the full time rating imo. I'm sure there are more that I've neglected to mention. Jim & Linda Kelly 2015 F-350 DRW 2WD 14k gvwr 2016 Outdoors Wind River 270cisw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second Chance Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Forest River told me their only full time warranted fifth wheels are Alpine, Avalanche, Montana and Riverstone. Heartland has the Landmarks, Big Horn & Big Country. KZ Gold, Augusta, all the GD Solitudes, Spacecraft, VanLeigh are also. The 1 or 2 year warranty has nothing to do with the full time rating imo. I'm sure there are more that I've neglected to mention. Grand Design honors the warranty for full-timers for all their lines (Reflection, Momentum, etc.) - not just the Solitudes. Rob 2012 F350 CC LB DRW 6.7 2020 Solitude 310GK-R, MORryde IS, disc brakes, solar, DP windows Full-time since 8/2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Forest River told me their only full time warranted fifth wheels are Alpine, Avalanche, Montana and Riverstone. Heartland has the Landmarks, Big Horn & Big Country. KZ Gold, Augusta, all the GD Solitudes, Spacecraft, VanLeigh are also. The 1 or 2 year warranty has nothing to do with the full time rating imo. I'm sure there are more that I've neglected to mention. Note Alpine, Avalanche, Montana are Keystone products not Forest River products. Helen and I are long timers ..08 F-350 Ford,LB,CC,6.4L,4X4, Dually,4:10 diff dragging around a 2013 Montana 3402 Big Sky SKP 100137. North Ridgeville, Ohio in the summer, sort of and where ever it is warm in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldelevman Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Note Alpine, Avalanche, Montana are Keystone products not Forest River products. My bad, this CRS is getting worse by the day. I meant Keystone! Jim & Linda Kelly 2015 F-350 DRW 2WD 14k gvwr 2016 Outdoors Wind River 270cisw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 My bad, this CRS is getting worse by the day. I meant Keystone! I figured. Helen and I are long timers ..08 F-350 Ford,LB,CC,6.4L,4X4, Dually,4:10 diff dragging around a 2013 Montana 3402 Big Sky SKP 100137. North Ridgeville, Ohio in the summer, sort of and where ever it is warm in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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