Lot of good stories here. Back on topic though. We checked out another place that had some Grand Designs in stock.
328- Was really hoping to like this one. We weren't sure if you could get to the fridge with the slide in and the couch on the porch side is something I am going to have to warm up to.
354- Had the makings for a nice camper. No slide into the porch, but the fridge is hard to get to and open. The bedroom and bath are inaccessible when the slide is closed.
351- We liked this layout, but you cant get the fridge open unless you open the slide. Couch into the porch area and. The 2nd bath is nice. Little out of the price point though.
Over the weekend I made a spread sheet of all the TH on the market (per the link in this forum) in the 35-38' range.
The Spartan 3210 seems to click all of the right boxes for us. Access to fridge, bed/bath with slides in. 36' long. Under 13,000 lbs dry.
However, the cabinets and kitchen look straight out of the 70s.
The Dutchman Endurance and Voltage line has a nice 35 & 37' model, but the TV is the goofiest place ever, over the entry door. We really only watch tv when it's raining so this might be a good compromise for the other items it checks for us. It looks like you can access the bedroom with the wardrobe in, but not positive
Forest river Cherokee/Vegance makes some nice layouts, but they only come with a 38 gal gray tank which seems ridiculous for a camper this size.
The XLR Nitro clicks a lot of the right boxes, but it's getting long at 38'. I like the loft in the shorter length. It appears to only have 2 AC units which might be fine for the shorter unit. It looks like most have 3 in this size though.
We are going to have to sit down and figure out what we are willing to compromise on.
