Damp and new construction

At the time I asked the question (ie when our Elddis was in for a complete out of warranty reseal 2 years ago), it was Swift. That may have since changed. The point I'm making is that when buying a new van, research into the value of warranties and after
care should perhaps figure more highly than the sales hype about a manufacturer's own particular brand of damp prevention technology. 

That ties in with Practical Caravans surveys as only Swift and Coachman had less than 10% in their latest survey.

 

can you post a link to these surveys in pc or any other survey as i cannot seem to find any surveys on build or dampness

thanks

Just to bring the debate back on track. I asked a reputable caravan repairer in the Northwest  "Which is the best caravan to buy nowadays to avoid damp" his answer was, "They get so called waterproof vans from all manufactureres in for damp repairs". His opinion was that one should purchase from manufacturers with the best warranty who get any necessary work done without hassle. He did tell me who that was and I will say, it hasn't been mentioned yet in this thread. He also said that the cost of repairs is increasing considerably because vans are getting so hard to pull apart. In a nutshell, less damp (perhaps); increased insurance and (in the retail price) warranty costs (Definitely).

Write your comments here...Every repaier will have their own ideas.

With my present caravan a Bailey i asked the workshop forman at the dealers what caravans he thought where best for ownership. He said swift and he also owned one.

I've had both Bailey and Swift and had warranty work done with both, IME its the dealer that just as important as the warranty. 

 

I'm certain that the CC would have no problem if you namd this particular brand. We can then make our own minds up. 

 

I have had my Swift Challenger Sport 524 SR since new in 2012....No sign of damp so far and it passes it's annual damp test every year....Reading the problems some of you are reporting I am so glad to have stuck with Swift over the years.