Large family hybrid out there? (9 kids)

epeters wrote:
We have a 3 bunk hybrid with a couch slide. We've had 9 in our trailer (family met us at the campground and some stayed in our trailer).

I would recommend "trying" some before you buy. Meaning, try having a larger person (teenager or full adult) try laying down on the bed or the table after it is converted. Both of ours works for the kids, but once they reach approach 5 feet in height, both the couch and dinette get pretty small.

Otherwise it did great since we spent all the day time outside. If it were raining, 9 inside is pretty tough.

Good points, I will pass the advice onto them. Now I remember doing that in our Puma when we looked at it. My 13 year old son is 6'-0" (no typo) and he and his 11 yo brother fit in the Puma's Dinette without argument. That is saying something! I am 6'5" and I just fit in the dinette overall, so it is pretty big. The other camper they are looking at is a Spree 322BHS and the dinette looks really long (U-shaped) which is nice. Their children are pretty normal, not the freaks of nature that some of mine are turning out to be (size wise that is, mentally they seem fine)

During a rainy camping trip we had friends with their four kids join us in our camper. 17 people in it thinking back. We had about 5 of us around the dinette playing a game, two on the couch, the 1 yo on floor walking around. In the back we had 3 at the fold out table, two up on each bunk playing games and two in the lower bunks reading. No one was in the front bedroom. It was full, but we were fine for a couple hours while it was raining out. That Puma is over 300 square feet!

Thank you for reminding me about laying down and sizing the bed space.

Brian