Coachman Freedom Express 19RBS
There's a few of you that own this TT on these forums, sorry but I can't remember who you are. How do you like it? The floor plan is similar to my KZ Sportsman Classic 17RBS but the Coachman has some...
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jjjandrbaker wrote:
Okay... I could go on gushing about my camper. I can't help it. I like it that much.
Obviously we all really enjoy our 192RBS', and our Canadian friend and my fellow Texan have illustrated that well. I will add a couple of anecdotes to illustrate how we have successfully used this rig in extremes of weather.
(1) Last summer (2016), we spent over two weeks in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley in and around McAllen/Mission, Texas. Now, for those of you outside this part of the States, let me say that normally sane people would NOT do such a thing at the that time of the year, because it is insanely HOT! We had specific reasons to be there (to help a struggling church in the area), but it was averaging 113 F daily when we were camping. Furthermore, the prevailing winds were such that there was no way we could put out our awning. However, that Dometic A/C unit did a marvelous job of keeping us cool and comfortable. We're not talking about a lot of floor space, so that wasto our advantage, but everything worked great, and we had a wonderful time.
(2) This past winter we decided on a whim to take a few days to camp in the edge of the Texas Hill Country - in a campground in Bulverde, Texas on US 281 north of San Antonio. (Our San Antonio friend knows whereof I speak.) We knew it was going to be cold, and we planned for freezing temperatures, but Lordy, we had two nights in a row of 15 F & 16 F overnight temps. Our water hoses were wrapped with that rubbery insulation, and I left a drip on overnight. Well, those were fine, but our brass elbow at the fresh water port wasn't wrapped sufficiently and our pressure regulator likewise. So, some ice there. But . . . no problems with the internal plumbing or fittings. We opened the galley cabinet and bathroom doors and exposed them to our ceramic heater (with an occasional boos from our furnace), and despite some ice on the windows, all was great.
Point being, despite this unit not having a sealed underbelly, with proper precautions you can survive a variety of weather conditions in this unit. That doesn't count numerous thunderstorms we have successfully endured.)
