After looking at several different RV's I can honestly say I have a defined "wish list" non of which I can afford considering we are looking for something in a lower price bracket that can be paid for and redone before school lets out for the summer. Honestly... I can't really say that but there are those few little amenities that seem to be just out of reach.
Such as:
- Drivers side door (not a standard thing in the RV world)
- A bathroom large enough to move around in (again not a luxury in many of the older models)
- Twin beds in the mtr (it's fairly common but haven't been lucky enough to find many)
- A convention oven (most only have a microwave)
- Slide out (most of the older models don't have slides and if they do they are not working properly)
- Storage (finding an exterior drawer or two in an older RV is like striking GOLD) although roof units are somewhat common if you can get to them.
- Trailer brakes (most have a hitch but few have trailer brakes)
- Solar panels (they are a great after market product that not many people take advantage of)
- Closet/Pantry space (I will never again wonder why Air streams have cloths racks over the beds, talk about a design flaw for the rest of them! That aspect was completely overlooked until recently)
- Shower (most are not bigger than the potty space and even have a seat, or worse it's an all in one Shitter-Shower... )
- Seat belts (older units have chairs however few of them have seat belts except in the cockpit)
- Gas mileage (yeah I better not go there)
The travel trailer or 5th wheel option would give us a better layout but we would have to buy another truck, plus many of them don't come with a generator.
I found one that would be perfect for us, its a bumper pull duel axel 34' Aly The kitchen is in the front with a large L shaped counter space along with a table that sleeps two, the couch and chair are in the living room accessible by the front door, the bathroom is in the middle with a little extra elbow room and a flat bottom shower, across the hall is a wall of closet space, next was a queen size bed with it's own window, and a small closet and storage above the bed, behind that is another access door, another closet with drawers and 2 bunks with a cabinet for a small TV and storage space. It was by far the best arrangement I have seen, but it needed work and I would have to go truck shopping.
I keep going over it in my head after all I have never seen anything like it before, not only does it sleep 8 but there seems to be more room to move around more storage and its still balanced as a lighter weight trailer that can be pulled by a 1/2 ton truck.
I was ready to say it's mine but I didn't have enough fun tickets in hand and there was a line of people behind me foaming at the bits to get me out of the way! Say-la-ve
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