Hornblower wrote:
Greetings RVers from a forum newbie "maybe wannabe" looking at retirement options. I seem to have discovered an important gap in the RV market so blatant it almost makes me sense a business opportunity.
Here's what I want: A big, roomy travel trailer or 5th wheel, suitable for a single person or one couple, with an open floorplan, bumpouts and just one bed. To me all those brochures and listings that boast "sleeps 6, 10, 12" just scream, "Go away, you're not our market."
I want to live in the thing for several months at a time and not feel like I'm squeezed into a either a bowling alley or a "silverware drawer" that's all divied up into odd corners and compartments.
I want just one medium bedroom (queen but not necessarily "walk-around"), a full-blown bathroom (don't want to compromise with that), and that's it - no other full or partial partitions. I do want a small oven to cook a frozen pizza, couple burners for coffee, noodles etc., a small sink and a small freezer/fridge - but that's it, I'm not out to feed the multitudes.
In short, I want the thing to feel like a regular living room. This would be traveling apartment for one or two at most, period - not a bunkhouse for whole gang.
I suspect I'm not alone in this pursuit, and also suspect such products exist, but man, the vendors sure do a good job of hiding them from google, etc.
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An aside: Not seeing anything on the market that comes close has me thinking of contracting for a gutted rehab trailer that meets these criteria. That would also be an opportunity to give it an MCM look. Not necessarily authentic MCM though - I'm not a collector - I just like the look. (I have a pink fridge and 'sputnik' lamp in my 1950s house to prove it :-) .)
I don't think you've looked very hard. Most 5th wheels that I've looked at or seen are one bedroom rear living models. I have a tough time finding any 5th wheels that have a 2nd bedroom or bunkhouse.
There are many travel trailers with the rear living layout as well.
Did you look at 2 floorplans and basically give up already?
Just keep looking.
