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We bought our 2019 Shadow Cruiser S282BHS in 2018 And it was exciting but VERY short lived! Shadow Cruisers are the CHEAPEST travel trailer Ive seen and unfortunately have the pleasure of owning.

Since Im ALWAYS having to fix things in the RV, I guess I have learnt the hard way by purchasing one! Currently we are making due with it but when I can trade this in.....it will be the end of Cruiser RVs for me. From day 1 we had issues and here are some but yet ongoing dissatisfactions:

ISSUES:

1.) Entire main kept shorting out and popping breakers due to main electrical wires for the water heater having 24 inches of extra slack STUFFED in the metal wire shroud Im which the wires werent crimped properly and causes them to short out against the metal shroud. Until I found the issue, the electricity to it Arched, smoked, melted wires, and eventually was discovered.

This could have killed me and my family. (Fixed issue myself).

2.) Heater hoses within the shell were kinked. This caused humidity and a light issue of mold in the outside kitchen (one heater hose was ran wide open to the outside kitchen but hidden by the mini fridge. (Fixed issue myself)

3.) Insulation in this travel trailer is such a disgrace and I cant believe a manufacturer would put this in the market!

Only real insulation was around the ac unit coming into to roof. Basically a foam plastic plate in the shell! Horrible at keeping heat or Cool air in.

(NO fixing that issue)

4.) BIGGEST COMPLAINT. The 11,500 btu A/c (Coleman Mach) is SEVERELY underrated for the size or volume of this model!

For the cost of this trailer you should have put a 15k in this and made it 50 amps! Not to mention the seals of the ducts from the AC were Horrible! Wasted air everywhere. (Resealed again myself; air flow was still inadequate.

We had to install a 5,000 btu window unit and that works 10x better than what came in the trailer and we use it as our primary.

5.) 3 gaskets in windows leaked (fixed myself).

6.) Stove doesnt work. To this day 08/11/2020 still doesnt.

7.) Paper skinned 1/4 round bubbled and peeled. Looks horrible.

8.) Cabinet(s) door faces are basically cardboard. Just opening them puts twisting stress on them.

They all have came unglued (replaced myself)

9.) Bathroom door never shut right. Always caught at the bottom outside corner. (Modified myself)

10.) Bathroom door to outside, the seals failed. Rain came and water stayed in the bathroom floor.

(Fixed myself)

11.) Absolutely ZERO vent/airflow to the bottom bunk! Basically a sauna was in mind I guess. Redesigning needs to be looked at. (No energy spent on that)

12.) Tape/Grease gum from the big slide was all over the floor EVERY time the slides were brought in and or out from under the carpet.

Used Goo Gone continuously. (Eventually fixed the issue myself)

13.).Outside on the trailer tongue frame there was an electrical Bus FULLY exposed. This caused some shorts and blown fuses.(Fabricated a sealed box).

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st14.) Wiring in general is junk. Caused my breakers to pop constantly.(Traced and troubleshooted issues and fixed myself).

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15.) Awning had wayyyy to much slack. (Fixed myself)

16.) Wires from the LED awning lights were exposed and worn through from slack and also hanging in the awning frame. (Fixed myself)

17.) Black water clean out does NOT work. Never has.

Lost cause.

18.) Anything outside thats metal or painted black....fades instantly. (Repainted myself with REAL paint.)

19.) Gas lines and quick valves rusted and had corrosion set in even upon purchase. Pathetic. (Brushed, sealed & repainted myself)

20.) Underbelly is just plane CHEAP!

CRUISER RV was our VERY 1st RV travel trailer and it has not been anything near what we had hoped.

With 3 kids and a passion for camping, this has dulled our experience in the last 2 years. Overall this Travel trailer is NOT worth its cost.

I feel all the man hours I have into this trailer, Cruiser RV should send ME a check for the man hours! Its ALWAYS something with this RV and its definitely been a LEMON.

User's recommendation: One and Done.

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution.

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Geoffrey J Smm

I bought a 2016 and started having issues two weeks after I bought it. They are complete garbage and have zero warranty. The company itself is worse then the products they produce!

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