RLS7201 wrote:
Andy F wrote:
Gjac wrote:
I am not sure of the year Coachmen Mirada that you are looking at but all the ones I have seen have the small cut out doors like on Class C's where as the others have the full basement storage doors. What size are you looking at? I would also look for pass thru basement storage for storing bikes, ladders, tables etc. Some Miradas, have one large pass thru under the rear bed and that may be enough storage for you depending on how you plan to use the MH. To me storage, water, and battery power are more important than the type of awning. Older Bounders were known for their large fresh water tanks.
Water tank capacity is another great feature for the 2016-2017 Bounders. They have a 100 gallon capacity which I believe is the highest among gassers.
What is Fleetwood doing with the design of the Bounder to get water tank capacity up so high and why aren't Newmar and Tiffin doing the same thing? Is it the "rail design" of the chassis?
Fleetwood has done nothing to the chassis to install a 100 gallon fresh water tank. 100 gallons of fresh water was a feature of the first Bounder in 1986. The rest of the manufactures have been playing catch ever since. The 1986 Bounder was also the first gas class A coach with raised floor for pass through storage and first with heated wet bays. If you can find a copy of John Crean's (Fleetwood's founding father) autobiography (The Wheel and I), it's a great read.
Richard
I added the book to my reading list on Amazon. Sounds interesting. According to Fleetwood's website, the 2015 Bounders had a 85 gallon water tank. They did appear to increase the size to 100 gallons in 2016.
