RV Detective, LLC

12/14/2022

Dometic Corporation Dealer
(Elkhart, IN)

RV DETECTIVE is now an Authorized Dealer and Warranty Provider for DOMETIC.

We are able to complete on-site mobile service work wherever your RV is located, whether it be at a campsite, nearby National Park, storage facility, or in your driveway. We come to you!

DOMETIC is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use DOMETIC products and there's a good chance you have several of them in your RV.

You can visit their website for more information on their products:

We offer smart and reliable products for people who enjoy outdoor activities enabled by a car, recreational vehicle, or boat - Dometic Outdoor USA.

12/10/2022

Alliance Service Provider Partner
(Elkhart, IN)

We are excited to announce that RV DETECTIVE is now an Authorized Service Provider Partner for Alliance RV. We are able to complete mobile warranty work on their new RV's.

Alliance was founded by two brothers who grew up in the RV industry as their father worked his entire career in Elkhart, Indiana. Some of their fond RV memories include tailgating at Notre Dame football games and summer vacations to amusement parks.

Alliance RV launched in 2019 and has established itself with superior customer service and support of their product.

You can find their products at RV dealerships around the country.

Obsessed with providing the best rv ownership experience Thank you for your interest in Alliance Recreational Vehicles. Our mission is simple - Do The Right Thing! - Provide our customers with the best RV ownership experience! This means creating long-term alliances with our family of product owners...

12/02/2022

Dometic Factory Training
(Philadelphia, PA)

Dometic, a Swedish owned Corporation, is one of the largest appliance suppliers to the RV industry, and their products can be found in just about every rig around the world.

They originally gained fame by inventing the absorbtion technology in 1922 that has now been used in RV Refrigerators since the 1950's.

Dometic website:
https://www.dometic.com/en-us/outdoor

Interesting Dometic History:
https://www.dometicgroup.com/en/our-company/history

Staying current on market trends and expanding our knowledge base are two pillars of our business.

Earlier this week, I was in Philadelphia attending the Dometic Factory Training to gain additional education, establish inside connections, and receive access to their complete manual database since the 1980's.

11/19/2022

2019 Outdoors RV Mfg. Creekside 21RD
(Keswick, VA)

We had the privilege to conduct a Critical Systems Health Check on an RV located near Charlottesville.

Outdoors RV Mfg. is located in Oregon and specializes in off road, four season camping trailers. Most of their customer base is out west, but this fella found it's way to Virginia.

Our Critical Systems Health Check is typically completed on recently purchased RV's and ones that have been sitting in storage, but can also be used as a lower cost service to help make an informed buying decision.

You can learn more about Outdoors RV at:
https://m.facebook.com/outdoorsrvmfg/

11/11/2022

2015 Lakota Big Horn
(Baker, WV)

This 35' three horse slant gooseneck trailer with living quarters is up for sale by one of our customers.

For those in the industry, if you know someone in need, this could be a good match.

They are asking $62k.

More pictures and information:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0a2JeXvYPBJWcVvs8kLL1B0Ng

RV DETECTIVE has performed preventative maintenance and light service on this trailer, but is not involved in its sale.

If you are interested or have questions, you can reach Kris & Jennifer Jackson directly at 904.504.2183

11/05/2022

Today we celebrate our 15th 5-Star review between Google, Facebook, and the Better Business Bureau.

We were just notified by the BBB that a new review was received and should post publicly soon.

As Wi******er's 1st NRVIA Certified Inspector & RVTAA Certified Technician, we work hard to help those in need and prepare others for their grand adventures.

Thank You to all that have supported our small business in our first year. We appreciate you!

Google:
https://g.co/kgs/VstBNC

The Better Business Bureau:
https://www.bbb.org/us/va/winchester/profile/rv-equipment/rv-detective-llc-0241-236067214

11/02/2022

2016 Pacific Coachworks Northland
(Wi******er, VA)

Meet Cinnamon & Salt at Candyhill Camprground.(https://www.candyhill.com/).

These two Turkeys wandered over to see what we were doing on a water leak call.

A couple from New Mexico were visiting Wi******er when their bathroom sink developed a leak (actually 2 leaks). We got them back in shape and the Turkeys wandered away when we finished.

I guess they approved . . .

10/29/2022

Coming March 2023!

I was attending the NRVTA when this upcoming new reality show was being filmed with the various YouTube content providers mentioned below.

We were also part of the filming for the 1st elimination round, which had a pretty intense finish.

Like & Follow their links to get notified when the show gets released early next year . . .

https://www.rvunpluggedtv.com/

Phil vs. Stacy! Red vs. Blue! RVer vs. RVer! Who will take home $10k?? RV Unplugged is a new competition reality show sponsored by the National RV Training Academy. The best way to describe the show is RVing meets the amazing race and survivor!

Click this link to see the trailer for RV Unplugged. Then subscribe to the YT channel so you can catch the trailers and teasers and get to know the contestants! LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEQ0v8c6dZj2TKeuCoFmm3A

It was the most wonderfully exhausting two weeks! Thank you to all the contestants and crew for your hard work and friendship! Because of you, RV Unplugged is going to rock!

Who's team do you think will win, Team Phil or Team Stacy?

Don't forget to look up all the contestants, find your favorites and cheer them on!
RVBlogger Grateful Glamper Turn It Up World Newstate Nomads Irene Iron Travels Venturesome Couple Our Everyday Getaway Millers in Motion

10/28/2022

2020 Tiffin Allegro Red 37BA
(Wi******er, VA)

It's time to get back to work and on Tuesday we inspected a private sale beauty for a couple who lives in Virginia Beach.

Tiffin is associated with higher end Class A RV's, but before Tiffin Motorhomes existed, there was Tiffin Supply Company, a shop that sold just about everything you'd need to build and furnish a house in the 1940's.

Twenty years later, the founder's son Bob, was now running the Tiffin Supply Company when a new business came to their small town in Red Bay, Alabama that built RV's. In 1972, the Tiffins bought them out and Tiffin Motorhomes was born.

https://tiffinmotorhomes.com/

10/24/2022

CERTIFIED!

After an exhaustive 4 more weeks (and 188 total hours) of attending advanced lectures, labs, and exams on the deeper understanding of some of the most common components in an RV . . . I am excited to share that I have successfuly completed the Certified RV Technician coursework at the NRVTA in Athens, Texas.

I am NRVIA Certified RV Inspector #3255 and now RVTAA Certified RV Technician #1127.

Great Instructors with years of real world practical theory experience and deep troubleshooting skills.

Learned lots and ready to help others at an advanced level (when needed) that live life on the road or simply vacation a couple times a year.

https://nrvta.com/

10/14/2022

3 Down. 1 Left.

Week #3 was on Exteriors - Your Awnings, Slides, and Leveling Systems.

Talented and well versed Instructor with a witty sense of humor.

On to Water Heaters and Furnaces before the day long certification process next Saturday.

10/07/2022

Week #2 was another successful course.

RV Absorbtion Refrigerators was a challenging certification that culminated with a pile of parts that needed to be used to successfully rebuild 2 different working Refrigerators (One Norcold and One Dometic).

Here's the additional challenge:

Some of the parts and wring were good . . .
Some were not . . .

Can't wait to see what challenges next week holds.

https://fb.watch/g0l1rT1Vie/