โSep-14-2014 04:55 PM
โSep-15-2014 07:04 PM
rhingst wrote:
No, the designers are getting dumber and dumber if they ever were smart. They are hardly any 5th wheels with good floorplans for fulltimers. There is hardly any closet space if you want a washer/dryer. They are only about 1 or 2 in a hundred floorplans that have an honest to goodness desk and I don't mean the drawer slide pullout******in front of the television. Guess we will have to make this trailer we have last for quite a few more years.
โSep-15-2014 05:42 PM
โSep-15-2014 04:33 PM
crickeydog wrote:
Yesterday, we had a rare Saturday with nothing to do. So off we go to hit 4 different RV dealers to look at new 2015 front living room 5th wheel models. Folks, I gotta tell ya: After driving close to 350 miles and visiting 4 different RV dealers in 3 states, every new front living room model we looked at disappointed us. It's been well over 10 years since we seriously shopped for a new camper and I guess things have changed...or maybe we've changed. None of the models we looked at had what we call the "WOW" factor when we walked into them. They were all nice, but we've already got nice. We were very disappointed in the Jayco Pinnacle. It looked like Jayco ran down to the local lumber liquidator and finished out the 5'er we saw with some builders job site left over's. I guess today's "WOW" 5'ers push the mid $100K+ price point and we're not going there.
The upside of the day was when we got home. Our soon to be eleven year old beloved 5'er, AKA, "THE PREZ" was still sitting there in our RV driveway waiting for us, all shined up and ready to head out. We decided to have a late supper in "The Prez" in our "Camp Driveway" then spent the night in her. We spent 2 years beginning in mid 2002, shopping for "The Prez" and I guess the effort has paid off. Even after eleven years, we can't find a new 5'er we like enough to justify the buy when compared to our eleven year old, "The Prez". Wonder if she'll hold together for another eleven years???:B It's looking we'll be finding out!!!
I'm just sayin.
Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)
โSep-15-2014 03:40 PM
โSep-15-2014 02:45 PM
โSep-15-2014 02:12 PM
crickeydog wrote:
Yesterday, we had a rare Saturday with nothing to do. So off we go to hit 4 different RV dealers to look at new 2015 front living room 5th wheel models. Folks, I gotta tell ya: After driving close to 350 miles and visiting 4 different RV dealers in 3 states, every new front living room model we looked at disappointed us. It's been well over 10 years since we seriously shopped for a new camper and I guess things have changed...or maybe we've changed. None of the models we looked at had what we call the "WOW" factor when we walked into them. They were all nice, but we've already got nice. We were very disappointed in the Jayco Pinnacle. It looked like Jayco ran down to the local lumber liquidator and finished out the 5'er we saw with some builders job site left over's. I guess today's "WOW" 5'ers push the mid $100K+ price point and we're not going there.
The upside of the day was when we got home. Our soon to be eleven year old beloved 5'er, AKA, "THE PREZ" was still sitting there in our RV driveway waiting for us, all shined up and ready to head out. We decided to have a late supper in "The Prez" in our "Camp Driveway" then spent the night in her. We spent 2 years beginning in mid 2002, shopping for "The Prez" and I guess the effort has paid off. Even after eleven years, we can't find a new 5'er we like enough to justify the buy when compared to our eleven year old, "The Prez". Wonder if she'll hold together for another eleven years???:B It's looking we'll be finding out!!!
I'm just sayin.
Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)
โSep-15-2014 01:05 PM
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โSep-15-2014 05:50 AM
tsetsaf wrote:Lantley wrote:byronlj wrote:
We feel the same. Friends in our resort buy new rigs and invite us in to see them. The poor fit, materials and workmanship on the new ones take away any chance for the "wow" factor. We put a new residential fridge in our "prez" last spring and several neighbors wanted to see it. We got more comments about how nice our rig was than you could imagine.
Dave
I agree some of the older models are more solidly constructed. However the newer models have advancements that older units just don't have. Solid surface counters,LED lighting,residential refrigerators,additional slide outs,additional 1/2 baths,exterior kitchens and auto leveling are significant improvements vs. the older models.
Nevertheless I agree with the OP if you don't get that WOW factor keep looking.
Hershey RV show was this weekend . Lots to see in one location. If you are seriously in the market the Hershey show is the place to browse
The only item on the list that can not easily be added to an existing rig is additional slides. Otherwise all the "advancements" are cosmetic.
โSep-15-2014 05:43 AM
Lantley wrote:byronlj wrote:
We feel the same. Friends in our resort buy new rigs and invite us in to see them. The poor fit, materials and workmanship on the new ones take away any chance for the "wow" factor. We put a new residential fridge in our "prez" last spring and several neighbors wanted to see it. We got more comments about how nice our rig was than you could imagine.
Dave
I agree some of the older models are more solidly constructed. However the newer models have advancements that older units just don't have. Solid surface counters,LED lighting,residential refrigerators,additional slide outs,additional 1/2 baths,exterior kitchens and auto leveling are significant improvements vs. the older models.
Nevertheless I agree with the OP if you don't get that WOW factor keep looking.
Hershey RV show was this weekend . Lots to see in one location. If you are seriously in the market the Hershey show is the place to browse