Dog Folks wrote:
You might have to go a lot above 19 feet to met your wants/needs. (25' or more?)
At 19 feet, I think you want to put 7 pounds of stuff into a 5 pound bag.
Not saying it will impossible, but it will be hard to find.
I am not trying to stay at 19 feet. I would be happy to go to 32 feet if I could tow it with my half-ton pickup. A heavy-duty truck is not an option.
I figure it would be easy to design something in the 24- to 28-foot range with everything I want in a floor plan. I would be happy to add 3 feet to the kitchen of our current TT, with more counter space and cabinets on one side and a pantry on the other. Throw in options for dual pane glass and sealed underbelly. Dry weight on current TT is 4200 pounds and gross is 6100, and it’s not a lightweight; surely it is possible to do what I want at or below a gross of about 8000.
I’ve looked at Arctic Fox. Not one of them has what I consider acceptable bedroom storage – not even nearly as much as our 11-year-old tiny entry-level Pioneer – until you get to the 29L and at 7968 dry, 10,400 GVWR, and 1040 dry hitch weight, I don’t consider it half-ton towable. A handing shirt locker on either side of the bed and no drawers is not acceptable. I have one shirt locker and 6 drawers now, plus a built-in hamper. Besides, I’m not set on a 4-season camper. I don’t go camping in winter, only early spring and late fall, for extended fishing trips in the WV mountains.
Lance is not an option because of the U-shaped dinettes.
I could probably live with the Nash 23D if they would make it a foot or two longer so you could turn the queen bed sideways and put dresser drawers across the front, plus lose the U-shaped dinette in favor of a booth plus a small pantry.
Actually, the most difficult thing to find is not something that is snug for cold weather and has dual pane as an option – the most difficult thing is bedroom storage. The second most difficult-to-find things are good kitchen counter/storage and generous water tanks in a half-ton towable.
Wayne
