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jmcnab
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Mar 02, 2015

24-28' Bunkhouse... Any love/hate opinions??

We have a KZ SPREE 32' Bunkhouse (324BHS) and are pretty happy with it. A couple of the kids have moved out and now it's too big but we still have two kids left at home. We went to the RV show yesterday and were a bit overwhelmed with all the bunkhouse models in the mid 20' size range. If anyone wouldnt mind sharing their likes and dislikes it would be much appreciated. Cheers to all.
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    We love the size as it fits in our driveway. So for the summer, it will stay home on the driveway and we can leave at a moments notice without having to pick it up out of storage. We can actually even extend the king bed if we need; it extends INTO our garage while the rest of the trailer is in the driveway. It's kind of a cool party trick. ;)

    We're a family of 5 so the extra space we get by being able to extend the bed is nice. The king bed is huge for width so our littlest sleeps with us now, but when she gets bored with that, it takes all of 5 seconds to flip the couch into a bed as it's a jackknife style.

    I also like that the bathroom is straight ahead when you come in the door so the kids don't have to go through the entire trailer when they need to use the bathroom. I've always wanted a trailer that had outdoor access to the bathroom, but I preferred something shorter to be able to get more of the sites with trees rather than RV parking style, and to be able to keep it on the driveway. So the bathroom straight in the door is a decent compromise.