Lippert Frame? - Coachmen Apex
Through reading a number of topics here I find more people not a fan of Lippert frames than those that are. We narrowed down the RV to a Coachmen Apex and the sales rep stated they use a Lippert f...
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wibigfoot wrote:
The Apex 239RBS has the floor plan we like so it's at the top of the list. My dealer doesn't stock this model so it's buying sight unseen and factory order.
Our local Coachmen dealer sells both Freedom Express and Apex ... summer of 2013 he had a newly arrived Freedom Express 192RBS which really interested us as we were ready to downsize to a shorter, lighter couple's trailer from our triple bunk bed KZ Spree. At ~ 4500 lbs loaded & ready to camp and just 22' 6" coupler to bumper the 192 is an easy tow for our Avalanche and I can put it on pretty well any campsite without any issue at all. We're now about to begin our third season with this trailer and overall it's been a great choice for us ... BUT had the Apex 239RBS been available at the time I suspect we'd likely have gone with it instead as it offers more open floor space, a larger bathroom with a full size neo angle shower, and a large galley counter, the end of which could be used as a "breakfast bar" when the weather outside is too unpleasant for eating outdoors. At 25' 11" it is ~ 3.5' longer than our 192 and another ~ 700 lbs heavier but if I had any beef with Coachmen it's that we personally could have done without that wardrobe that's part of the sofa slide ... ditch it and that trailer could have been nearly 2' shorter and several hundred pounds lighter, with no negative effect on the rest of the trailer. Nonetheless, it's still IMO a great design for two adults ... go here and you can see a series of 23 pics of an Apex 239RBS my own dealer currently has in stock. Nice camper! :B
