Front Living Rooms... yea or nay?

I have never seen a front LR with two recliners and viewing the TV straight on. A must for us.

this is nice. the only thing we would miss is the second bathroom.http://www.granddesignrv.com/solitude-floorplans.php

Miles Away wrote:

loulou57 wrote:
We know a couple that have this layout. They love it and so do we. It is nice that when you come inside you are right away looking at the open living room and it is so spacious. Also, having the bedroom at the back, it is more private. No hearing people coming in. If we ever get a 5th wheel, this would be it.

Additionally there is a safety issue. Should you need to get out at night and a fire is blocking your exit, you can go out a window and not have to jump from the second floor.

I wish I could post the link to this model. Everytime I try to post a link I do something wrong and a 404 File not Found error comes up.

Having said that, this particular model has a second door, just outside the bedroom, on the opposite side of the unit. It's great not only for safety issues, but it also provides access to the bathroom when making a quick stop on the road.

DW like it when she first saw one, but over time changed her mind! We both prefer a rear living with the recliners directly across from the TV.

But different strokes...Why there's so many different layouts!

I do not get the "too many stairs" argument...I looked at the floor plan and see three steps up to the living room...and the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom are on the same level...

On most conventional fivers, the bedroom and bathroom are up three steps as well...other than an occasional trip downstairs for a brew, what is the big deal????

My current Big Horn is a conventional bedroom/bathroom upstairs configuration but if I bought another fiver, not a toyhauler, I would look at this floor plan. Because I live in our fiver on job sites for extended periods, the really nice living room would be a major plus

I see that I was typing while someone else was pushing the send button...:B

Regards

Too many stairs!! C'mon fellas, what have we become? I suppose you don't climb any stairs to get into your RV. What about the stairs into a front BR (granted, you're not "climbing" them as often)? I submit that if you can't negotiate the "stairs" of an FL model, you should find a nice comfy retirement community to spend your last days. With that said, I believe you either love the FL layout or hate it. I've yet to meet someone that was on the fence. We happen to love ours but it's purely a feeling related to your personal taste. We had as much of a FL floorplan in our last TT (master BR in the rear with kitchen and LR all up front. We really enjoyed that layout and when we moved to a fifth we immediately starting looking for something similar and found it in the FL. The BIG disadvantage is lack of storage in the basement, which in FL models is quite small. However, we've learned to compensate for that in other ways.

Good luck.

loulou57 wrote:
We know a couple that have this layout. They love it and so do we. It is nice that when you come inside you are right away looking at the open living room and it is so spacious. Also, having the bedroom at the back, it is more private. No hearing people coming in. If we ever get a 5th wheel, this would be it.

Additionally there is a safety issue. Should you need to get out at night and a fire is blocking your exit, you can go out a window and not have to jump from the second floor.

donn0128 wrote:
Up and down a lot of stairs between the kitchen and living room and bathroom.

X2. They do look awful nice though.

We know a couple that have this layout. They love it and so do we. It is nice that when you come inside you are right away looking at the open living room and it is so spacious. Also, having the bedroom at the back, it is more private. No hearing people coming in. If we ever get a 5th wheel, this would be it.

Up and down a lot of stairs between the kitchen and living room and bathroom.