January 6th, 2012 by admin

Have you ever wondered why you spend tens or maybe even hundreds of thousands of dollars of your hard earned money on an RV only to find that the electronics in it are decades behind what you already own in your home or car? So did we. So we sent Mark Miller, our owner on a several month quest to investigate this market. Mark is an avid RV’er himself, owning everything from a pop-up and 5th wheel to a Class C motorhome and recently a Class A diesel motorhome. What Mark found is best described in his own words…

          I have been selling mobile electronics in cars and trucks for over fifteen years. When I got into the RV world I paid little attention to the fact that RV’s have poor electronics in them. All this came to a head for me when I was considering upgrading to a Class A diesel. I then went on a quest for information that has taken me basically a year to complete. Here is what I found… Any RV you buy up to around 300k (that’s right 300k) comes with VERY basic electronics in it. How about buying a motorhome with a satellite “ready” radio and then not seeing anywhere on the option list to actually buy the satellite radio tuner? Confusing isn’t it? I talked to several dealers, and then talked to multiple RV manufacturers, and I found a common theme… “No, we don’t offer that. We have considered it, but haven’t done anything about it.” I was amazed at the things that we consider basic to be relatively unavailable in the RV’s many of us own or want to own. Let’s go over this checklist of common things available in your vehicles you drive on a daily basis and I will compare it with what comes in an RV, and now what I have in my RV.

Daily driven car RV Mark’s RV
Keyless entry no yes
Remote start no yes
Alarm system no yes
Navigation system no yes
Satellite radio no yes
In motion satellite tv no yes
Mobile video system 20” – 27” tv 42” tv
Surround system no yes
Upgraded sound system no JBL speakers
Subwoofer no yes
iPod integration no yes
Outside entertainment system no yes

The list goes on and on. As you can see it is pretty lengthy. The single overriding point here is that you CAN have nice electronics in your RV to make the drive (or the stay) more enjoyable. We can help. Contact me any of the following ways and I will personally help you the best way I know how.