My future motor home

we started with a coleman pop up, moved up to a 2005 Pilgim 290BHSS, had this for 10 years, Just bought a new Jayco Precept 35UN, triple slide.

Good luck with your soon to be new coach! the retro look is very nice.

Also back to the original post.............

The new Brave is very cool looking and the materials in it are very nice. It has a spa like feeling to it.

I've had a no slide coach and a coach with 3 slides. If it were just the wife and i going away for weekends or a week here and there than no slides were just fine.

My wife likes to invite our adult children and grandchildren to come along with us. For that we LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE having slides. More people + More space = No one needs to die.

Kayteg1 wrote:
So next year we will see OP in "40' v/s 45' motorhomme" and "what are your chances of survival in 4-slides mh accident ;)

Once you pass the temptation, you will come to the conclusion.
"Bigger space is only good for generating more **** in it"

A fender bender very good. A high speed impact with an immovable object, lousy no matter what you are driving. Buying a tank might be safer but where could you go? :)

The only thing that matters is if it makes you happy. Many of us started small and basic. I spent many happy years tent camping. Still prefer it for true wilderness camping but at 74, not doing much of that anymore. I like my roomy 38' and king bed. For a lot of folks its a lot like owning boats. You start with a small one and then "move on up". Small costs less and goes places big can't. But big is more comfortable especially if you stay in it a lot. Last year I spent a night at a RV Park in Penn. On my left was a lovely tag axle DP. On my right was a tiny tear drop shaped trailer hitched to a pickup (and they had a huge Golden Retriever). Now who was the happiest? Dam if I know. But one of those tiny campers would never work for me. Especially with a big ole shaggy dog squeezed in. Gotta smell like a dog house. My guess is somebody who was happy in a class C would be even happier in a small MH.

Had the 1972 23 foot version with the thirsty, bulletproof Dodge 413 engine for 20 years and 100k miles. Loved it. Also looked hard at the new retro Brave, but the slide version. Wound up with a 30 foot Sunstar with three slides. Happy with that decision.

Bit of concern when the master slide switch failed at the start of a week long Rally. Crappy cheep charlie off/on switch of pot metal and plastic with no tension clamp on the wires. Easy fix when daylight came.

Any amenity you have on a MH will fail, and in accordance with Murphy's law. Satisfaction will depend on your trouble shooting skills, or depth of pocket and patience.

I also like a no slide coach. My 29 ft FMC fits the bill very nicely. It's also rear engined.

If you buy one without slides that's your business. More power to you.
I only wish I could afford what I really really want.

Bill.Satellite wrote:

golfman 1 wrote:
Your next motorhome will have as many slides as you can get.

That IS funny but certainly NOT true. I like the non-slide coaches as well. I don't need the extra hassle and I don't need the extra space. What am I to do with it? The wife is farther away (bad), there is more floor to clean (bad) and there are many more mechanical features that can fail (bad). If it's just the 2 of us, no slides are required or desired.

yep that is one reason I was glad to get rid of my 2 slide motorhome for a 0 slide TT. It was 14 years old and I anticipated some trouble in the future with the slide mechanism.
bumpy

Yes slides are nice, but every person is different. If the man does not like slides, so be it. Enjoy what ever you get. Brave is a nice little coach. Friend of mine from Canada used to drive his every year down to Palm Springs and we would meet there. He never had any problems that I know of with his Brave.