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Re: Traveling to Maine
I lived in Maine for over 30 years, its a beautiful state in the summer, winter lasts for ever! LOL! A really nice place to visit north of Portland is Meadowbrook Campgrounds right near Bath, Maine. It's a small quiet campgrounds with full-hookups and is near to one of the prettiest beaches in Maine, Popham Beach. The campgrounds does serve lobsters. Popham Beach is only 10 miles away on a small country road. There is the state park beach and if you travel past that to the end there is an old Civil War Fort and free parking if you get there early. Good fishing from the beach too. Bath is a nice small city with plenty of nice restaurants and shopping. LL Bean and Freeport is not that far away, about 15 miles south on Rt 1 or 295. You can go north thru Bath on Rt 1 to Georgetown 5 islands which serve lobster and seafood right on the pier over looking the Sheepscot River. Farther north on Rt 1 is Boothbay Harbor another fun place to visit. If coastal Maine is what you are looking for Travel I-295 north to Brunswick where you can pick up Rt 1 north and that will take you all along the coast of Maine right to the Canadian Border. Summer and early fall is awesome in Maine! Probably see you there this summer! Enjoy!653Views0likes0CommentsRe: Coachman Leprechaun 24
I don't have a Coachmen Leprechaun 24 but I do have a 2017 260DS and we really love it. We bought ours last October and have done several trips in it and so far we really love it. Ours has the Ford 450 chassis with the V10 and it seems to do a very good job even pulling our 2015 Subaru Forester 4 down (car has a 6 sp standard trans). We have noticed an occasional sway while towing, however, increasing the psi in the rear air shocks have really helped. I really like the air shocks and the auto leveling jacks that the Leprechaun has that other class C units do not have. The fit and finish is really nice inside, with nice wood cabinets, etc. We looked at Winnebago and other makes and we were not so impressed with the quality. We were Winnebago people as our previous rig was a Class A 2006 Itasca Horizon 40' KD and our first rig was a 2005 Winnebago Journey. I was not happy with the quality of the Winnebago/Itasca class C units. I hope this helps you.206Views0likes0CommentsRe: Quality
We bought a 2017 Coachmen Leprechaun 260DS last October. We really like the coach and we down graded from a 2006 Itasca Horizon 40 KD. We were full-timers and now we live in Florida, we wanted to down size to a class C for a get away rig. We were very impressed with the fit and finish of the Leprechaun compared to Winnebago and other class C rigs. We were very loyal Winnebago people and our first rig was a 34H Journey, but after looking at the Winnebago class Cs we were not impressed with the quality. The Leprechaun has some features that other class C rigs do not have like automatic leveling jacks and rear adjustable air shocks. Our rigs is on the Ford 450 chassis with the V10 engine. It does a very good job towing our 2015 Subaru Forester (6 speed manual trans) We have noticed a slight occasional sway while towing but by increasing the psi in the rear air shocks it has helped. Will be looking into better, stiffer front shocks and maybe another form of front stablizer units. Overall we are very happy with the Leprechaun.229Views0likes0CommentsRe: E450 V10?
You may want to add gas stablizer to your fuel tank before storing your rig for any length of time. It will prevent your gas from degrading and gumming up your engine especially your generator carb. I don't hear much about using gas stablizer in RVs, however, it is used regularly in storing boats. Hope this helps.509Views0likes0CommentsRe: Coachman class c
We have a 2017 Coachmen Leprechaun 260DS which we bought last October. So far we really like the coach. The interior is well made with nice solid woods, all nicely finished. One item I really like about the coach is that it has self leveling jacks which you do not see on very many class C rigs. Ours has the Ford 450 V10 which seems to do a very nice job. We do tow a 2015 Subaru Forester 4 wheels down (its a standard trans) and is seems to do OK. I have notice a bit of a sway at times while towing but it has seemed to improve with inflating the rear air shocks to 80 psi. Our former rigs was a 40' Itasca Horizon which we full-timed in for 6 years, however, we have settled in Florida so we didn't need the big bus and wanted something smaller for get aways. So far we really love the fit and finish of the coachmen. I did forget to mention it did come with rear air shocks that are adjustable. We looked at other makes but didn't like quality of the others like the Minne Winne. We were Winnebago fans owning a Journey as our first rig but looking at there newer models I was not impressed with the fit and finish of them sorry to say. Hope this helps someone.686Views0likes0CommentsRe: East coast camping
Maine is an awesome place to camp. North of Portland you can take Rt 295 to Brunswick, Me and catch Rt 1 which is the coastal route all along the coast. Bath is a nice place to visit as well as Boothbay Harbor. There is a nice campgrounds near Bath in Phippsburg called Meadowbrook Campgrounds and from there you can visit Popham Beach which is one of the prettiest beaches in Maine. The 2nd English colony was founded there in 1607 just after Jamestown. There are plenty of places to camp along Rt 1. Camden is very nice and Camden State Park is a nice little state park. Camden is pretty much a tourist town but lots of fun. If you are into hiking at all you can hike up the trail from the state park to maiden cliffs for an awesome view of Camden and the harbor. Continuing north, Bucksport has an awesome bridge with a viewing tower with breath taking views. There is also a Civil War Fort called Fort Knox which is a fun place to visit. Next is Ellsworth which is the gateway to Acadia National Park which is a must see but don't miss Northern Acadia Park which is near Winter Harbor. Many tourists miss this area and it's one of the prettiest parts of the park. There is a new campgrounds there in Winter Harbor near Fraziers Point that was just built a few years ago. Schodic Point has awesome views of Frenchmen's Bay and Cadillac Mountain. If you continue along Rt1 there is a campgound in Harrington called Sunset Campgounds which is very nice too. Just north of Lubec is Roosevelt Campobello International Park where FDR used to summer. You can follow Rt 1 right into New Brunswick thru Calais. If you go into Canada don't miss Fundy National Park and take a trip to Hopewell Cape to see the giant flower pots but go at low tide. The tide here is one of the largest in the world and the natural flower pot rock formations are awesome! Hope you have an awesome trip. If you have anymore questions about Maine msg me as I lived in Maine for over 30 years.583Views0likes0CommentsRe: 10 days in Colorado in June
Rt 145 southward from Montrose thru Telluride to Cortez is a very pretty trip. There are places along Rt 145 where you can dry camp especially south of Telluride and just south of Trout Lake. The mountain views are awesome and the road follows along the Delores River. There are two private campgrounds along Rt145 one is Priest Gulch and the other is Delores RV park, both are very nice. From Cortez you can go to Durango and then south along 55 to New Mexico. Very beautiful trip!469Views0likes0CommentsRe: planning sumer trip to colorago in 32 foot class c
If you do go as far as Montrose continue to Telluride on rt145 then continue southward to Priest Gulch Campground it's an awesome trip, a bit steep in some places but very doable. The mountains along Rt145 thru Telluride are truly breathtaking! There is also a nice campgrounds in Delores and Cortez isn't that far away. If you go that way you can return thru Durango and take Rt 160 thru Wolf Creek Pass it is quite the trip and the mountains are awesome! July and August are great months to visit the area, June can have snow in the passes as well as September. Happy Rving :)432Views0likes0CommentsRe: Born Free vs ??? Class C Coaches
We looked at a lot of class C when we decided to give up full-timing in a 40' class A pusher. We ended up with a Coachmen Leprechaun on the Ford 450 chassis. A couple of things made the difference for me, one, it has self leveling jacks, and two, it has adjustable air shocks in the rear. We also liked the floor plan with the two slide outs with the bedroom have a queen sized bed that you can walk around the sides. Happy Rving All :)1.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Leprechaun
One more thing to add! I had the dealership add valve extensions on the rear dual wheels as the stock valves were almost impossible to reach. We only had a few issues that had to be fixed, one was the electric water heater didn't work, there was a scratch on the front of the refrig and the bathroom mirror. Our dealer was great and did all the repairs. I did pay for the valve extensions. Let me know if you have any questions I will be more than glad to answer them. Happy RVing :)635Views0likes0Comments
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