Help a newbie choose
Greetings, I'm looking at getting a used B, for me and my dog, to use for some road trips, and sometimes daily driver. One thing I want seems to make the search extra difficult: I'd like to have a ...
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wwfloyd wrote:
Thank you. I have been watching Craigslist, RVtrader and Ebay. I'll look at Sunshine States. I had meant to ask about other reputable and worthwhile listings. There are dozens of RV listing sites, but, most look old, incompetent, or like scams, etc.
So far, I think all of the Road Treks and Pleasure Ways I've seen in photos had either a sofa(bed) cross wise near the back, or had a night stand fixture between twin beds.
Speaking of Road Treks, how do the showers in some of them work? A floor plan drawing I saw made it look like a temporary setup, in the aisle.jjrai wrote:
We have a 2006 with the sofa bed. If that were reconfigured or removed (we have thought about it) you could slide a kayak in no problem. In fact, you can just put it in right over the sofa. Our bath is behind the drivers seat and would not be in the way. In fact, most Road Treks, Airstreams, Pleasure Ways and Leisure Travels have baths that will not be in you're way. Check out the numerous pictures you will find on sites like RVtrader and Sunshine State RVs.
The shower in Roadtreks are either an aisle shower or a compartment shower/toilet with a door. You will find the aisle shower in older Roadtreks and many newer Roadtreks - depending on the model the compartment bathroom is an option or standard. The aisle shower and toilet are in a large closet. The toilet sits in the base of the closet with plenty of room to sit down on it or stand in front of it. Above the toilet is a shower head with hose and curtain arrangement that loops around into the aisle. There is a plate in the floor in the aisle that covers a drain. The shower curtain completely closes off the area around it and the floor is made so that all of the water will move to the trough and drain. A quick squeegee and wipe with a microtowel and it is dry. With the compartment or "permanent" bath you have a typical RV bathroom on a smaller scale with one room toilet that includes a sink and space to stand to shower. This cuts down on storage that is in the Roadtreks with the aisle shower.
As to a 14 foot kayak inside a Roadtrek - not going to happen. The non-power bed Roadtreks do have an aisle that goes all the way to the back up to a platform in front of the cargo doors. Even if you could get it in over the platform and down into the aisle, you will no longer have access to the kitchen or either style bathroom or any way to walk from front to back. Roadtrek owners do carry kayaks - there are special racks that fit on the side of the roof to carry the kayak outside.
Space is extremely limited inside any B. You could carry something from point x to point y but don't plan on using the interior for its intended purpose without removing what you are carrying.
You would likely do better with a larger RV class or a toy hauler trailer with space for large "toys" in the rear and living up front.
