What would you do differently "next time"?
As I read the forum, it is full of newer folks, like myself and extremely experienced folks that have lived the life for years and have a lot of lessons learned. Would be nice to hear to what you w...
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ktmrfs wrote:
we bought our first trailer 6 years ago, and haven't found a floor plan and features we like better.
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and we REALLY do NOT like carpet in the living area. we have vinyl in the kitchen area, would prefer that in the living room. Bedroom with carpet is fine. But then we do most of our camping as dry camping in campgrounds with dirt/sand. And two grandkids that often join us.
But again, vinyl in place of carpet wasn't an option. and taking up the carpet would leave nice holes through the vinyl underneath.
And toss the OEM mattress. we did after about a month. Pick what you want, but get an aftermarket mattress. we love our air dream air over spring mattress. lots of options.
My rig was vinyl throughout, and it was just too darn cold in the winter, and too slippery (more for my dog than me). I cut down a remnant for the kitchen / living room and left the vinyl in the bathroom.
Yes, the carpet is dirty now in spots, and I have to vacuum it now and then, but it's not too big a deal. When it's no longer an acceptable shade of clean, I will throw it out and get another remnant cheap enough :)
I hear ya on the mattress. I saved the super thin but still brand new oem queen, figured I can put it back in when it's time to sell. I put a regular innerspring residential mattress in after trying two different air mattresses. The queen size air beds want you to sleep on one half or the other (they're all designed for 2 people.) Sleeping in the middle made them taco and lose air too quickly, and when it's warm out, sleeping on the plastic gets gross pretty quick.
