2014 Prime Time Avenger reviews

Fantastic model for large or extended families to enjoy. Sleeps 10! Our family of 5 plus 2 Grandparents plus 2 big dogs comfortably traveled across North America with ours and had 0 issues. Thanks to the slides, the kitchen feels super roomy (better than the galley kitchen of our house!) Love the 2nd fridge in the outdoor kitchen, loads of space in the bunkhouse for kids' clothes and toys. When our kids became teens we appreciated having a variety of sleeping options to accommodate their growing body sizes. The tiny upper bunk in the bunkhouse eventually became a storage shelf for pet birds, a Hepa filter during Covid, or backpacks. Also love the u shaped dinette with 2 IKEA folding chairs added, 10 can eat or play board games around the table. There is TONS of storage under the dinette seats; we popped out one faux wood end so that our dogs' water and food dishes were out of our walking path but still accessible to them. (Before driving we just put it back so stored cans etc don't roll loose.) Outdoor shower is wonderful for dogs too. Warrantee issues were handled adequately, though it took time. We consider this to be the best purchase of our marriage and would 100% do it again. Just took it for our final camping trip and used it as a hub to feed 42 cousins for a long weekend - what a blast we have had! Sad to be selling now that our kids are grown. Show less

We have owned our avenger camper for about five years. I think this thing has been in the shop at least twice a year. The last time was for the A/C unit going out. I had the extended warranty but it only covers major appliances which the A/C is. It still cost me close to 400 dollars to change it out. It has been in the shop for water leaks and I still have a water leak in the same location. I will be putting it back in the shop as soon as I get back home. Also right about the time my one year bumper to bumper warranty expired I noticed the header beam over the slide out had shifted. The dealership quoted me a price of something like 1200 to 1500 to repair. I personally would not buy a prime time product again. I know our camper is not high end but if you pay over $20,000 for a product you would expect it to be quality and this camper is not. If you are in the market for a camper, choice wisely and read reviews. Just for the record, I am fairly aggressive when it comes to caring for our camper. I wash and condition the roof twice a year. I wash camper about every 3 moths regardless if we use it. I use black spray paint to touch up and rusty spot on under carriage areas. I was out tanks every time it goes out. I keep the A/C on during the summer to prevent high temps on inside of camper (We live in the south, it get hot). My wife and I are the only people to use the camper, our kids are grown. But regardless of the effort I still have put this thing in the shop a lot. Buyers be ware. Show less

I have a 2014 Avenger prime time, when I went looking for a camper , it was the first one the dealer showed me, I was impressed with the layout, but I should have known when the dealer wouldn't move on and show more , he wanted to sell that unit that day, he finally talked me into it , I paid way to much for it , we should all boycott buying these campers until the prices goes down , I can't even afford to trade this in for better. So many things wrong with this , all little problems , really nothing major , or so i thought . So after 1 year , and keeping it in and indoor storage for the winter , I took it out on the first spring camping trip, I had friends with me , and my friend stepped in the living room area and actually fell through the floor , I was so embarrassed , and thankful that she didn't get injured . Took it to the dealer , it wasn't covered of course , so it was a 5,000 dollar fix , had to replace the whole back end of the floor all the , carpet , it took them for ever , couldn't camp for half of the summer . At first the dealer wouldn't tell me what caused the water damage , couldn't find nothing leaking , tested all the seals , nothing . so they finally told me that the seal around the slide was leaking at the top and the water was running down the the side of the camper and going under the floor . which I don't really believe. I think if this kind of thing happens to a camper it should be covered by the manufacture ,there the ones that didn't install the seal correctly , if they had to pay for these damages , they would build them better .I couldn't even get a lawyer to back me up , to sue them for the damages because they have this all locked in ,and the customer is just screwed . Show less

My wife and I have owned our camper for approx.. four years. Before we drove it off the lot they had to fix the running lights. The first year we took it into the dealer for numerous issues to include wall paneling loose, two times for sewage fumes in trailer and other issues. After the first year we got a water leak. It was coming from the A/C condensate running down the gutter on left hand side and the water migrated into the camper around the down spout. It appeared to be a manufacture defect but they did not cover it and I paid out of pocket. After that I noticed a bulge above my slide out. Took the camper in and they said the header beam had shifted. The beam is only put in with staples. It was a easy fix but costly because they had to remove the siding to get to it. I still haven't repaired this due to the cost of around $1200's. I call the manufacture and they would not cover this. It does not appear to be getting worse so I will live with it awhile. Now, I have my water leak again in the same place as before. I put down some sealant and I hope I fixed it. I need to take it to the shop and have some repairs done on the exterior/water damage but thinking about doing it my self, Plus I have a small water leak at my sewage dump valve, gray water it appears and only when draining. I really like our camper and love the floor plan but I would find it hard to recommend Prime time to anyone. when you pay the money for a camper you should get a quality product. Show less

We bought Our Prime Time Avenger in Nov.2014, our first outing we were three showers in and discovered the shower drain had never been connected to the plumbing. All of our shower water ran into the belly insulation of the trailer. We also found that the heat vent in the bedroom had never been connected and the furnace was blowing into the belly of the trailer. Over the next year we went back and forth with our dealer and Prime Time on two issues, 1; when it rained and the awning was closed we had water coming in under our kitchen counter. After 5 trips to the dealer and finally being told it was from the water heater, and the dealer resealing it, I found that the gasket around the window over the kitchen sink was install upside down! The expansion gap was at the top. I filled the gap with a flexible sealant and I haven't had a leak since. But my cabinets have water damage. Both of our exterior doors had to have the windows resealed. 2 The door to our shower was cut 1/2 inch out of square. We had to lift up on it to close the door but moving around in the shower made it pop open. After a month and a half, Prime Time told our dealer's service manager to "deal with it". I told them to let Prime Time know I was done dealing with it and would turn all my paperwork over to a lawyer and they could "Deal with it." Two weeks later we had a COMPLETE new shower enclosure. We no longer get excited about using this camper, we just wait for something else to go wrong. Our last Forest River trailer was a great camper and we would still have it if it had not been totaled in a storm. but we will never own anything made buy Prime time again and will think hard about Forest River. Show less

When we went to go camping several weeks ago, we found water damage in the back room. There was about a 1/2 inch of water in the floor vent, and the cabinets are damaged and warped for about 6 inches from the floor. Both cabinets smell very moldy. Not sure when water damage occurred prior to us finding it. After doing a leak test at the dealer/service center, two windows, the door, all the slide out seals,as well as seals around the running lights were found to be leaking. As the trailer is only 2.5 years old, this is very disturbing to me. I called Prime TIme several times about this problem, and no one called me back for 2 weeks. Finally, someone called back to let me know as the trailer is out of warranty, they will do nothing!!! This was a very expensive repair, and I would think that a vehicle made to be outdoors and handle the weather would do so for many years. I had to give the quality and manufacturer 1 star to get this to go thru, otherwise they wouldn't have gotten any! Show less