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psldewd
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Oct 03, 2014

Taking out a dinette and putting in a nice recylner and more

I have a 2014 Cambria 30J class C. Any thoughts and suggestions to my idea of taking out the dinette and replacing it with a nice wall hugger recliner? Don't need the eating space.

Also

Would I have to be worried about freezing temps in a Cambria. I do not have heated holding tanks etc.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

KO

6 Replies

  • I would like to get rid of the dinette and couch. Both are terribly uncomfortable (it is 18 yrs old). I would like a recliner and new sofa. We don't really use the table, it's a clutter catcher. Plus with my bad back the only place I can sit is the bed. So I spend a lot time in bed. I did by a lawn chair rocker just so I could have a comfortable place to sit.
  • We did not feel comfortable with the dinette seating.
    We did want a table.

    So I built a different table stand and
    to suit our usage added 2 computer chairs.

    More usable room, more comfortable and
    fits OUR needs.
  • This is from a post I replied to last May.
    Our Winnie Class C remodeled for two
    In 2010 we decided we wanted to change the way we traveled by RV so we in 2011 we sold our 30’ two slide Winnebago and the Jeep GC we always towed. We purchased a used 19 1/2’ Pleasure-Way Class B and did many extended trips in it for over the 18 months we owned it. We really liked the small MH the way it drove, but it was just too small for us.
    July 2012 we wanted something a little bigger, and decided Winnebago’s model 24V class C like the Minnie, Outlook, Spirit & Chalet floor plan would work for the way we wanted to remodel it into a Winnie for two. Two good things about the 24V plan is a flat floor under the dinette or optional couch and a RV queen corner bed. We found a private party that had a 2006 Winnebago Chalet 24VR for sale and purchased it.
    Since purchasing it we have removed and replaced the following: The small swivel chair by entry door under TV cabinet taken out and replaced with a small oak storage cabinet with a wall mounted 29” LED HDTV. DVD/VCR and added shelves in the old TV cabinet. Existing vinyl flooring covered with new carpet except at bathroom area. Large dinette removed and replaced with two La-z-boy rocker recliners and some new paneling to cover the holes on the wall from removing the dinette. We made a small table that we set up in front of our chairs for eating and card playing. Removed the bathroom door and replaced it with privacy curtain. Since completing the remodel we have been on many extended trips and have found it is working out great for us.
    The chairs are not fastened down, I use a combination of seat belts and ratchet tie down straps when we travel. We did this when we replaced the couch with La-z-boy chairs in our 30' Winnie and had no problems as long as no one uses them when we traveled. The up front area is a normal class C cab-over bed. We removed the mattress installed plastic storage containers and moved the privacy curtain forward so it covers things we have stored up there. Everything we took out is in storage in our RV garage just incase I want to sell it and the buyer wants it back to it original condition. Last July we purchased a new CR-V that we now are towing.
    That’s the story of Dick & Ellen’s Winnie for two.

    Pictures available just PM me with your e-mail address. Regards, Dick
  • Look under your dinette seats. Manufacturers sometimes put things there. You may have to find a new home for some of the things.
  • We removed our dining table and chairs to make room for the furkids beds. Replaced the RV recliners with our stressless chairs we picked up in the UK. Added a coffee table, storage trunk that we picked up at Bed Bath and Beyond that has a top that comes up to eat off if needed.
  • Know a lot that do this and it gives a lot of room but make sure the recliner comes apart - a lot easier to get in the door. Personally I would miss the table but we are in our RV more than our S&B and so weather makes us eat inside a lot.