New Grand Design solitude vs used DRV
We are newbies at this. We have triplet 6 y.o. boys. Being in California I've read that we can't get most trailers more than about 30 feet long won't fit into our state parks. We are going to be spend...
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Thanks for all the great replies so far. Our kids actually don't use a tub. They just hop in the shower and shower themselves. Laminate floors would definitely be nice. Carpet just holds too much dirt and I'm allergic to dust anyway. Even if it were a newer trailer, I'd be inclined to rip out the carpet and install laminate or wood. Our house has commercial grade laminate and it's holding up well.
My wife loves the bunk house models. The Grand Design Solitude 377 has the mid-bunk with room for two kids in their own bedroom and another kid up in the loft above it.
OTOH a toy hauler has those HappiJack beds. The kids would be further back in the trailer so we'd have more privacy. Plus toy haulers tend to have much larger fresh water tanks.
We'll probably stay at an RV park instead of a national park. With 5 people, even with a large fresh water tank, I doubt we'd last more than a couple of days at a national or state park before we run out. And in all honesty 2 nights is probably enough. We could then check into a commercial RV park with full hook-up so we can take our 10 minute hot showers.
I read that if you turn on both the propane and electric components of the water heaters, you get a lot more flow and capacity. I'm not sure if that's true or not. Otherwise I'm willing to change out the whole unit to a tankless one. Showers are very important to our family. My wife is a clean freak!
My wife loves the bunk house models. The Grand Design Solitude 377 has the mid-bunk with room for two kids in their own bedroom and another kid up in the loft above it.
OTOH a toy hauler has those HappiJack beds. The kids would be further back in the trailer so we'd have more privacy. Plus toy haulers tend to have much larger fresh water tanks.
We'll probably stay at an RV park instead of a national park. With 5 people, even with a large fresh water tank, I doubt we'd last more than a couple of days at a national or state park before we run out. And in all honesty 2 nights is probably enough. We could then check into a commercial RV park with full hook-up so we can take our 10 minute hot showers.
I read that if you turn on both the propane and electric components of the water heaters, you get a lot more flow and capacity. I'm not sure if that's true or not. Otherwise I'm willing to change out the whole unit to a tankless one. Showers are very important to our family. My wife is a clean freak!
