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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / August 2005Floor plan like this?
Hello all, I'm in search of a RV with a certain floor plan. I was hoping of all the fine folks who visit here, someone might know of one or own one like this to give me a lead on models I can look at. It's for my folks who are in their 80s. Ideally they'd like a king or queen bed in the back (rear bedroom) **but it must have a walkway on both sides of the bed.** (Beds that are stuck in the corner won't do. Mom is too old to have Dad crawling over her to use the bathroom at night.) Twin beds in back would be an okay alternative. They'd also like a couch in front with either capt chairs and table or bench dinette. They only want to spend 10-15k so it has to be an older model. If an RV, no longer than 27' (or it won't fit in the RV space in the backyard), and if a trailer, shorter [due to pulling the weight and also cause it doesn't have to be so big when you don't waste room on a cab]. They presently own a Southwind Class A 27'. It has the twin beds in back and they spent the last year fixing it up primo. All new carpet, new upholstery, sealed the roof, etc... looks brand new. They love the back bedroom but they don't find the bench-style dinette comfortable to sit for long periods of time, and there is no couch, only their driver's chairs. Since they *are* older, they spend a lot of time *in* the coach when they go anywhere, so a comfortable living space is important to them. Any help would be massively appreciated! Jayne > Hello all, > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Jayne Have you, or they, checked out having the stuff they do not like customized (if possible)? While it it is probably not cheap to do neither is switching RVs. Just curious. Lou Curiosity killed the cat. Satisfaction brought it back. >Have you, or they, checked out having the stuff they do not like customized >(if possible)? While it it is probably not cheap to do neither is switching >RVs. > >Just curious. Nice creative thinking there, but not possible in this case. Switching rv's shouldn't be too expensive as they can get good money for their Southwind which looks new inside and out (and everything works). The motor is strong and therm never gets over half-way, etc. They've made a gazillion improvements to it too. It's tip-top. So if they get good money, they were hoping to replace it for close to same. Look for that "good deal" from a pp or whatever... but I'm not sure there is a model to look *for*. Jayne >Hello all, > >I'm in search of a RV with a certain floor plan. I was hoping of all the >fine folks who visit here, someone might know of one or own one like >this to give me a lead on models I can look at. > <snip> We looked for the same floor plan, and motorhomes with the one you want are definitely in the minority. But, they are out there. It's longer than they want, but the Winnie Adventurer 34WQ (queen bed) and 34WK (king bed) models from the mid-90's otherwise match your description to a "T." They are also *much* easier to drive than late 70's-era Southwinds (we went from one to the other), which might help make up for the increased length. JRE >>Hello all, >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >70's-era Southwinds (we went from one to the other), which might help >make up for the increased length. Thank you. Yeah, finding this plan in larger rv's is fairly easy, (comparatively speaking!). which is why I included the length prohibitor. ;-) Aside from them not having room on their property to store anything larger than a 27', they had a 1979 22' Fireball [Class C] before this, and Mom (who is high strung) had to make a huge sacrifice going to the Southwind [27'] when they discovered they could not get a back bedroom in anything smaller with any kind of room inside. But they are maxed at this length for many reasons. Even my Dad would not feel comfortable driving anything bigger at this point in his life. (But I appreciate the fact it is easier to drive the Winnie.) Thanks for the input. Jayne Check out Bigfoot. They have a 27' with slideouts that might work. There's also Adventurer - they have some good choices. These are Canadian-made, but are also available through many US dealers. I would also recommend Triple E because we have owned a terrific Triple E Class C motorhome for 16 years, but only their longer models might suit. >Check out Bigfoot. They have a 27' with slideouts that might work. >There's also Adventurer - they have some good choices. These are >Canadian-made, but are also available through many US dealers. I would >also recommend Triple E because we have owned a terrific Triple E Class >C motorhome for 16 years, but only their longer models might suit. Thank you! Will check those out. :) Jayne |
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