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Bill___Kate
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Feb 10, 2016

Rear Living Room with only 2 slides?

I am hoping some of you 5er guys can help us out. We presently have a Outboack 277RL Trailer, and love the layout, but would like more storage space now that we snowbird for a couple months at a time.

Seems like a 5th wheel and a pick up when our van needs replaced would fit the bill, as high powered full size 4x4 vans are getting scarce. We would like a very similar floorplan as we have now. We almost always end up with waterfront sites, and love a big window in the back, so it seems like the rear living layouts similar to what we have now would be a good choice. We have been going to shows, and looking online, and are having a hard time finding a floorplan we like - nearly all the newer 5ers seem to have a slide out on the curb side which we feel would interfere with our outside living and block our view of the water. Here are our preferences:

- large rear windows for good view out the back - rear living room or rear dinette would fit the bill
- set to sleep two with maybe 2 additional guests once in a while
- 2 slides - one in the living area and one in the bed room (none on the street side)
- large hanging closet
- dresser or table in the bedroom or elsewhere that can be used as a computer desk (we both work part time on the road)
- at least 16" wheels
- capability for two air conditioners
- would like to stay in the 28-34' range and under 15,000 gvwr so we can two with a SRW pickup.

The only one we have found so far is a Keystone Cougar 288RLS. Anybody know of any others we could check out?

Thanks!

15 Replies

  • Our Jayco HT 26.5 RLS has a living area slide that is pretty generous, holding the couch and dining area. When closed, the stove, bathroom and bedroom is still available. It also has a wardrobe slide with four doors and quite a bit of room. However, in that size FW, there is no room for a desk. It also has the large rear window and a lot of windows on the slide. Not so much on the curb side. We took a 20 day trip two years ago and had more than enough storage room. I haven't looked at the larger Jayco HTs, perhaps they would have a bit more room.
  • See my signature for the Arctic Fox fiver. It is exactly what you are looking for and one of the best built rigs out there.
  • Nutinelse2do wrote:
    If you are looking at used, try an 2005-2008 Montana. It fufills the requirements you are looking for.


    Thanks! You are correct in those floorplans are what we are looking for .... hoping to find a more current model (2015-2016) that will be on the used market in a couple of years when we are ready ...

    Seems like to current trend is put a curb side slide on everything!
  • A lot of the light-weight FWs have 2 main area slides and either no front slide or a simple wardrobe slide. Jayco Eagle HT and KZ Durango 1500 lines have these floorplans.

    Lyle
  • If you are looking at used, try an 2005-2008 Montana. It fufills the requirements you are looking for.