Update on our camper. So we bought the trailer in August and have used it several times (see prior posts), but decided to have a couple of minor things fixed that would be covered under warranty. That was the end of February. March and April are gone and camper is not ready yet. Maybe when we get home it will be ready. The last time I spoke to someone in the service department they could not give an estimated time it would be ready. In fact the person I spoke to said over the phone that she did not know how they would fix the problem. I knew that the service department had very bad reviews, but the sales department was rated very high. Maybe I should have purchased elsewhere. I'll know next time. I thought I was dealing with a service manager, but maybe not. Next week I will find out who his boss is, and complain. I will also complain to the manufacturer, since they could have built a new trailer in the 2 months that it is waiting to be fixed. I might add that the minor problems did not render the trailer unusable, so I could be using it if it is only waiting for some part to come from China??? I had three issues that needed to be addressed. 1) I had a fuse to blow in my truck that handled the running lights. I needed them to check for a short in that system. They did not find a problem, but it didn't matter because I traded trucks. I just wanted it checked out before turning on the running lights in the new truck. 2) There was a leaky valve in the gray water tank that would not close all the way. Not really a major problem since it only drained from the kitchen sink, just soapy water. I had already bypassed that by adding an external valve on the end of the drain pipes. They said they could not find that problem. 3) The trailer has a black water flush system, but when connected no water would flow into the black water tank. My guess was that there may have been a back-flow valve that could have been installed backwards. They did say that they found a leak, but did not say where it was. I assume that this is the thing that they did not know how to fix, but who knows. I might add that messages left for the service department are not returned. I feel I have been extremely patient so far, but my patience is running out.
We plan to visit my son and his wife on Friday. (Bogart, GA) We will take Max on this trip. He is being boarded at the vet this week. We pick him up on Wednesday. Max being a yorkie, thinks he is a big dog, so he will get along fine with Jason's 2 labs. We are looking forward to that trip.
One final note. I am getting ready to hike the Pinhoti Trail. Plans are to start on the 14th, at the southern terminus, Flag Mountain in Weogufka, and hike for 5 or 6 days, hopefully ending at Porter's Gap. My plan is to hike the whole trail this summer, but do it in sections. We will see how it goes. Hoping for good weather.
