Hi Everyone. Well, after 15 years the RV-Dreams Community Forum is coming to an end. Since it began in August 2005, we've had 58 Million page views, 124,000 posts, and we've spent about $15,000 to keep this valuable resource for RVers free and open. But since we are now off the road and have settled down for the next chapter of our lives, we are taking the Forum down effective June 30, 2021. It has been a tough decision, but it is now time.
We want to thank all of our members for their participation and input over the years, and we want to especially thank those that have acted as Moderators for us during our amazing journey living and traveling in our RV and growing the RV-Dreams Family. We will be forever proud to have been founders of this Forum and to have been supported by such a wonderful community. Thank you all!!
The motorhome was originally called the Flounder and did get some publicity but Fleetwood made them change the name because it sounded too much like Bounder.
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Bill Joyce, 40' 2004 Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid Journal at http://www.sacnoth.com Full-timing since July 2003
It's very cheap and easy to stuff "residential" appliances into an RV. That may not make it the best option though.
One thing to consider is the notion that an appliance "made for the home" may not be a good appliance for an RV. Factors like the vibration imparted in an RV, the shake-rattle-n-roll, size, the way it opens/works, the energy used, repairability, are all really very different between a "residential" appliance and what should be in an RV. You'll find that the top dollar RVs pull heavily from the marine industry for appliances and systems. The marine industry is far more mature and has developed far better systems for tough (i.e. vibrating, shake-rattle-n-roll) and compact, energy restrictive environments. The problem is that stuff ain't cheap.