Bounder Critique
As our 13th RV in 22+ years, we have been rather pleased with few complaints with our 2015 Bounder 33C. At 34 feet, roomy enough for just the two of us and yet not as large a footprint as we have experienced in the past. And with all the frills such as fireplace (really heats!), electric heat pump, Samsung residential fridge with 2000-watt inverter, outside entertainment center, and brand-name features throughout (such as Sony big screen TV and surround sound, etc. and etc., and a price tag under 100K, we find it offers considerably more for the dollar than the many Winnebago/Itasca products we've tried in the past.
Thus far I have only one complaint about its design: The Fleetwood engineers decided it would be fun to place the battery switches high above the step, over the entrance way. That means for storage I have to disable the battery from those switches and then parachute out the entrance because of course the step is inoperable with batteries disabled. When I'm ready to again head out, I have to get a box to reach the entrance way and climb in to activate the battery switches and the door step. Winnebago (and I suspect many others) have the right idea: place the battery switches within easy reach just inside the door so they can be manage from outside the coach. Of course, that raises another problem, inadvertently turning off the switch when checking the battery.
With all the problems we've had in our RVing history, this seems like such a minor one........
Thus far I have only one complaint about its design: The Fleetwood engineers decided it would be fun to place the battery switches high above the step, over the entrance way. That means for storage I have to disable the battery from those switches and then parachute out the entrance because of course the step is inoperable with batteries disabled. When I'm ready to again head out, I have to get a box to reach the entrance way and climb in to activate the battery switches and the door step. Winnebago (and I suspect many others) have the right idea: place the battery switches within easy reach just inside the door so they can be manage from outside the coach. Of course, that raises another problem, inadvertently turning off the switch when checking the battery.
With all the problems we've had in our RVing history, this seems like such a minor one........
