suggestions for trailer with walk around bed?

kbtravels wrote:
We are thinking about upgrading our Jayco 19RB to something with one slide-out to get more width / living space. Must haves are walk around or island queen bed, good storage space, enough floor space to roll out a yoga mat and have room to move, prefer a bigger fridge with a separate freezer compartment. Do NOT need fancy stuff like entertainment center, electric jacks, levellers, awning, etc. Would like to stay under 23' and under 4500 lbs. There seems to be very little out there that fits. Anyone have a suggestion?

I'll add another vote for the Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS. Our 2016 has been a faithful, reliable home on wheels for us for 2 1\2 years. Seems to check all of your needs list, as well. Living in the SE Texas area we are able to use it year round, and the unit has performed well in hot and cold weather (coldest extremes were north of San Antonio last January when we had 15-16F lows for two nights; hottest was summer before last in the lower Rio Grande Valley - about 5 miles from the Mexican border - went through 10 days of 105F temps). Point being that all systems have performed flawlessly in all kinds of weather.

Lots of storage space that we have not yet totally utilized, and my wife and I and our dog have enjoyed it every time we've been out. I would categorize the rig as a true "couple's camper." Though the jack knife sofa on the mini-slide is advertised as an additional sleeping option, I could imagine only one of our smaller grandkids camping with us. But I think that might be a push.

Weight-wise, when we are totally loaded with groceries, clothes, etc. and geared up for even an extended trip, our CAT Scale receipts see us clocking in at 4600-4700 lbs. That's with two full propane tanks but empty fresh, gray and black tanks.

Boondocking isn't our normal camping mode, but we did add a second G24 deep cycle battery on the occasion that I head to the deer lease. Our unit came with a full size, 80" queen bed, and we added a topper that makes our sleep absolutely delightful. And even though this is a relatively small trailer (22 1/2' hitch to bumper), we wanted to divide the interior sleeping area from the living/galley, so we installed draperies to allow one of us to sleep in while the other might be up earlier. So the space available works well for us both inside and outside (we use the 14' awning lots). But again, this is a unit that works best for two folks - and certainly your four legged companion, as well.

We've done a number of mods like most folks do, but recently we made a change for safety and reliability's sake; i.e. we replaced the original Chinese manufactured tires with a set of Goodyear Endurance tires. The previous tires were wearing prematurely and unevenly. - even though a check of our running gear confirmed that everything was solid and straight. So whichever trailer you end up getting, you might negotiate with your dealer for a better set of tires before leaving the lot.

Dennis Smith wrote:
Love our Fun Finder, have spent 12 months in it out of the last 2 years perfect for 2 people

I think we have the same fun finder (210 WBS). WE also love it. It meets all your requirements. We bought new in 2010 (although it is a 2011 model). We've found it to be a well built camper with. No serious issues to date.

I suggest you Google "couples camper" to continue your search. You will find that many floorplans in this size with a walk around bed have a sofa OR a dinette but not both. The Fun Finder lacks a dinette but has a sofa. We're happy with the choice. We find dinettes too uncomfortable to sit at for a very long time. We generally eat outside weather permitting. If we eat inside we use a small gate leg table pulled up to the sofa, or folding chairs at the gate leg table.

I agree with SoundGuy, we bought a 2017 Freedom Express 192 RBS last spring and we love it. Our first trip was from Colo. to San Diego, then up US 101 into British Columbia, the Yukon, ending up in Fairbanks, AK. and returning to Colo. Next trip was back east in Sept. all told, we have over 15,000 miles on the trailer with very minor issues, most were "User Error". We're first timers.

When the slide is out we have enough room to do Yoga. we also carry an exercise ball & a couple of weights. The frig & freezer are separate. Ours weighted in at 4,300 lbs. when I weighted it at a boat (kayak) inspection station in Alberta, Canada. The fresh water tank was about 2/3 thirds full, LPG tanks were about 3/4 full.

My wife & I find the bed very comfortable, and the shower roomy enough. It makes good use of the storage areas.

We have found that a walk around bed with a partial wall divider takes about a 25 foot TT.

We wanted a bed you could exit without crawling over your spouse, space for linens and a decent pantry. To get all three and still be small enough to wind through city streets to find quilt and gun shops we choose a 25 ft. TT.

We love our Dart, but you would have to buy used.

x2 on the Lance suggestion. We have been extremely happy with our rig and you can get as many or as few options as you want. There is a day and night difference between a Jayco and a Lance, but the earlier poster as right, you'll pay for it.

kbtravels wrote:
Would like to stay under 23' and under 4500 lbs. There seems to be very little out there that fits. Anyone have a suggestion?

My dealer is the second largest Coachmen dealer in Canada, sells trailers of all sizes but his most popular model is mine - Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS ... mine's ~ 4800 lbs loaded & ready to camp, measures 22' 6" coupler to bumper. Has pretty well everything a couple could need in an easy to tow trailer that can be easily be parked anywhere. Improvements over my 2014 model now include an 80" full length queen walk around bed and a vent over the main cabin. Pics are in my gallery. :B

Love our Fun Finder, have spent 12 months in it out of the last 2 years perfect for 2 people

So does Winnebago. Not hard to find any of those requests in today’s TTs.

Lance has quite a few models that have what you require but will also add the fancy stuff. They are quite expensive as well.