Went to the RV Show in Boston today and was excited to see the Winnebago Travato up close.I've been reading about it for months and to see it finally was worth it. I do not own an rv yet and this looked to me to be just the one for us. It did not disappoint. It was interesting because I think people either loved it for its size and amenities, or hated it for its size. I like that it gets 17mpg, looks easy to drive, is wide enough but the front is as wide as the back, has everything you would need (though no exterior storage) and was comfortable. My only floorplan issue was the seat by the door with the water tank underneath. It just seems they had no where else to put it and this limited space a bit. I wonder if they will tweak this if the model sells well. I do believe this rv is a two person rv, more geared for shorter trips then a two week stay at one site. With that said, it would be comfortable driving on a long haul if you can deal with it not being spacious. The price was $69,995. Wondering what the future will be for them.We will probably have to decide whether to buy a new rv like this or buy a used one (I like Chinooks, Starflytes, etc) and pay for upkeep. An interesting dilemma.Would love to hear what people think of the Travato.

My only issue is the 120 volt only 4 gallon water heater. I may not want to, and perhaps in some places not allowed to, fire up the generator just to have hot water. The capacity is a concern, too.

I saw the travato at the Hershey show and as stated by others the HWH was a deal breaker for me. I have no idea why they didn't use a 6 gal lp/electric hwh. The hwh is located under the dinette bench and there is plenty of room for either a larger hwh or 4 gal gas/electric (or even an on demand hwh like so many used in european conversions) Since the fridge is on the same side, there would be no problem running the gas line a few feet farther. The Hwh at the show was not wired to be operated by the generator either. While i like the size of the bathroom the layout of the tanks requires a pump to pump the water from the shower pan into the gray tank.. that's a recipe for disaster. Additionally the cushions and angle of the dinette seat were very uncomfortable and the bed is not a full 40 inches wide, it narrows to 28". With the size and location of the fresh tank inside the bench behind the front passenger seat, the front passenger seat doesnt swing all the way around making it very tight to move around. The fresh tank fill is on the opposite side of the fresh tank. Rapido in europe makes the v56 which is the same layout with a little better use of space. I also thought the fit and finish of the one at the hershey show was unimpressive, but that could be that they rushed to get it ready since it was the first one out the door. The window coverings were of really poor quality. I understand that winnebago is now going to add a sliding screendoor (like leisure travel) which is a great feature. The price of 69995 you got quoted is actually quite impressive, as the best price i was offered was 72995.I like the extra width of the promaster and hope that more manufacturers will get into the game.. I am looking forward to seeing what great west introduced this week at the tampa RV show

Two good first hand reports. Thanks. Price IS very good. The real negative feature for us would be small pull down rear bed--sideways. We had a Trail-lite with gaucho bed and climbing over my wife to visit the toilet was not acceptable. Same would apply with Travato in current config. Too bad.Some might not mind or be single.AL

I have been looking at the Travato as a possible entry to a B. For the price and size this looks like a great versatile touring/DD vehicle. However, the WH issue is a concern to me as well. Fastpaddler wrote:...The real negative feature for us would be small pull down rear bed--sideways... ALWhat do you mean 'sideways'? The bed appears to run lengthwise, north - south if you will.

I'd definitely have to investigate the on demand water heater issue which is the biggest negative I see so far.Knowing Winnebago after owning 2 of them now, they will tweak things over the next year or 2 and get these niggles straightened out. You'll see at least one more floor plan on this van chassis in the next year too, (opinion there)

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erip
Explorer
Jan 19, 2014
I saw the travato at the Hershey show and as stated by others the HWH was a deal breaker for me. I have no idea why they didn't use a 6 gal lp/electric hwh. The hwh is located under the dinette bench and there is plenty of room for either a larger hwh or 4 gal gas/electric (or even an on demand hwh like so many used in european conversions) Since the fridge is on the same side, there would be no problem running the gas line a few feet farther. The Hwh at the show was not wired to be operated by the generator either. While i like the size of the bathroom the layout of the tanks requires a pump to pump the water from the shower pan into the gray tank.. that's a recipe for disaster. Additionally the cushions and angle of the dinette seat were very uncomfortable and the bed is not a full 40 inches wide, it narrows to 28". With the size and location of the fresh tank inside the bench behind the front passenger seat, the front passenger seat doesnt swing all the way around making it very tight to move around. The fresh tank fill is on the opposite side of the fresh tank. Rapido in europe makes the v56 which is the same layout with a little better use of space. I also thought the fit and finish of the one at the hershey show was unimpressive, but that could be that they rushed to get it ready since it was the first one out the door. The window coverings were of really poor quality. I understand that winnebago is now going to add a sliding screendoor (like leisure travel) which is a great feature. The price of 69995 you got quoted is actually quite impressive, as the best price i was offered was 72995.
I like the extra width of the promaster and hope that more manufacturers will get into the game.. I am looking forward to seeing what great west introduced this week at the tampa RV show
I_am_still_wayn
Explorer
Jan 19, 2014
My only issue is the 120 volt only 4 gallon water heater. I may not want to, and perhaps in some places not allowed to, fire up the generator just to have hot water. The capacity is a concern, too.

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