Palomino Soft-Side owner reviews

discovery4us wrote:
Congrats. Keep us posted on how you like it. I am trying to decide and also get the wife onboard to pick up a TC and for me right now the Palomino 1251 is the front runner.

Wife wants to know if the shower is big enough, if we have to put the top up to use the toilet while traveling, if there is a spot to store a microwave (gourmet cooking :(), and if we can camp in it off the truck (makes it easier for her to get in and out). I am also a little concerned with the short door.

I have only seen the shorter floor non bathroom model in person. Dealer is about a hundred miles away so hoping to get there in the next couple of weeks to see one up close. The dealer also carries the Lance 650 so it will be nice to see them side by side for comparison.

I'm 6'1" and my wife is 5'10" and the shower works. It's tight but doable. Sort of reminds me of a cruise shop shower room wise.

We carry a convection microwave, I put it on the counter across from the wet bath (there is an outlet there) for it.

You can access the toilet with the top down and the fridge as well. You can sit on the dinette bench as well, Because I'm tall, I have to remind myself the roof is close. If we are going somewhere, we use a rest stop bathroom but we get out lunch and beverages from the fridge on the road. This winter I'm buying a Cool Box for the backseat of the truck just for frozen stuff and cold pop when travelling and my wife will use it when she goes to the grocery in the summer to keep frozen things frozen in the summer heat. It's a trek to the store, we live in the middle of nowhere.

We both thought the door would be an issue and it's not at all. Your natural instinct is to lean forward as you go in so the door height is never an issue. We run a set of Torklift Stow N Glo-Steps with the adjustable feet and the units come with a swinging grab handle so it's up and in, no issue. I like the TL Steps. They fold up into an attached bracket and stay on the camper all the time unless I have the unit off for winter storage.

When the unit is on my truck it's pretty high up. My bed height is 37 inches so it's a ways up to the door and necessitates the steps. We would not be able to get in or out without the steps attached.

When I first got the unit, I was using a short stepladder to get in and out and considered a 'Little Giant' ladder, which is what a lot of pop up owners use but I settled on the TL steps and they have worked out just fine. They aren't cheap by a long shot but they are built well and made here in America.

Removal and attachment is via 2 pins. Takes about 30 seconds to remove and 30 seconds to attach them.

If I had a low, 2wd truck, I'd probably get a set of Brophy steps that fit into the receiver hitch but my 4wd is too high for them.

Iurs has an outside shower too. I think all the SS's come with an outside shower. I'm not bashful, I use it. My wife won't......:B