coachmen freedom express 192rbs

SoundGuy wrote:

mountainkowboy wrote:
FINALLY got to see one in the flesh and I think we've decided to pass on a TT for now. We just don't think it's big enough for us to fulltime in. Guess we'll go back to a MoHo.

11 pages of discussion, much of it being negative reaction from you to posts from those of us only trying to help, and now no more response to this last post of yours ought to tell you no one now cares. No wonder. :R

you sure are a snarky one aren't you, if someone doesn't bow to your ideas you just have to attack. Your idea of help is to denigrate anyone who doesn't agree with your fear of towing near a vehicles abilities, plain and simple.

mountainkowboy wrote:
FINALLY got to see one in the flesh and I think we've decided to pass on a TT for now. We just don't think it's big enough for us to fulltime in. Guess we'll go back to a MoHo.

11 pages of discussion, much of it being negative reaction from you to posts from those of us only trying to help, and now no more response to this last post of yours ought to tell you no one now cares. No wonder. :R

FINALLY got to see one in the flesh and I think we've decided to pass on a TT for now. We just don't think it's big enough for us to fulltime in. Guess we'll go back to a MoHo.

SoundGuy wrote:

drsteve wrote:
FWIW, my experience is that a TT pulls better when slightly nose down.

Key words being "slightly nose down" ... an inch is OK but 4" to 5" would be way too much. :E

It's also different depending on the distance between the axles and the ball coupler. An inch on a 19' TT is further from level than an inch on a 30+ footer. My current TT is an inch or two down in front. I've never measured it, that's where it ended up after hitch setup, and it pulls great, so I'm not concerned. My experience is down a bit is better than nose high.

Five inches low on any of 'em would be way too much for me...

drsteve wrote:
FWIW, my experience is that a TT pulls better when slightly nose down.

Key words being "slightly nose down" ... an inch is OK but 4" to 5" would be way too much. :E

FWIW, my experience is that a TT pulls better when slightly nose down.

I don't care for an elevated slide floor, or for a front window, either. The front window is a leak waiting to happen, and the elevated floor is simply annoying. Current interior decors are mostly too dark for my taste.

avoidcrowds wrote:
We looked at the 192 and Lance 1995, and went with the Lance:
Bigger Fresh tank (we boondock)
True 4-season package
Deeper slide, so we can get more at the table (guests)
Front window, and windows on side of slide, for more visibility (can't be outside in all weather)
DW preferred the aesthetics

For us, the $10k difference was worth it, for our use.

For sure, we're all different. :) In our case we specifically did not want a dinette and even more so any slide with an elevated platform as is the case with the Lance - makes us feel like mannequins on display when seated in that slide. :) Personally I don't care for the interior decor in the current Freedom Express and much prefer our 2014's, and the current Lance as well. Beauty is all in the eye of the beholder though. ;) Two biggest drawbacks to Lance here in Ontario is their significantly higher price and very few dealers. :(

"Ha , those are our 2 finalists too although if I go with Lance i'll be buying a gently used one


You and me both, there pretty proud of them, and I didn't see 20K worth of difference.

It's what you CAN'T see that makes Lance better! "
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We looked at the 192 and Lance 1995, and went with the Lance:
Bigger Fresh tank (we boondock)
True 4-season package
Deeper slide, so we can get more at the table (guests)
Front window, and windows on side of slide, for more visibility (can't be outside in all weather)
DW preferred the aesthetics

For us, the $10k difference was worth it, for our use.

Last Train wrote:
Nice looking rig, SoundGuy . . . and looks to be dead level, indeed. So to what end?

SoundGuy wrote:
Hmmmm, well since the object with any towing combination is to run the trailer as close to level as reasonably possible whether using weight distribution or not, the question being posed by Ralph, myself, and others is - does yours? We ask because it would appear in that earlier pic you posted, one you've posted many times before, that your trailer is in fact running noticeably nose down, which in turn would raise the question as to whether you wouldn't be better off using weight distribution, regardless of Honda's position on the subject.

Well I guess from the deafening silence we'll never know the answer to this. :W

Last Train wrote:
Nice looking rig, SoundGuy . . . and looks to be dead level, indeed. So to what end?

Hmmmm, well since the object with any towing combination is to run the trailer as close to level as reasonably possible whether using weight distribution or not, the question being posed by Ralph, myself, and others is - does yours? We ask because it would appear in that earlier pic you posted, one you've posted many times before, that your trailer is in fact running noticeably nose down, which in turn would raise the question as to whether you wouldn't be better off using weight distribution, regardless of Honda's position on the subject.