Unique Usage -- Looking to Buy
Good evening, New to the forums.... so thanks in advance to everyone. I'm an insurance adjuster who travels 200 plus days out of the year that recently did the math and figured out how much sh...
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wannavolunteerFT wrote:
A couple of comments, not all RV's have issues that cause them to stay in the shop. In fact, the only ones I have had in 5 years of ownership, were all self-inflicted due to my lack of attention to details/awareness of what I was doing. It seems the folks that have issues are usually more vocal in warning of dire situations than those of us who just keep rocking along with no major problems.
The Whitehawk you mentioned, had a sofa that converts to a bed. I would strongly recommend a separate bed. You will not want to set up bed at the end of a long day. and you might want to sit somewhere besides at the dinette or on the bed. Take the time to spend at least an hour in the trailer before you purchase, imagining all the things you do in a day and how you would do them in the trailer.
edited to add, I looked st Grand design floor plan and think it would work much better for you..
In response to how long to hook up and to set up. I am a 50+ year old female, and I can do either in less than an hour. How much less is dependent on temperature when I am setting up. I tend to work much slower in high temperatures. Be sure you have electric tongue jack as that will make setting up much much faster.
I actually am not considering Jayco due to the caveat in their warranty now. I read through the warranty for Grand Design and it's much better, including if you purchase the extended 5 year warranty they will pay $250 a night for hotel/food if you are 50+ miles from home and the trailer is unusable. I agree, I tried the Murphy bed (it's a Murphy not a converter and while I like the extra room in genera, the Grand Design floor plan is exactly what I've searched for. Plus people in general seem MUCH happier with them. Since price wasn't really a problem, I'm hoping research will continue to be positive and I will soon own a Grand Design.
Hoping I have the benefit during walk through that my attention to detail will help prevent some of the issues I've seen people have. A former RV dealer gave me a list of things to inspect myself on top of what they're likely to show me
