New Host Everest
Well it was a long wait, but well worth it. I picked up my Everest on 6/30 from Tom's Camperland in Mesa, AZ. We stayed two nights at the KOA in Apache Junction then 1 night with family in Phoenix.
We're very happy with the Everest and would make the same purchase again.
However, there were a few things that were not what we expected. I'll start with the negatives.
None of these are enough for us to regret the purchase. They're just the idiosyncrasies of the Everest.
That's the risk of buying an RV from a floorplan and pictures on the Internet and we're happy with everything else.
What we really like.
I ordered the gray tank dump to not hang low below the floor, so it was left uncapped in the main storage bay. I added a hose bib connector to the end and can dump through a garden hose. The downside is that I have to leave my main storage door open when I dump, but with the huge gray tank, I don't need to do so very often. The upside is that there are no penetrations through the floor of the camper.
Again, overall we're very happy with our purchase and would make the same decision again.
Bed
Dinette Bed
Dinette Lounge
Dinette Small Seating
Galley
Grey Dump
Houghton AC
Superhitch
Toilet with Door Closed
Under Dinette Storage
Slide Out Storage
Sofa
We're very happy with the Everest and would make the same purchase again.
However, there were a few things that were not what we expected. I'll start with the negatives.
- The sofa and dinette are each about 5'10 and we thought they would be 6'.
- Next is that when you close the bathroom door, you have to sit at an angle on the toilet.
- The dinette is really made for two adults.
None of these are enough for us to regret the purchase. They're just the idiosyncrasies of the Everest.
That's the risk of buying an RV from a floorplan and pictures on the Internet and we're happy with everything else.
What we really like.
- The slide out storage tray is fantastic. Lots of space for oversized items and good sized bins. The tray is big enough for 2 27 gallon bins and 3 or 4 5 gallon bins.
- The open floorspace is amazing. It feels huge inside. Everyone that steps in can't believe this is on the back of a truck.
- There's a huge amount of storage inside for kitchen, clothes, and other household items.
- There are 110V, 12V, and USB outlets everywhere.
- The under dinette storage area is big enough for both my Pelican 1400 series cases. In fact, I could fit a 3rd.
- The day/night shades work well.
- The Houghton AC is very quiet. We picked the camper up in Mesa, AZ and the temp was 109. We put some fans in the living area to better circulate the air into the bedroom. It took about 4 hours to get the whole camper down to 80 and by the time we went to bed, it was quite comfortable throughout. On day two I cut up Reflectics to fit in each windown and that helped immensely.
The tanks are huge! Fresh, black, and gray.
I ordered the gray tank dump to not hang low below the floor, so it was left uncapped in the main storage bay. I added a hose bib connector to the end and can dump through a garden hose. The downside is that I have to leave my main storage door open when I dump, but with the huge gray tank, I don't need to do so very often. The upside is that there are no penetrations through the floor of the camper.
Again, overall we're very happy with our purchase and would make the same decision again.
Bed
Dinette Bed
Dinette Lounge
Dinette Small Seating
Galley
Grey Dump
Houghton AC
Superhitch
Toilet with Door Closed
Under Dinette Storage
Slide Out Storage
Sofa
