Two weeks prior to our appointment at DRV, we emailed them a list of issues with the trailer, so they would have an idea of what would be required when we got there. We also requested that Scott work on our trailer, if possible. He did the work the last time we were there and we were very impressed with his abilities, attitude and knowledge. He worked hard to make sure we were satisfied with his work. Sure enough, when we got there, Scott was waiting for us, with our list in his hand. One of the things I like about DRV is that they let you hang out in your trailer all day while they work on it, as long as you don’t get in the way. For us, that means that I sit around all day and Paul follows Scott around, helping him, making suggestions, and asking for scraps of wood etc. for future projects. 
One of the problems with the trailer was an area that had apparently been fixed by the factory before we got the trailer, but the gel coat was missing on the fiberglass exterior, which meant that it would age and yellow at a different rate from the rest of the trailer. Our brilliant idea was to add a new paint “swoosh” in a dark color (DRV calls them “eyebrows”), instead of trying to fix the gel coat. So, now we can say our trailer has a custom paint job!
One of the other things we needed them to do was to find our speaker wires for our outdoor speakers. It took Scott a while, but he did find them, so now we have our outdoor speakers!
All in all, it didn’t take them as long as we thought to get all the fixes done. It was a little frustrating that we had so many issues, but now we feel pretty good about the trailer. I had to laugh at one point, as Paul told Scott that one of the creative solutions he had for a problem was fine with us, since we’re “easy going”. Scott looked at me, and I looked at him and I give him credit that he didn’t laugh out loud. I will say that Paul IS easy going in some ways although anyone who knows him knows how meticulous he is as well.
Anyway, we have left the factory and have made it as far as Missouri. We are headed to Arkansas to spend a few days with some fellow fulltimers.
