Large family hybrid out there? (9 kids)

dadmomh wrote:
Is there a Trailmanor that will accommodate that many???? Of course, there is a Trailmanor for everything.

A HTT is a great idea except for total number of folks to squeeze in. Are any of them old enough that they'd think having their own tent(s) would be a great treat?? If you could get the total number down by just 3 - 4, I think it might be possible....tight, but possible. If there are any much younger, you might be able to put 3 in a bunkend. Making up the sofa and dinette is a chore for every night, but with 9 childrean I feel pretty sure they're up to challenges. Might be that they'd want to just leave those beds made up and spend their time outdoors. Think you need to be looking at ages and genders of the children and move forward from there. Please tell me that there are no large, hairy dogs that camp with them, lol. THAT would be impossible! Good luck and please let us know how this works out....I think this is a first.

They did get a dog, something called a Mastiff? Just kidding, it is small and not sure if it would even tag along, they have family in the area if needed. The kids are younger, 11 down to newborn. I agree with the trouble of making up the dinette and couch every night, but you can't have everything with 9 kids!

There are plenty of campers out there that will handle a family of 11 no problem, the issue is they already have an E-350 with the 5.4L I believe. A v-10 version might be in their future if they want to travel out west with the family. Around Indiana, OH and Michigan, they would do pretty well as it is reasonably flat around here. The issue would be a Yellowstone trip or grand canyon, that would not be advisable or fun.

The trail manor is neat, especially how light they are. But I think one of the 23' hybrids would be better, like the 233S Roo with a dry weight of only 4500 lbs. Three tipouts for queen beds, a dinette and a fold out couch would fit 10 or 11, just better hope everyone gets along well! As they get older, a tent would help also.

If they had a V-10, I would look at the 314TSB Shadow Cruiser. Same layout as our Puma but only 6,700 lbs dry. With rear bottom bunks replaced by J-cube cushions, the back is set up to handle 6 kids. Awesome design for the weight.

Brian