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Originally Posted by JamieGeek

I'm wondering if its that 27.7 model... My reasoning is, however specious, is that it is a bit different from the other Axis/Vegas units (2 slides, a bit longer, etc.), and that it is still new enough that they are "learning" how to build it.

Likewise I would expect similar problems with the new 25.6 model.

I doubt it’s a model or day-of-week problem. I’ve seen many used RVs at PPL with similar damage.

The biggest problem is that this table design isn’t very strong, and when people (particularly older individuals) try to get up from a table, they push down on end of table to help themselveslves stand up.

On a trip I made with my parents, I had to keep asking them not to lean on table so much to get up, and that table on rented RV was a lot stronger because it had 2 legs down to floor (same as my previous C). Even that has limitations because table swings towards dinette seats, placing a very high moment at base where it’s screwed to floor. I’ve seen those pulled out also on used RVs.


The wall bracket on most of these table bases are predrilled with many holes, and since table has to line up perfectly with dinette, the odds that holes line up perfectly with aluminum framing is very low. For that reason I think they expect the many fasteners to be sufficient.

Even if they hit aluminum studs, they are almost paper thin so I doubt 2 studs would be much stronger. Maybe if they installed a horizontal crossmember in wall, but that’s tough to get right also.

I appreciate that these cantilevered tables are nice because they don’t have center floor supports to interfere with legs, but don't like lack of sturdiness. Like with slides, I prefer KISS approach.