Downsizing
My wife and I are considering downsizing from a 40' 5th wheel to a camper van 21'-24' long. Looking at Roadtrek and Airstreams right now. Difficulty with 5th wheel range from 2 blown tires and $9,000...
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obgraham wrote:After picking up our Era A yesterday I have to say the handling was the biggest surprise to me. I had to install steering stabilizer on my first 32 footer just so I could drink a cup of coffee while driving. When I moved to a 36 DP I found the previous owner had installed a pneumatic steering stabilizer that I really learned to appreciate when it stopped working. The Era drives like a car, tracking down the road with little guidance. It has a paddle transmission so that going down steep hills it is simple to downshift and let the engine take up some of the braking, although I do miss the exhaust brake from my DP :W.
We made the switch you are considering: 38' DP to RoadTrek.
We couldn't be happier. The RT drives like a high end car, fits in a regular space in most places, and has everything we need.
I was spoiled by having a place to seal the slinky away in a tube in the basement of my DP. Then today I found a spot running under the rear bed where I can suspend a 4" PVC tube and put the slinky in there and put the cap on. Bought the parts today to install this week before we take off for warmer weather.
Dave
