I gave first glimpse of our rights over on the pixel thread. This question was posed and I thought it a good idea to start a thread about our rights and what was do to it. I am a member of other forums that have build threads (I am a model railroader too), thus the inspiration for starting this.
We really are happy with it. However, there are a few things we don't like (all can be easily remedied) no TP holder, no towel rack. I had to get creative in my mounting of these because the bathroom wall is super flimsy. No paper towel holder, this was an easy install. The bed is really firm. We are going to get a 2 or 3 inch topper. No grill included - our old PUP had a hang on the side unit that we grew to love. No bathroom mirror.
Things that we love - virtually no setup time. We do a lot of cross country and coming from a PUP with 30 to 40 minutes setup and same for teardown, we are at about 5-10 with this. Hot water! Clean shower, clean bathroom. No more traipsing across the CG to use the facilities. Space for the kids to have separate beds. Gobs of storage space (and enough extra carrying capacity to actually use it). It tows really nicely.
Methinks I'm going to start a My Rig thread with everything we do to upgrade it. We do have a list of other niceties that we want to add just to make it more "ours"
Electric water heater add-on, electric space heater, electronic thermostat for propane heater. Privacy curtains for the bunks.
Another note, we looked at similar models from other manufacturers (KZ, Keystone, Gulf Stream, and Wolf PUP by Forest river). We preferred the build quality on this one over some of the others, and also appreciate the wider body over the narrower ones.
KATY&EMIMOM wrote:
Are you enjoying this particular camper? The reason I ask is we are looking at the exact model.
We really are happy with it. However, there are a few things we don't like (all can be easily remedied) no TP holder, no towel rack. I had to get creative in my mounting of these because the bathroom wall is super flimsy. No paper towel holder, this was an easy install. The bed is really firm. We are going to get a 2 or 3 inch topper. No grill included - our old PUP had a hang on the side unit that we grew to love. No bathroom mirror.
Things that we love - virtually no setup time. We do a lot of cross country and coming from a PUP with 30 to 40 minutes setup and same for teardown, we are at about 5-10 with this. Hot water! Clean shower, clean bathroom. No more traipsing across the CG to use the facilities. Space for the kids to have separate beds. Gobs of storage space (and enough extra carrying capacity to actually use it). It tows really nicely.
Methinks I'm going to start a My Rig thread with everything we do to upgrade it. We do have a list of other niceties that we want to add just to make it more "ours"
Electric water heater add-on, electric space heater, electronic thermostat for propane heater. Privacy curtains for the bunks.
Another note, we looked at similar models from other manufacturers (KZ, Keystone, Gulf Stream, and Wolf PUP by Forest river). We preferred the build quality on this one over some of the others, and also appreciate the wider body over the narrower ones.
I suppose I should post a couple pix of the interior, though not much to see in a 18 foot box. Lateral short queen and bunk beds. Small galley, dinette, and the bathroom so small it doesn't have its own sink.
First things first I wanted to have an accessible dedicated place preferably near the sink for the first aid kit.
Behind the sink cabinet doors there was ano extra panel. Knowing how manufacturers tend to take up useful space and block it off I decided to open this up.
Turns out the primary electrical and propane for the kitchen are back there but I was able to remount the panel at an angle inside the cabinet using a couple of pieces of 1x1 I had laying around.
And my first aid kit fits right in!
Behind the sink cabinet doors there was ano extra panel. Knowing how manufacturers tend to take up useful space and block it off I decided to open this up.
Turns out the primary electrical and propane for the kitchen are back there but I was able to remount the panel at an angle inside the cabinet using a couple of pieces of 1x1 I had laying around.
And my first aid kit fits right in!
