There are some caravanners who feel they have received a good product and service, which is great, but no more than they are entitled to, but there are also at least 1 in 5 caravanners who are only to blame for buying a caravan, who end up having to make warranty claims.
Are there any published figures which support your assertion that at least 1 in 5 caravan buyers have to make warranty claims Prof?
If that's a true figure it's surprising that dealerships who have to carry out this work, often at reduced rates, haven't put pressure on the manufacturers to improve matters, because a 20% failure rate is shocking.
The trouble with the caravan manufacturing industry as far as customers are concerned is that there is no organisation that truly represents our interests.
If something goes wrong with your new caravan, hard luck, you're on your own, having to claim under warranty from the supplying dealer, with the manufacturer with whom you have no effective point of contact as the final arbiter of the validity of your claim.
Wood as a construction material for automotive purposes is not a suitable material.
It might be ok for owners of Morgan cars who keep the car garaged and only used at weekends, but people who owned Mock Tudor Moggie 1000s back in the day will know that the wooden frames were prone to rot.
There are thriving businesses which supply replacement wooden frames for classic car enthusiasts who own Morris 1000 Travellers.
It's a pity that there are no niche manufacturers of replacement caravan structural components.
Newer composite materials are being introduced into caravan manufacture, with better bonding products being developed, but until manufacturers directly feel the pain of their failures I'm afraid that we will continue to see forum posts complaining about shoddy workmanship for some time to come.
I fully understand why Jezzer B is supporting his choice, his caravan is fault free which is great.
Nobody wants to see their choice almost universally mocked or put down, and internet forums can never be representative of overall experience so it's good to have someone prepared to balance criticisms.