The Roo/Shamrock 183 compromises interior seating (there is no sofa) for the third bed. Not sure of your weather/insect conditions but here on the North Coast we end up eating and sitting inside more often than we'd like and the sofa (which turns into an extremely uncomfortable bed) is a large plus.
Adding a third bed merely for occasional use doesn't fit my model as the dinette (and sofa) convert to sleeping areas.
Pricing on the West Coast is obscene compared to the North Coast. RVWholesalers will deliver the trailer but it's coming to California on it's own wheels. Picking it up personally ensures there's a driver who cares about what's being towed. Figure on 9 mpg on the way back no matter what you're towing with (assuming it's a gasoline engine). 400 gallons of gasoline at Midwest prices runs about $1400. You can do it in a long week's vacation driving 10 hour days.
Note the trip will be weather dependent unless you go the southern route. Also note the 2015-titled models will be on the dealer's lots in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois in May (no later than June).
-- Chuck
