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!!
I also posted this in Community Chat under the thread "just a thought" then decided it really should be under this forum.
Two days ago we spent several hours on the side of the road with our RV waiting for roadside assistance to find us help. Many calls later they came through with the "best guy ever" that got us fixed enough to tow the RV to a repair shop. All bearings we had just had serviced were done wrong and the first one went out less than 50 miles after we picked up the RV from the shop. Thank goodness a truck passed us honking like crazy because we had no sign of the failure. Disaster was avoided by mere minutes as the bearing was about to seize up. We pulled off the road on a nice large gravel strip that just happened to be right where we needed it to be. The above mentioned "best guy ever" repacked the bearing that had spit out all it's grease and checked all the other wheel bearings. Every wheel just barely turned when trying to spin the tire. He adjusted all the cotter pins made sure all tires spun right then followed us back to where we came from but to a DIFFERENT repair shop. We were going to Quartzite, AZ and I was about to sign up for the Boondocking Rally. Towing it over 1000 miles to get to Q through a lot of empty West Texas land has me freaked out a bit, so we are going on shorter trips till I feel the RV is sound again. Now the plan is to just go to some places in Texas and use the RV for a few weeks and make Quartzite next year. We were also foolish enough to let the shop replace the 6 year old tires. I figured this was their business and they knew the right tire. Anyone ever had experience with Deestone tires. I have googled and can't find any reviews.
So sorry to hear about your experience, please do us all a favor, go on to RV SERVICE REVIEWS and give the details of your experiences, name "THE BEST GUY EVER" and the incompetent shop , this will help all of us in avoiding the Hackers and supporting the true professionals.
