Suggestions requested – “Grandkid camping”

Expanding on my previous post about the Coachmen Freedom Express 254DSX my only complaint about this trailer has always been it's length - 29' 7" - which is about 3' more than I can accommodate on my driveway and 4' to 5' longer than my personal maximum preferred length in any travel trailer of about 25'. A couple of years ago we downsized from a triple bunk bed KZ Spree measuring 26' 9" to our current Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS which measures just 22' 6" coupler to bumper - great size for just a couple of adults, easy to tow, easy to store, has everything we need in a camper BUT certainly tight when one of our adult sons decides he'd like to tag along. This doesn't happen often so he either sleeps on the sofa or more recently in his own tent ... works fine but I've often thought if Coachmen would build a model similar to their Freedom Express 254DSX but one that is shorter, closer to 25' in overall length, it would have been the perfect solution for us and for many others wanting a couple's model that also offers the option of accommodating occasional guests in their own bed. To that end I've blended Coachmen's existing Apex 239RBS with the rear hybrid bed from a Freedom Express 254DSX and come up with what for us would be an excellent mid size adult's model and one especially suited to grandparents who would like on occasion to take their grandkids along camping with them.

Modified Coachmen Apex 239RBS Grandparent's Model