First, thank you for such an informative forum. I posted last year, but ended up holding off. We are now looking again, but with a new requirements. We have sold our house and are starting to build our new house. This will take 6-7 months. During that time, we plan to live in the bunkhouse. We are in central OH, so temperatures can go from high 90s next month to below 0 in January. We hope to be in the new house in January 2015.It will be my wife, our 3 year old daughter, beagle mix, and myself. We are looking at larger bunkhouses 32'+.It will be on our 8 acres during construction, but will be pulled when needed with a 03 Ram 2500 quad cab diesel long bed manual transmission 4x4.Our requirements include:-living room slide-bunkhouse slide-master bedroom bed needs to be away from wall so my feet don't hit. I am 6'2", so the 74" beds that are basically up against the wall in some floor plans won't work.Two options currently high on the list are: -Keystone Outback Terrain 332TRS-Jayco Jay Flight 33BHTS (have to get leftover 2014 as they no longer make this mode)Ideally, we would stay under $30,000. And a kitchen slide would be nice.Some others that met the criteria are:Keystone Sprinter 311BHSKeystone Sprinter 316BIKKeystone Sprinter 324FWBHS (5th wheel)Keystone Sprinter 343FWBHS (5th wheel)Keystone Hideout 305BHDS (5th wheel)Keystone Springdale 330KIKeystone Premier 343BHPR Keystone Laredo 335TG (5th wheel)Any thoughts/comments on these or others that might work?Thanks,Nick

Have a keystone Cougar 32RBK which I love and that floor plan would fit the bill for sure. The outdoor kitchen is a nice extra that I am so glad that I got.

One thing to consider is having a heated and enclosed underbelly with heated tanks, otherwise the tanks and pipes will freeze in those 0 degree temps.I like the Outback Terrain, that Floorplan is really interesting. I have nothing but good things to say about my own Outback terrain.Another one to consider is a Floorplan like the Wildwood 31qbts, it has 2 slides in the bunkhouse so it gives a giant room that can be used as another living room or huge kids room.

Would you be interested in a 2010 Outback 301??

Thanks for the feedback. I will definitely make sure it has the enclosed & heated underbelly. Plus I will try to put something around the base before winter (bales of straw maybe?).Sorry, DHDB, the 301 won't work for us. Thanks, though.

The Arctic Fox 31D would fit the bill perfectly. Here is a LinkIt's outside your price range but will be worth every dime...especially when your family is not shivering. Be warned though...RV'ing in sub freezing weather is not cheap. My dad ran about 30 lbs of propane every 2 days in 15° weather keeping the fiver at 65°....that was with a supplemental electric heater. His Challenger IS a four season RV with heated tanks, it just cost a lot to keep 30 plus gallons of water from freezing and the family comfy when it's that cold. An Arctic Fox would have helped my dad tremendously simply by their insulation. When he works in sub freezing weather he puts the Fiver in storage and rents a pay by the month hotel or condo. It's actually cheaper that way for him. But a TT is easier to heat because of the lower ceiling height.I am not trying to discourage you, I just wanted you to know what you are getting into. Thanks!Jeremiah

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jerem0621
Explorer II
Jun 14, 2014
The Arctic Fox 31D would fit the bill perfectly.

Here is a Link

It's outside your price range but will be worth every dime...especially when your family is not shivering.

Be warned though...RV'ing in sub freezing weather is not cheap. My dad ran about 30 lbs of propane every 2 days in 15° weather keeping the fiver at 65°....that was with a supplemental electric heater.

His Challenger IS a four season RV with heated tanks, it just cost a lot to keep 30 plus gallons of water from freezing and the family comfy when it's that cold. An Arctic Fox would have helped my dad tremendously simply by their insulation.

When he works in sub freezing weather he puts the Fiver in storage and rents a pay by the month hotel or condo. It's actually cheaper that way for him. But a TT is easier to heat because of the lower ceiling height.

I am not trying to discourage you, I just wanted you to know what you are getting into.

Thanks!

Jeremiah
nirion
Explorer
Jun 14, 2014
Thanks for the feedback. I will definitely make sure it has the enclosed & heated underbelly. Plus I will try to put something around the base before winter (bales of straw maybe?).

Sorry, DHDB, the 301 won't work for us. Thanks, though.
DHDB
Explorer
Jun 14, 2014
Would you be interested in a 2010 Outback 301??
Speedogomer
Explorer
Jun 14, 2014
One thing to consider is having a heated and enclosed underbelly with heated tanks, otherwise the tanks and pipes will freeze in those 0 degree temps.

I like the Outback Terrain, that Floorplan is really interesting. I have nothing but good things to say about my own Outback terrain.

Another one to consider is a Floorplan like the Wildwood 31qbts, it has 2 slides in the bunkhouse so it gives a giant room that can be used as another living room or huge kids room.
Rescue16
Explorer
Jun 14, 2014
Have a keystone Cougar 32RBK which I love and that floor plan would fit the bill for sure. The outdoor kitchen is a nice extra that I am so glad that I got.

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