Nexus RV Factory Tour (Convection Oven Installed!)
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2020
- We needed to get our convection oven installed so Nexus RV invited us out to the factory to get it done and take a tour of the factory while we were waiting! The factory was pretty loud and the production workers had music playing so most of the audio was unusable, but overall it was very clean and a very organized environment. Nexus RV did an awesome job taking care of us while we were there. David Middleton the President makes sure that every customer is a priority, He even gives out his personal cell phone number to the public! Later we tested out the new convection microwave with a pizza and brownies!
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I think next time I stop in Elkhart on my way west I’m going to do a factory tour. Thanks for the video.
We really enjoyed the factory tour! We've done a few over the years and they're pretty interesting
We just purchased our first Nexus Motorhome 01/14/2021 at the Tampa RV Show and this video kind of sold us on a Nexus so a big thank you for posting your video
That's great! What did you end up getting?
@@WanderingWagners we purchased a 2021 Nexus Viper 25V.
Hope you love it as much as we love ours.
@@WanderingWagners We're so happy that we stumbled across your channel while researching motorhomes and we are now a subscriber of your channel.I also plan on writing to the owner of Nexus telling him your channel is the reason we purchased one of his units
That's so awesome! We really do love our Nexus Wraith and we hope you love yours too😊
I own a Nexus Wraith 32W. We picked it up at the factory in early April 2018.
We tried to get Liquid Spring suspension and Valor TPMS installed before taking possession. We finally picked up the motorhome from the factory with Liquid Springs
installed.
The turn over from the factory was a joke. The bay doors leaked; we learned little about the motorhome.
Nexus was good at taking care of our issues during the first year. The lady in charge of customer service in 2018 was awesome.
After the warranty period ended so did any support from Nexus. I would call parts, their main number, West Coast Parts manager; I never received a call back.
We are happy with the motorhome, just not with their support.
Every time we call/email it pretty much gets the same response that you mentioned but it was like that from the beginning. I think they need more people in customer service/parts and the industry as a whole has a hard time keeping good employees, unfortunately. They want to do well, they've just been very understaffed for many years imo
Dee is making monkey bread tonight in Tampa. Love the pantry light.
Monkey bread is a favorite here too!
Impressed with Nexus and the fact they listen. Not sure why people thumbs down your videos, they are always interesting and to the point and not a lot of extra talking. Keep up the Good Work!!!
Thank you! We really enjoyed the factory tour. As for the thumbs down, we aren't sure why people do it either but we appreciate your feedback!!
I love that the company let you video the tour. Kudos to Nexus.
We agree it was very nice of them to let us record on short notice🙌🏻🙂
First off I love to see and hear when a company takes the time to watch videos and listen to customer feedback and that was a cool little bonus for them to take the time and effort to install that light! I think I mentioned before that we toured them back in 2016ish before they had a dealer network and other than not being able to get the motor I had wanted we really liked what we saw but then we looked at some units that were produced for dealer stock in 2019 and man it looked like the quality had slipped so I’m very glad to hear they are pulling things back together! Keep the videos coming and safe travels!
We agree! It was nice to see a few little things they fixed or upgraded without us even asking! They knew from our videos and feedback that we didn't like certain things are really put in the effort to make it right. You're correct about the build quality during that time being poor, our unit is a 2020 but was built under the not so great standards. It was nice to see and hear what they've chanced since then!
Was looking forward to the factory tour and you did not disappoint. Seems like a well-organized assembly process.
It really was. We were thankful they allowed us to take video of the factory!
Very cool video. Glad you guys had a good experience.
Thanks! Nice to see Elkhart again and visit Nexus
Nice to see inside pantry!!
Yes it is! That one light made a big difference. Once I reconfigure the shelves it'll be much better
Richard Potter is a top notch guy. Nice to see him leading you through your tour.
He was great and very helpful. He came out of retirement to help get the company back on track. We appreciate the changes that they implemented!
Nexus seems to be a company with quality in mind. It will be good to see how you rig delivers on quality over time. On the convection side - it looks like you are doing a lot right. We use a round pizza stone for pizza and breads with the round stand versus the shelf. Our convection oven has two convection modes - bake and a roast. The roast is better for denser foods. The type of cookware is important - rounded edges versus straight edges.
Thanks for the tips! Nexus is really trying and turning around the poor workmanship and issues they had with their processes. We could definitely see it when we were on the tour!
I worked in Q.C. for 25 years and am frequently horrified when I look at the build quality in some of the RV's - including some very expensive brands. It's nice to see Nexus focusing on factory cleanliness and customer feedback as part of their culture.
I completely agree. The QC and weld inspector in me cringes at so many RVs. I wish I could reform that industry and make it what it should be. If anything giving my opinions to Nexus and them listening helps ease my mind momentarily haha
Very thoughtful on the light
Yes it was!
There is definitely a Nexus in my near future and your review and your experience with the owners and factory just confirms that I have made the right decision. I hope to get a new Rebel. I am not sure what the lead time is but I want to place my order and put down a deposit ASAP. Thank for sharing, I love your videos, Paul from Texas
We are pretty excited about the rebel and hope to get back to Nexus to doing a video tour to share! They look awesome!
Well Lynn it's people like you that let me sleep at night. I live on the outlet of the just recently shut down Oyster Creek Nuclear plant in NJ. If ever a place for quality control that's it. Lots of luck with the new rig
Well I'm glad I help you sleep because quality means a lot to me😁 thanks for watching
That's great Nexus fixed you up with the panty light. Hope the microwave/convection oven works for us Lynn. I know how much you like baking. Thanks for the video tour of the Nexus facility also. Have a safe journey home.
Thanks Ric! So far the convection microwave has been working out well but we will probably still install an oven to have all the options for cooking/baking! The tour and Nexus was great to us and we had a great visit at the factory
What’s a panty light? 😳
Sounds like you got a good product.
Our unit wasn't built under the new work processes but Nexus is working hard to make it right! We had a great time seeing the factory
Thank ya'll for the video - We hear so much negative about quality control with RVs and glad to hear Nexus is concerned about this. We are gravitating towards the Wraith. Our only concern is the TV placement and the shower size on some of them. Keep up the great info videos. :)
They aren't perfect but none of them are! They are really trying to improve and we could see it at the factory tour. The TV pavement is big with us too but for super C's this is pretty good for us. Mike is 6'2" and doesn't complain about the shower if that helps any. Thanks for watching!
Great video! Looking at a Rebel. Do you have any thoughts about current build quality or this specific model? Thanks
We have been meaning to go out to the factory to look at a rebel and do a video but haven't yet. I would imagine it would have the same typical new RV build issues to workout like checking for loose connections/water leaks etc. That was the majority of our issues
Our convections at home and in the Airstream have preset programable options for lots of thing such as your pizza & brownies. You will figure it out pretty quickly. I was hesitant about the one in the Airstream at first but have come to use it and love it now. A slight learning curve mostly because I didn’t use it regularly enough and I’d forget and overthink it each time I tried it. As you seem to do we use a lot of different cooking options while RVing. So wonderful to have all the options...if only I could remember the tips for each option. Enjoyed the tour. Safe travels.
I think we will still get an oven eventually but for now the convection will have to do! It'll be nice to have both an oven and convention for when I do Thanksgiving dinners!
Wandering Wagners, yeah, right? I’ve done full on Thanksgiving for 6-8 on the beach in Keys past couple of years and it’s almost easy with several appliance options.
Well your first pizza turned out looking great. I know nothing about a convection oven. I do have an air fryer i used often. 👍☕️🍀
The pizza and brownies turned out great! I would still prefer an oven but this will do in the interim😁
Love the video. You guys should do a teaching video on how to use a convection oven and some recipes for us convection oven newbies. I have had a convection oven and an induction cook top in our 14 foot toy hauler for a couple years now and have never used either of them. We use the Blackstone Tailgaiter outside for everything. Love the videos
Once I get the chance to use the convection more I can give out some tips n tricks/recipes. For now three pizza and brownies turned out great!
When ever possible use the rake that can spin. And we found that using the correct temperature and time usually works.
We don't have a spinning rack, just two different stationary ones. I think you're right about the temp and time except certain things like pizzas, our convection doesn't get hot enough to do the normal temp as it only goes up to 425 and not to 450. Other than that I might test out the true time and temps instead
@@WanderingWagners use the stand one you used in the video, on the microwave glass plate you can spin it, that is the best way to bake we found. We just spent 3 months in our 2019 5th wheel during a full gome remodel and learned a lot about convection baking. Your new rig is awesome
Great! We will try that. Thank you😁
Ahhhh! Wish y’all had smell a vision my favorite brownies and Torino’s lol
They did smell pretty dang good! Didn't compare to homemade but still rather tasty!😋
I know its a Cummins engine but what size Cummins is it? Is it just the same size as in the dodge pickup? I'd want a step up from the 6.7 or 6.8 or whatever is in the dodge truck.. I know it doesn't need a true semi truck engine but Im too used to a semi engine and want that big truck engine torque! It would be weird (to me) driving this rig without having a manual shifter lever for a 13 speed transmission. You got a really nice setup.
It's a 6.7L, I agree that there is no replacement for displacement! I was a little leary at first but with 4.88 gears it actually does a real good job. Even towing the Jeep you don't know it's back there.
I enjoyed how you did the factory tour video and the music that was attached to it.
Thank you for watching, and for leaving a comment!
glad you read the instructions like i do ha ha
Well usually we don't have to, but in this case we had questions😂
Hi guy’s, love the new rig. We’ve had a convection micro in our 5th wheel and at the house here for a long, long time. They’re great, especially in the summer when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen/house. About the only tip we can give you is that each one has it’s own idiosyncrasies much like your conventional ovens do, and once learned cook as such... enjoy, K8WF/KB8AIU.
The bad part about these is they don't vent outside so whether it's an oven or convection microwave, it's heading up the coach. Great in the winter but not so much in the summer unless we crank the AC then it's whatever, just more power usage. It did a pretty good job at the pizza and brownies! We will want to get an oven so it'll give us all the cooking options all the time and makes bigger meals like Thanksgiving much easier with several ways to cook/Bake on hand
How long is your Supper C. You might had said but I didnt hear it.
35ft
Can't wait to see the Rebel 4x4. Go on Utube and type in. Convection oven cooking. I'm sure lot's of women have channels on it.
They didn't have a rebel built yet but we are hoping to see one soon!
The light the factory installed for you is great. Now that there is power there would you consider a LED strip light down the door edge to more evenly distribute the light to the individual shelves?
That's an idea, but I think we will modify the pantry shelves so they can be pulled out. That way you can reach things in the back easier
How's the power on that rig with the toad? Have you done that pass (windy? fancy?) you did in the gas truck yet?
The power is good and we honestly can't tell a difference when we have the toad or not. We haven't done any bigger grades with it yet, like fancy gap, so I'm sure we will update and have a video once we put it through some different terrain
@@WanderingWagners I had my eye on the nexus. Does it feel as peppy as a diesel truck+trailer to you? We pass a lot of class A on the hills in our diesel+trailer... Diesel super C seems like the way to go because it can easily tow a big boat!
It does really well off the line but it slows down on the top end. With the toad we are over 26,000 lbs though where our truck and Airstream weighed 10k less. We don't expect to win any uphill races but it WILL get the job done.
@@WanderingWagners Thanks for the input! Of all the youtube channels out there about RVing, you guys seem to be the least OCD and rigid/stuffy. Happy trails from Arizona!
Why thank you! Greatly appreciate that😁
I was hoping to get some tips from you. The wife and I haven't figured it out yet. We would rather have an oven. Maybe you could do a tutorial on it when you figure it out.
We do still plan on installing an oven but yes we will record helpful cooking videos in the convection as well!!
Basically a convection oven is just a large air fryer, you can Google convection oven cooking for all of the tips you need.
So far it's done pretty well, but was asking if anyone had any specific tips they use but so far I've done well just winging it haha
They took me on a tour AFTER everyone had left for the day. I would have rather gone while the factory was operating. I'll try again next time I'm at the factory.
Yeah it was more interesting to see it while people were working. That way you got a real feel for how the pace and workers attitudes are. Hopefully you can see it again with everything in action
We use ours just like a regular oven.
Do you mean you don't change the time/temp as they state in the directions/manual? We changed the temp as the manual says but then it needed to cook longer so if we just cooked at the regular temp then the time would match
@@WanderingWagners we don't change the time . We had a convection oven in our last house instead of a regular oven.
Thanks!
Just make sure you hit convection button then your temperature and time tiffin has a cooking video with the convection oven
Yep you can't set the temp without hitting convection/or combination. We watched a few short clips awhile ago and it was pretty simple to use. Just a new experience vs an oven!
Jim Crousore, who/what is time tiffin?
I believe he meant to have a period after time. "... Your temperature and time. Tiffin had a cooking video with the convection oven."
Wandering Wagners thanks
I put a roast in our convection oven once and it took longer to cook.
Yeah so far everything has taken longer, but everyone online said it'll cook faster. I don't believe that haha
Hmmm the chassis don't come with the backs off of the cabs already? Like the Fords do. I'm not sure how I feel about the International truck. As a former truck driver I always had better luck with the Freightliner M2 than the Internationals or the Hinos that we had. How do you like the chassis??
I talk about the chassis in a previous video, but I personally love the international chassis. I also like Freightliner as well
What kind of mileage do you get in that Nexus
We are getting 9 while towing our Jeep
Did you look at the Jayco Seneca Super C before buying Nexus?
Yes we did, the chassis they use is too long for our garage so we wouldn't buy it.
Totinos pizzas are great
Mike certainly had no complaints🍕
Glad to hear you demand quality in the Nuclear Power Industry. . . if they build nuke plants like they build most camper, God help us all......!!!!
😂 oh man, that would be terrifying
OSB for use as the floor? Sell ASAP!
Not sure we keep things long enough to care that much😂 but so far the floors have been better than past plywood floors we've had
Nice video!!!! Since I wasn't there Lynn can you pleeeeease make me my own personal pan of brownies.😁😁#SWAGNATION
Haha you got it, Kenny! 🟫
Now that you have a built in generator you may not need the Predator? Although I won’t buy it, I still like my Westinghouse that I bought from you. 😊
Haha yeah we may or may not keep it. We are undecided on that right now
That music is very irritating👎👎👎😣👎👎👎
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