-Matt Spotakus Registered Joined Mar 19, 2020 Todays review is of the 2023 TAXA Mantis 5.1, a single-axle adventure trailer that weve looked at before. If you even got this far, I dont know whyits all just my opinions, and youll obviously have to make up your own mind. On a positive note, in winter the trailer works great!. If Taxa had paid better attention to detail and did more thorough testing, we could have avoided those issues completely. TAXAs Vision is to transform the way we live, learn and play outside. We have about 2-3 inches between the tire and wheel well. Since we don't use this door it can't really be user error. Overall evaluation of the Water Infiltration Retrofit Experience (*disclaimer* this is my opinion): The design of the retrofit kit is lacking, specifically the way the corners are cut-down. Caulk along the seal plates on the interior had long narrow gaps. An additional issue that we have had with B&B RV is that their drop off and pick up times are only available during the week and before 4:30p.m. The ARB awning appears to be quite durable and should stand up to some high winds once you have it setup and staked out. Where we ran into clearance problems was on a USFS road with lots of built in whoop-de-does (built in humps that divert water run off). Cold would turn pump on and off This is even with running the refrigerator continuously. Our primary use for the Taxa Mantis trailer is an off-grid setup and we are trying to figure out how to deal with being fully powered all the time. According to LG the LW6017R is a window unit. Tyto prostory si mete pronajmout pro Vae oslavy, svatby, kolen a jinou zbavu s hudbou a tancem (40 - 50 mst). Front curtain - My unit is an early one with a front curtain. Towed or otherwise hauled to the dealer, and parked. WebYes, your trailer has brakes. If we had the choice, we would not use B&B RV again. It also has hot/cold water exterior shower. We are having the same issue with our 2021 mantis sink. The biggest glaring issue is Taxa's customer service, which has gone dramatically downhill over the last year. Poor/inadequate Caulking: (This was not discovered until after the 2nd trip to the dealer). 3 of the 4 issues we had were warranty related and Taxa did work (or is currently working) with us to get those issues resolved. 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Towing the Mantis, I so far have gotten 10-12mpg at highway speeds. Fridge - The factory one is an energy hog. We have found that the roof rack is not really useful. Tent Top - Version 1 that came with my tent was completely town at three corners and had lifted velcro on the corners. We would like to move the battery storage to under the bed in the very back. It is a good question and one Joe hopes to be able to address in the future. We usually do have more setup for camp, but the rest is our choice. For the most part this repair was a significant improvement. We also have some notes on how the trailer design could be improved. The main RV factories are known, widely known, to pick first fast, then cheap. Rear bed gap - the rear bed has a sizable gap at the "head" of the bed (reading light end) which leads to the exterior-accessible storage compartment. Again, the new design from the Taxa warranty should be addressing this issue. My preference would be a solid top-hinged door covering the AC opening, which can be opened when you want to use it, and closed when you don't. The cut-down is necessary to avoid interference with the gussets in the corner of the lifting part of the roof, but:- The cut-down flange compromises the "dam" created by the height of flange around the rest of the opening and significantly reduces the surface area for the Velcro in the corner which is the key area where the Velcro is under the most strain.- The cut-down flange also means there is little margin for error with the welds in that area. Now, Joe has submitted warranty claims directly to Taxa and they are awesome to work with. So why did I do this? Enter some basic info to see which of our camping trailers best fits your needs. Schedule an appointment with a habitat expert. The dealer technician did recognize something wasn't right at least and did trim the long pieces, but did not install the short "trimmed" velstick in the corners because it was not included in the kit and because the bulky welds made it look like it wouldn't stick. Taxa recommends this lift, although they indicate that adding this on will void the structural warranty. Now, we didn't mount these to the roof of the trailer directly. Hi! The trailer comes setup for a Zamp Solar panel and it works well, but the trailer is really only setup for this brand of panel. Salesperson: This brand X has the least quality issues of any brand! And then a few rows over on the lot, you get This brand Y has the least quality issues of all our brands! Heyyou said that about brand X too Yeah, well I dont want to be negative about other brands, but of the ones we sell, theyre all good! See where Im going? The problem with doing this is that the spare tire is in the way. We so badly want this that we will probably work with a fabrication company to add this to the trailer once the warranty is expired. Objednnm ubytovn ve Starm mlnu v Roanech udluje klient souhlas se zpracovnm osobnch daj poskytnutch za elem ubytovn dle "Prohlen" uveejnnho zde, v souladu s NAZENM EVROPSKHO PARLAMENTU A RADY (EU) 2016/679 ze dne 27. dubna 2016, lnek 6 (1) a). Taxa did send us a replacement this summer and we are going to have to get it installed. Dinosau park Saurierpark Kleinwelka se nachz blzko msta Budyn. Hopefully, this will address the issue. They really need to be Ikea-level simple with 1-2 steps per page - the person installing this may be a TAXA expert who doesn't really need the instructions, but the unfortunate odds are the installer will be a tech at a dealer who's never even seen one of these before and is bound to make wrong assumptions, rush things, or get confused. POST "Water Infiltration Retrofit Kit" installation: Result of first visit to install the retrofit kit (6 weeks): Replacement roof gasket installation incorrect - The dealer replaced the roof gasket but did not have detailed instruction for how to position it, which resulted in the gasket being installed in exactly the same place with the same interference/overlap that existed previously. We even keep the refrigerator running 24/7 now. Sleeps 4+ Adults MSRP: $58,097.00 $62,647.00, Everything you need, nothing you dont. During heavy rains, we ended with a waterfall going down the door. After the leak repair in 2019, we get water dripping in-between the new plates that were installed as part of this repair. When you use that RV the first time, youre going to have to come back with a list of at least 20 things that need to be fixed, and were going to make more money off that, and the other return trips, than when we sold it to you! When we take the Taxa Mantis camping without him, we have these configured as a couch. We've had some pillows slide down there and risk getting dirty or stuck. Find a TAXA habitat dealer near you. These work, but they aren't the greatest as the stove has a limit on the BTUs it can out put and the sink is very small. Every habitat carries this stoke to its new owner. View gallery - 17 images. B&B RV retails the Mantis in the low 30Ks, but the price depends if you get the onboard toilet and shower. All of the corners had the Velcro coming off, both on the long sides and over the rivets. You can put a LOT of stuff up there with the bunks folded up. The current panel keeps everything topped off when you are out for a long weekend. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. If we had a weekend of cloudy days and little sunshine, this might be an issue. The welds are not bad for "normal" welding, but in the case of this design with the flanges already being cut-down very little flat area is left for the Velstick. Upper bunk - the upper bunk is perilously narrow and there is a sharp piece of metal attached to the toilet surround in just the right place to cut a kid's head open. This means that the pump is not priming, resulting in us not having water. Quality experiences of the outdoors starts with embracing the challenges and designing away the barriers. This is because the bars are too close together to store anything large and they are also located very close to the hinge point for the roof. * Podmnkou pronjmu je, aby si pronajmatel zajistil vlastn oberstven, obsluhu, atp. Use our habitat quiz to see which model best fits your adventures. This is because you hardly every need to access the batteries and we think this would be a better use of storage space. These panels have given us plenty of power and since completing the install we haven't had to plug into shore power. This has worked out great. Got it from Ron Hoover West, Katy, TXwhich interestingly is ~45min down the road from where Taxa gave birth to this very Mantis trailer. During the summer, we mostly cook outside to keep the trailer a little cleaner and the keep the heat of the stove outside. We did not had any leaks over the winter or when the trailer was closed up (save for one incident when Joe did not secure all the latches tightly enough, but this was operator error). The cassette toilet and wet bath (curtain tweaks notwithstanding) is another great use of space, Turning the crates-into-seats has proven more handy than I originally thought. I toured at least 4 different dealers, ~15 different brands, various models of each brandand ALMOST ALL of the individual trailers/motorhomes had stuff that was ALREADY BROKEN!! I don't work for Taxa, but I like their products so far . ABS laminate protects the underside of the deck, sealing it off from any road grime or grease. The front bunks in the travel configuration for extra storage. Way better than a tenteven if the top half IS a tent. The first is for the roof rack. I've been reluctant to publicly post my issues with the Mantis because TAXA has handled all of these items under warranty so far and has been actively communicating with me and the dealer. The third area with room for improvement is the Velcro on the screen door. The new rivets were not the same "clean" type (flat on one side, smooth bump on the other) - they were replaced with peel rivets, which left an X shape of sharp edges exposed on one side. The installation of the correct rivets was still only partially successful, they are mangled in a lot of places and the sharp mandrel stubs are sticking out. To speak to a TAXA Habitat Specialist right now, dial 713-861-2540. Ours doesnt seem like it has all the connection components necessary. Taxa has been very prompt with their communication and do their best to get issues resolved as soon as possible. Your trailer is equipped with a 7-pin connector, which synchronizes the lights of your tow vehicle and trailer, and can connect their respective For the water heater, it only takes about 30 minutes to get the water hot enough to take a shower and it will keep it hot/warm (as long as your toddler doesn't play with settings and turn off the heater). Full Stop. Now let's get back to the water pump issue. For 2021, TAXA has updated its Mantis and Cricket campers to make them readier than ever for whatever adventure comes your way. It is sparse on creature comforts. Because we had spent about 6-7 days in my cousins 2018, we had a pretty good idea of what we Things like templates for positioning gaskets should be included as part of the "retrofit kit" to make it a "kit." This would completely solve the bike problem and would be our preference. This install is going to be a lot more time-intensive and it will probably take Joe at least one day of work, if not all weekend. TAXA Outdoors mobile habitats feature All that has precisely jack squat to do with quality. The third thing that we like about the trailer is the ARB awning. And the thoughtful interior design means you can, quite literally, do more with less. Battery Installation - My dealer, a major RV dealer, installed mismatched batteries in the trailer, and wired them improperly. How did you reconnect it? We were testing everything out in the trailer early on and found that the AC was short-cycling on us and not cooling the trailer down. We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. I'm not sure what the difference is between how TAXA installs them so cleanly vs the dealer making a mess of them. So overall, are we still happy with the purchase? Future posts will be more fact-based, and less I drank a bunch of coffee prior to typing this"-based. And Ill cover my continued experiences honestly, whether they get better or worse. The awning does take two people to setup. You know why? This leaves us with an unreliable water pump. Durable powder coated steel is used on all habitat chassis, the Mantis skeleton, and Woolly Bear. The Taxa Mantis is 19 feet long, seven feet wide, and nearly seven feet tall. I have wife + 7yo + 1.5yo + dog + me that will be staying in this thing, and this trailer is definitely on the small side. The outside accessible storage, which is located right behind the left wheel. Once Meg and Joe figured out how to do this (it really was quite simple), it now takes us just a matter of minutes. As far as the rear hitch, we called this out in our initial review, and it turns out it is a bigger issue for us that we initially thought. The Hinman pad fits perfectly, but doesn't add enough padding. We opted for the version without this because we had our own solution for this already. Our habitats even fit in a normal garage meaning you dont need to rent a storage unit somewhere to house it. The fifth recommendation would be to add a skid plate under the trailer to protect the water storage tanks. This spring, during the initial Covid-19 lockdown, Joe installed 2 100W Goal Zero Boulder solar panels on the top of the Mantis. Well if you pay attention to the Taxa owners Facebook pages, you will see people complaining that after a while you start to have rivets popping. It is very manageable to tow for the amount of space inside - especially on narrow roads! This is the solution that works for us. However, the local Taxa dealer, B&B RV, has been less than pleasant. Habitat Specialists are available to answer your questions about TAXAs mobile human habitats. Pro malou uzavenou spolenost mme k dispozici salnek s 10 msty (bval ern kuchyn se zachovalmi cihlovmi klenbami). There were a number of issues we need to have addressed: leaks in the roof repair Taxa did last summer, major leaks around the door to remove the cassette for the toilet (if you have a toilet) and the water pump won't pump water out of the tank. The Mantis is a 19 trailer sized to fit 4+ adults. Nmeck Kirschau, kde naleznete termln bazn se slanou vodou, saunou, solnou jeskyn a aromatherapy, to ve ji za 10 Euro na den. Before the Ascent I had a 17' 4Runner and I would not have wanted to tow the Mantis with that. And I didnt want to get 5mpg when towing the trailer, which would have been the case with just about all the larger/heavier options. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. This beneficial insect is green or beige in color and grows up to around 3 inches long. That metal piece should be reconsidered, and a from-the-factory safety net included. You can get more information from Taxa's website: http://taxaoutdoors.com/camper-trailers/mantis/. *The companies whose products we review have not paid us to provide the feedback. However, on those occasions we were already out camping and had no way of re-priming the pump until we got back home. All rights reserved. While this is relatively easy to address (we keep extra rivets and a manual rivet gun in our trailer tool kit) it honestly shouldn't be happening on a regular basis. The ARB instructions even state this to avoid potentially damaging the awning. Lightweight and eco-friendly, these Aluminum composite (Aluminum alloy ASTM B 209) panels have a powder coated kynar exterior and interior. More on that later. We dont know. I'm understanding at this attempt at compromise (for size, power demand and cost), but I would have preferred a design around a through-wall unit and have it be optional. 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