Bounder 33C
Although the wife and I are pretty set on the class C we want, today we looked at a 2016 Bounder 33C. The unit is a 2016, but pre-owned, appears to have full options, with just over 2500 miles. No...
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We have a 2014 Bounder 33C and are very happy with it. We have driven it over 30K miles in the 20 months we have been living in it - Florida to Alaska and back - so it has gotten quite a bit of use. We are very happy with the layout, the reason we bought the 33C; it is perfect for two people and we can fit in many places larger rigs can't. We also liked the CCC - 3500 lbs, more than enough so we felt comfortable adding 600W of solar and 2 more batteries.
When we first purchased it, we had 3 issues that were repaired immediately with no delay: a window was not sealed properly, the outside light was cracked and shorted out, and the power gear leveling jacks had a pinhole leak. We have had a few self induced issues: water pump shook itself apart on Alaska roads, steps broke (you can't ride them down), a microwave bracket snapped on Alaska roads, and the city water valve broke (a quick and easy side of the road replacement).
We looked at the 2016 33C and decided we would not trade ours, despite the fact that it had some upgrades we really wanted. What we wanted: less carpet - lots less carpet, improved doghouse, the change in the bathroom/bedroom door configuration. We didn't like the 'upgraded' flush mount windows; they barely open and since we dry camp a lot, this was a deal breaker. We also didn't like that the storage under the living room slide no longer comes out with the slide. This allows more storage but makes it a real pain to get to.
We plan to continue fulltiming in our rig for at least another two years. Maybe someday we will change rigs - either larger or smaller - and would have no problem getting another Bounder.
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, feel free to ask...
When we first purchased it, we had 3 issues that were repaired immediately with no delay: a window was not sealed properly, the outside light was cracked and shorted out, and the power gear leveling jacks had a pinhole leak. We have had a few self induced issues: water pump shook itself apart on Alaska roads, steps broke (you can't ride them down), a microwave bracket snapped on Alaska roads, and the city water valve broke (a quick and easy side of the road replacement).
We looked at the 2016 33C and decided we would not trade ours, despite the fact that it had some upgrades we really wanted. What we wanted: less carpet - lots less carpet, improved doghouse, the change in the bathroom/bedroom door configuration. We didn't like the 'upgraded' flush mount windows; they barely open and since we dry camp a lot, this was a deal breaker. We also didn't like that the storage under the living room slide no longer comes out with the slide. This allows more storage but makes it a real pain to get to.
We plan to continue fulltiming in our rig for at least another two years. Maybe someday we will change rigs - either larger or smaller - and would have no problem getting another Bounder.
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, feel free to ask...
