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CincyGus
Jan 18, 2019Explorer II
Fizz wrote:
Once you narrow it down have a good try-out session.
Kick out the salesman for 30+ min and live in it. Try the bed, the dinette. Cook a pretend meal. Watch TV. Sit on the toilet, step in the tub for a pretend shower.
Bring in the whole family if you can, repeat the whole process.
No matter how well built, you will never be happy if the floor plans isn't to your liking after a few weeks.
Best advice of the entire thread although I'm not disputing any of the other fine words of wisdom.
Don't rush the decision. We spent 3-4 weekends walking a huge dealer that's about 5 miles from my house and sitting in, pretending to do all the things we would do in a camper, together with our daughter who would always be going with us and one of her friends who would often be going with us. Do this eliminated about 60%-70% of the campers when we actually tried to sit 4 people in some of the smaller dinettes and act like we were cutting meat, eating a pork chop or steak. Trying to find a spot where we could all watch TV if it was pouring and we were stuck inside and wanted to watch a movie. 5 mins of pretending to made you realize this is going to kill my neck, sitting in this position. Try making the bed (take the comforter of and then put it back on in one of those beds that you can't hardly walk around. Look closely at storage space in the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen area along with passthrough. Will all your camping stuff fit?
If you find one that you can pretend to live in for 20-30 minutes, you likely have found one that won't annoy the heck out of you after you own it! Best of luck in making your decision!
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