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Yesterday we picked up our new (to us) camper, an 07 Coachman Wyoming. At some point in its life the couch was swapped for two recliners, making it 4 recliners in the rig. We have 2 kids and need to swap it back to a hide a bed couch. We've been looking at home furniture, but I'm unsure of the weight. The couches I'm looking at are averaging 200 lbs. The couch will sit in a slide out. The slide outs are electric motor, from what I understand. How much weight can a slide out support?1.4KViews0likes5CommentsRe: What does this sticker mean?
This forum has never let me down on the wealth of information found here! Thank you all for the responses! My hubby and I are going to look at it in person tomorrow, I'm hopeful that it is everything we're looking for. I've seen all good reviews on the brand, and did not realize they had a lifetime warranty for the original owner! Being part of the gas and oil field makes sense. It may be a mystery that is never solved...448Views0likes0CommentsWhat does this sticker mean?
I'm looking at buying a gently used Avion Westport 5er. On the back there is a sticker that lists a number and underneath says "Rocky Mountain Unit". I remember seeing something similar on my grandparent's RV, but it had something to do with their Good Sam membership. Does anyone know what "Rocky Mountain Unit" means? Is this an indication that the 5er is a 4-season unit, or just a membership number?4.3KViews0likes11CommentsRe: 5th wheel opinions
azdryheat wrote: My recommendation is never buy new. Buy used with the bugs already worked out. X2! I don't recommend buying new either. We had a new Puma in 2009 and it had several warranty issues, including a leaky roof from day 1 (the factory cut the rubber roof too far around the antenna). Took 2 trips to the dealer to fix it. The Puma is an entry-level camper. You would call it a Yugo (lol). We loved the layout, but the insulation was terrible and the wallpaper seams broke loose every time we hauled it somewhere.367Views0likes0CommentsRe: Truck Advice
alexleblanc wrote: if you want to go Ford, highly consider the V10 F350 DRW as a viable option as well. The 6.0 is like playing Russian roulette..... Good point! We had an 02 f250 SRW with the v10 and it pulled our 30 foot wilderness quite well. Then we found the 04 and couldn't pass it up.381Views0likes0CommentsRe: Why did you choose a 5th wheel
allornothing wrote: gar_fanatic wrote: Cost and another engine to maintain kept us away from A's and C's. We always have a pickup, so having a trailer was our main option. Our biggest dilemma was deciding between a TT or 5er. That decision came down to making it easy for me to grab the camper and go. I'm not a very strong woman, so the ease of hookup and hauling was my primary interest. The 5er is so easy to hookup, haul and park into most campgrounds. Hope this helps! Thank you, it does help immensely. All the advice is greatly appreciated. As I get older, I'm looking for less set up, I thought the class A was the only answer. Seeing the automatic levelers on fivers certainly changed my mind. DW and I just want to be able to travel and be able to spend a week, two weeks a month whatever in one place pick up and go to the next. Chase the warm weather in the winter, stick it in a campground during the summer for use by the family and repeat the next year. All the advice has me looking at Fifth wheels with more conviction, and I'm very impressed with a lot of what I've seen. Hard to tell if one's better than the other, as soon as you think you've narrowed one make down, look up complaints and owners comments and you begin to wonder if there truly is a maker or two that go above the norm. Thanks again and happy camping. Now to think about what truck to buy????? It sounds like you are off to a great start! There's another thread in this forum that talks trucks. There is a lot of good info there. :) When we bought our last 5er our budget wasn't able to go far. I wanted new so we got an entry grade. Huge mistake. Spending some time in it made us realize that manufacturer cut corners everywhere in the quality. Now I'm back to looking at higher quality used units. My advice, don't be stuck on a "need new" mentality for your new trailer. Many units are not used very often. Best wishes!658Views0likes0Comments
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