Yes ours has been a "money pit" - but still after all the work and time invested we like it. You have to carefully weigh all the alternatives and their costs. Even new vans have issues but not as many as we've had. We've never had water draining inside the RV from the AC pan after doing our own install, AND always parking it level or sloping it toward the rear. (Maybe the previous owner of the one you're considering forgot that). Our AC just drains out under the grill on the back. Once a year we take off the roof panel and hose off the AC, and additionally I made a magnetic dust cover that goes over the rear grille while driving on dusty roads (for us, 60% of all driving). Water damage: our RT had tons of water damage originating from the rear window and we had to completely replace the bed platform which was rotted-out; also, all our windows are no longer being made so any window issues can be a major problem, ...the operator cranks are failing. Look carefully for water damage in these RV's but lots of times it can be fixed or the seals improved.

Thank you for the reply. There is a tiny bit of water damage up front which is stemming either from the skylights or the roof markers. From what I understand, the roof markers cracking is pretty common. 20 year old plastic dries out and then you've got heat from the lamp on the inside combined with cold on the outside then no doubt that stress can make the lens crack and then you've got water intrusion. I think skylight seals can be another problem. Unfortunately, I'm several thousand miles away from this van and just had a mechanic check it out. I found to get the best deal you really need to buy out of season when nobody else wants to buy RV's. And the end of the year is usually pretty good as the dealers know or the individuals know that the vehicle's going to depreciate another $4000 after the first of the year and they want to move it. Still, even an 05 is $30,000, and that's a cheap one. I've certainly seen them upwards of 40K. And buying an 08 or even a 2012 over an 05 doesn't seem to make that much of a difference . It's more about how well the person maintained it . I saw a 2012 out of Texas that had horrible clear coat peeling, the generator would not start, etc. This particular 05 I'm looking at has a very nice looking finish, And the generator does work as well as the cool cat, fridge, mcrowave and water pump all work. I think it has forty one hours on the generator. Overall pretty clean but it's got some water damage and it appears the furnace is not working. Cabinets are showing age, etc. but again, If something is really immaculate you can bet the persons asking 50K for it. Doing my best right now to read everything I can on potential problems and then how to fix them so I can decide if it's something I want to get into or not. I'm 63, so no spring chicken. There's still plenty of things I can do, but plenty of things I don't want to do ;) I'm sure you know what I mean.

@@CroakerOutdoors We no longer have the Aliner but I can say that rain leaks can affect any rv/trailer unless you stay on top of them. Our Aliner had the Azdel panel ceiling which can’t be damaged by water, but the lower walls maybe had lauan. We had occasional issues in the corners in heavy rain but gorilla tape diverters worked ok. Fabric pop ups can be an issue in bear country.

Let me know if you see one that fits that opening, at 8k btu. In the desert, the LG has shut down in extreme heat (>110F) but recovers afterwards.

I have watched many RT A/C videos. I just replaced my Cool Cat. It comes out the back.

We don't have the Aliner, but we had so many memorable trips in ours that we still look back on. It just took too much energy for us at our stage of life and we didn't adapt well to minimalist camping. I'll comment that the Aliner could get into a few places that our current RV/van can't handle! It was better going up a really steep hill (towing with the 4runner). But the Roadtrek also has gotten into some tighter/shorter places than the Aliner+car could manage. And the way we had our aliner LXE set up, we didn't really have a decent dinette. It was a hassle setting up the table (for us)

Oh, just one other remark... If and when you have a plug like you do, take the wire connect on the side of the A/C and turn the wire over connecting it closer to the plug. This will raise the pplug higher, so if water runs down the wires, it will drip where the wire turns upward to the plugs. But to be honest you really shouldn't have any water dripping down there and if there is a little, you did a great job sealing those plugs up! Again, just info... 👍👍 For your job!

Funny - We experience this exact situation near us after we moved to a more rural area. Some trucks don't even have a muffler it sounds like. One sounded like a semi and it turned out to be a truck! I believe noise is one of the most under-appreciated health hazards of modern society.

Sorry I'm not familiar with those

The link is in the video description area - looks like its still on Amazon

@@averagealice8877 Doh! Thanks!

Look up "Sequoia National Forest Dispersed Camping Rules". ." Bury human waste at least six inches deep and 200 feet from any waterway or trail. DO NOT bury toilet paper-PACK IT OUT" (direct quote). I'm not suggesting people dump their RV black tanks anywhere other than an approved dump station. That's a whole different volume of waste than I'm talking about here. Some forests do require pack out like the trail to Mount Whitney but many do not, for dispersed camping outside of established campgrounds.

We no longer have this Aliner, but it came equipped with a standard RV propane heater with exhaust to outside, and then we added a Wave 3 catalytic heater.

We did re-buy these tires on our heavier RV (belts separated around 30k miles) because we thought we might have overloaded the RV and caused the separation. We also have them on our 4Runner. They did get noisier as we added more miles but not enough to be an issue. I have no experience with ko2s or other all terrain tires - just full disclosure.

@@averagealice8877 really appreciate your follow up! I have the KO2's on my 3500 (have a truck camper we run on this) and that ties have been great. My tire store, local guys I grew up with have explained to me that the quality since 2019 had slipped on the KO2's specifically and have dissuaded me from ordering them. Otherwise I would've gotten KO2's again for the quiet ride. I like the Toyo/Nitto brands just fine so just trying to drill down options. Thank you again for sharing your research in the video and for your reply.

Getting any home for sale is a huge job!