Finding An RV Model
I'm searching for the shortest travel trailer/5th wheel I can get with the following features: Queen bed dinette Full (not wet) bath refer with separate fridge and freezer 3 burner range gas ...
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myredracer wrote:
Our first TT was a 20 footer as in the floor plan below. We thought it was going to be our forever trailer. Only lasted one year until we discovered it was just too small and cramped. No slideout. It quickly got rather annoying having to squeeze by each other between the kitchen count and bathroom. Watching the TV from the dinette seat was quite uncomfortable. Could not comfortably relax with no sofa or recliners. Low on interior storage space. The best thing was how easy it was to tow a short trailer anywhere.
We ended up getting a 29' TT with one slide, a sofa, large walk-in shower and an efficient floor plan. Lost thousands of $$ when we went to sell the old TT.
Don't jump into something that catches your eye without doing adequate research. If you can, it might be a good idea to rent a TT somewhere and see what you think. Some CGs have rental units on site. There are some better layouts in shorter TTs than others so choose wisely. I think a kitchen on one side and dinette opposite gives more circulation space. You might find that a trailer in the 22-23' range may a whole lot better. A slideout is a great feature to have as it really opens up an interior.
Be vary wary of advertised cargo carrying capacities. They are often way less than expected.
Great point on small space livability. My wife is pushing for something like the Nash 22H floor plan which is only 24'9" but she is undecided on if she'll be camping. While in Vegas last Monday we stopped by a few RV dealers before returning to the East coast. They had a Pacific Coachworks Sea Breeze 2410. Very similar to the Nash 22H but over two feet longer. Back here on the East coast we found a Puma 23-FB. It was about the same length/floor plan/features of the Sea Breeze but was $15K vs $20K for the Sea Breeze. While the Sea Breeze was not compelling I love both of the Nash models. tatest and SoundGuy really pointed me in the right direction with these Northwood products :-)
I like the idea of slide-outs but I am concerned with accessing all parts of the trailer when staying in places like Wal-Mart/smaller camping spots where you shouldn't/can't open the slides. I'm also concerned with potential water penetration issues with the slides.
