I am very close on making a deal for a new 14 Mtn Aire 4360. This is an all electric coach (what are the pros and cons for all electric)?I live about 1400 miles away so I have not seen the coach in person. The build sheet does not show a sat ant or the optional underbelly slide freezer, any suggestions that these are a huge benefit or I can add later either or both?Any other opinions or suggestions Please chime in.

First, I really like the Newmar product from I've seen in person and on their website. Newmar is near the top of our list if we start looking for a new coach.Our current coach is all electric and that's exactly the way we ordered it. I only wanted ONE fuel to deal with. We have the Aqua-Hot heating system that uses diesel as does our Onan generator. We also have electric heat pumps on the roof and we have the duel electric on our Aqua-Hot system.... so, if it's not too cold, I could heat with the electric on the AH system.A fully electric residential fridge is awesome. Ours is a Jenn-Air with the ice and water in the door. It stays on virtually 24/7 as we have 8 house batteries to keep everything going. I boondock once a year in Quartzsite with my RV group for 5 days off the grid. All I need to do is run the genny for 2 hrs. in the morning and 2 hrs. in the evening. Works perfectly with the breakfast and dinner hour.Personally, I would have no use for an extra freezer, I would rather have the storage space. So, others may chime in on the importance of an outdoor freezer.

I agree with Mr. Mark. My coach has the same setup as his, which I believe is the same way the MA is configured as far as power goes. The fridge (mine is GE) is head and shoulders better than a gas refrigerator. Cools better, runs quieter, and has much more space inside. I never have to think about settings or whether there is enough propane, because I don't have any.I was nervous in the beginning about boondocking but I have done some of that now and as Mr. Mark says, 2 hours morning and night on the genny and you are golden. The refrigerator is amazingly efficient. Most of the electricity useage is from us, not the fridge. If the coach were unoccupied I am sure the fridge would go 24 hours or more before the auto gen start would kick in.

I recently noticed a trend towards all electric, very interesting! I have 3 house batteries, the idea of 8 in not very appealing to me. I have an optional refer that goes gas or elect, so does my water heater. I used my MH about 14 weeks in the last 12 months and purchased about 18 gallon of LP, never once too concerned about LP usage. We did dry camp once for 4 days and did turn on the gen in the morning for an hour or so to warm us up, it did charge the batteries but that was not the purpose of running the gen. Don't remember running the gen for the batteries. I guess the running of the gen to charge the batteries 2 hours twice a day is an additional cost, fuel?My point is, it's nice to have options, the cost of LP gas is not very much and lasts a long time. God, think of how much LP you could buy for the cost of an extra 5 batteries? I think that would be about 10 years worth of LP?A 2014 Newmar is big bucks and should come with a satellite antenna.

Rctour, my 09 gasser came with a sat dish, I'm sure the Mountain Aire has one. I wouldn't want 8 batteries either. I'd opt for higher amp hour AGM batteries instead of a bunch of GC's. Personally, I'd LOVE an all electric coach but only if I had a decent amount of solar.

Geez..a outside freezer and satellite antennae aren't worth worrying about for that unit. Those are easy add-on items if you need them. Personally, with grocery stores so readily available we wouldn't waste power on an additional freezer unless you're a big game hunter or lucky fisherman!

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MRUSA
Explorer
Jul 17, 2013
I agree with Mr. Mark. My coach has the same setup as his, which I believe is the same way the MA is configured as far as power goes. The fridge (mine is GE) is head and shoulders better than a gas refrigerator. Cools better, runs quieter, and has much more space inside. I never have to think about settings or whether there is enough propane, because I don't have any.

I was nervous in the beginning about boondocking but I have done some of that now and as Mr. Mark says, 2 hours morning and night on the genny and you are golden. The refrigerator is amazingly efficient. Most of the electricity useage is from us, not the fridge. If the coach were unoccupied I am sure the fridge would go 24 hours or more before the auto gen start would kick in.
Mr_Mark1
Explorer
Jul 17, 2013
First, I really like the Newmar product from I've seen in person and on their website. Newmar is near the top of our list if we start looking for a new coach.

Our current coach is all electric and that's exactly the way we ordered it. I only wanted ONE fuel to deal with. We have the Aqua-Hot heating system that uses diesel as does our Onan generator. We also have electric heat pumps on the roof and we have the duel electric on our Aqua-Hot system.... so, if it's not too cold, I could heat with the electric on the AH system.

A fully electric residential fridge is awesome. Ours is a Jenn-Air with the ice and water in the door. It stays on virtually 24/7 as we have 8 house batteries to keep everything going. I boondock once a year in Quartzsite with my RV group for 5 days off the grid. All I need to do is run the genny for 2 hrs. in the morning and 2 hrs. in the evening. Works perfectly with the breakfast and dinner hour.

Personally, I would have no use for an extra freezer, I would rather have the storage space. So, others may chime in on the importance of an outdoor freezer.

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