TNrob wrote:
We've been to several RV dealers and so far to only one show. Yes, it's useful, but it gets overwhelming after a few dozen walk throughs. You find one you love but then remember it has 28 gallon grey tanks. You find another and realize it's cargo capacity is only 600 pounds.
Online, if such a tool existed, one could look at floor plans and compare them to ones he had physically visited, and then compare all of the underlying **** that makes one a better fit than another.
Nothing replaces a sit down, lay down, walk about in the actual RV you're considering, but so many details exist that can eliminate many often lovely options. i don't know. I'd just like to find a floor plan searcher that grouped a bunch of manufacturers by layout, and then offered them up side by side by features.
It would be helpful, for me, to ease some frustration.
Your making it harder than it really is.
The manufacturers make something called a "brochure", in a nutshell it can be a single piece of paper or small booklet with all the stats of a range of models..
Dealers SHOULD have them in their "show room" and if not, ASK for one.
Otherwise write down the brand/model number of the trailers that interest you at the dealer.. Then go home and CHECK THE MANUFACTURERS website.. There you WILL find brochures typically in PDF form you can download and print out to your hearts content.
You would be even more overwhelmed if you had a one stop shop website which listed every single manufacturer brand and model.
Too many people way overthink this.
Make a list of what you NEED (IE length, beds, ect).
Then make a list of nice to have (IE dinette or dinning table/chairs, ect)
Then list front/mid, rear dining, bunks, no bunks..
Take that list to your dealers and look at the trailers which check the most boxes on your list.
Get make and model numbers and a brochure..
Go to another dealer and do the same..
You will eventually find a pattern of models/layouts you like.
Then using the brochures check the capacities.
Most of all there is no such thing as a 100% "perfect" trailer.. You MAY have give up a few items on your list in order to get as much of what you want.
You can drive yourself silly overthinking this.
