Forest River BERKSHIRE 390QS 390QS reviews

The Berkshire 390QS was one one the first RV's to have the TV mounted in the center of the RV. This opens up the living area like a family room for watching TV. The captain chairs turn around for easy straight on watching. Forest River builds quality products. I have had to replace or repair several items related to the operation of the slides, but do not consider these large issues. When I replaced the tires I increased the the size and installed a Super Steer Safe-T-Plus Steering Control Device and Motion Control Units. These really improved the handling, especially when driving on interstates with truck grooves. The 350 hp Cummins and Allison Transmission are ample for towing a 4000 lb. vehicle. The unit has two vanity units with one in a closed room with the commode which is very convenient. The kitchen is roomy with a large amount of counter top, double sink, propane cook top, and microwave/convection oven combo. The Forest River Motor Coach factory are very good to repair issues and they never charge for work at the factory. The parts manager is a great person and is always willing to get parts to you quickly or refer you to the manufacturer if he does not stock them. If I were going to buy another Motor Home, I would buy from Forest River. Show less

This is our third Forest River RV, two Cardinal Fifth wheels and the Berkshire. Forest River builds good RVs. The 390QS is a great floor plan. It was the first motor home I saw with the TV in the middle of the RV. This really opens up the living area since you can turn the driving seats around(the passenger seat has an electrical foot kickup). It has a large kitchen counter area with plenty of storage. The bath area is also really nice since it has two vanities, one in the commode room and one next to the shower. The bedroom is comfortable with a queen bed and large closet and more drawers than we use. The washer/dryer hook-ups are in the bedroom and I installed extra removable shelves for storage. I installed a ceiling fan which is good for sleeping. The under storage has three door full through compartments with one slide out. The three color tan full body paint still looks new. The Freight-liner chassis with the 350 HP Cummins and Allison Transmission is an excellent piece of equipment. I probably average 9 mpg which depends on wind and terrain. I had issues with the steering wandering when new and an alignment and later installing the Steering Assist Cylinder took care of that. I had trouble with slide alignment when new and later had a water leak on one slide during a heavy rain. We stopped by the factory and they fixed the slide alignment and at a later date I called about the leak and they told us to stop by on our next trip and they replaced the seals on all four slides. The factory people told me anytime you bring it to the factory it does not cost anything. The factory manager Randy Hauser and the parts manager Andy Thompson are great people. We tow a Jeep Liberty and you don't know it is there. There is a rear camera and one on each side. Our motor home is for sale because we have been RV'ing for nearly twenty years and been in all but four lower states and are just tired of RV'ing but, will keep traveling in it until it sells. Show less