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Posted: 07/07/12 05:10pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

[]The Coachmen Brookstone is a Forest River product. Owned by Warren Buffet Billionaire, of the Berkshire Hathaway company.



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Posted: 07/08/12 10:24am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

jdiffend wrote:

Mile High wrote:

Ezbagr wrote:

Personally, I believe Redwood is using very clever sales tactics on their units. I do not believe that they are assembled any better than the top mid-line fifth wheels such as the Montanas and so on.
Go to their owners forum and you will see that they have issues just like everyone else. I seriously doubt that they have 10,000-15,000 dollars better than a Montana.
Agreed - I was dissolutioned when I saw the Falcon Integrated System only meant a system of using only Lippert parts. I initially thought there was a new frame company called Falcon. If its Lippert, just call it Lippert.

Perhaps you meant disillusioned rather than dissolutioned?
haha thanks - I really slaughtered that one! Spell check from now on.


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Dave & Ginny wrote:

The slide-in-slide simply gives you extra bedroom space. I have 40 inches of space between the end of my bed and the dresser. It's really surprising how much that little extra space opens up the bedroom. We really like it although we really weren't sure if we would. It only works with a queen size bed and we had to give up the night stands. You don't have to use the extra slide if you choose not to and when you make the bed you simply pull that slide back in.

Now the thing we didn't like about the bedroom was the "Euro-bed" We removed that and went back to our sleep number bed.

I've heard all kinds of comments about the "Lippert Frames" and I agree Lippert has put out some junk frames for different RV companies. But these are also the frames under the DRV and most other brands as well. The frames are built to the specs of the trailer manufactures. My last trailer was made by Forrest River and it also had a Lippert frame that I wouldn't give a nickle for because it was real junk. But again it was built to Forrest River's specs.

The Redwoods have been out now for 2 years and not a single frame issue to date. You couldn't say that about the Montana or Heartland as well as many others.
Please direct us to any information you have on a 2-year old Montana or Heartland that has had frame issues.

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Posted: 07/08/12 11:22am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Mile High wrote:

Dave & Ginny wrote:

The slide-in-slide simply gives you extra bedroom space. I have 40 inches of space between the end of my bed and the dresser. It's really surprising how much that little extra space opens up the bedroom. We really like it although we really weren't sure if we would. It only works with a queen size bed and we had to give up the night stands. You don't have to use the extra slide if you choose not to and when you make the bed you simply pull that slide back in.

Now the thing we didn't like about the bedroom was the "Euro-bed" We removed that and went back to our sleep number bed.


I've heard all kinds of comments about the "Lippert Frames" and I agree Lippert has put out some junk frames for different RV companies. But these are also the frames under the DRV and most other brands as well. The frames are built to the specs of the trailer manufactures. My last trailer was made by Forrest River and it also had a Lippert frame that I wouldn't give a nickle for because it was real junk. But again it was built to Forrest River's specs.

The Redwoods have been out now for 2 years and not a single frame issue to date. You couldn't say that about the Montana or Heartland as well as many others.
Please direct us to any information you have on a 2-year old Montana or Heartland that has had frame issues.


Yes...please enlighten us...


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Posted: 07/11/12 04:42pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Guess he couldn`t find any frame failures in the last two years. Seems to me he has drank the Kool-Aid.

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Posted: 07/13/12 09:02am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Anyone know the height of the Brookstones? Web-site has tba. I like the Brookstone but have a limited height at my storage.


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rjsd1 wrote:

Anyone know the height of the Brookstones? Web-site has tba. I like the Brookstone but have a limited height at my storage.


This one says 155 inches (almost 13 ft).

http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f538/2011-coachmen-brookstone-360rl-fifth-wheel-rv-clio-michigan-2320445.html

Figure at least 13 ft to be safe.


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Mine is 13ft6" at the highest point, 2 AC and Satelite. Exactly the same as my prior Motorhome.


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Posted: 07/15/12 08:28am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Dave and Ginny wrote:

I've heard all kinds of comments about the "Lippert Frames" and I agree Lippert has put out some junk frames for different RV companies. But these are also the frames under the DRV and most other brands as well. The frames are built to the specs of the trailer manufactures. My last trailer was made by Forrest River and it also had a Lippert frame that I wouldn't give a nickle for because it was real junk. But again it was built to Forrest River's specs.

The Redwoods have been out now for 2 years and not a single frame issue to date. You couldn't say that about the Montana or Heartland as well as many others.


Building to poor manufacturer's specs is one thing but broken welds are a production problem. Post production inspection and acceptance of the finished product should be high on the manufacturer's to do list.

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