Tall persons guide to lightweight couples campers

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4 ай бұрын

We are still looking for the right travel trailer that we can tow with our truck but most seem to be made with the same floor plans and same materials. Not to mention, Mike being 6'3" is a "huge" problem when it comes to RVs!
We took a tour of the following 2024 travel trailers:
Forest River Wildwood Heritage Glen HL
Coachmen Freedom Express Ultralight 252RBS
Forest River Wildwood Platinum 22RBS
Venture RV Sporttrek 27VRK
Forest River Grand Surveyor 268FKBS
Forest River Grand Surveyor 240BHLE
Intech Terra Willow
Ember 26RB
Alliance Delta 251BH
Keystone Cougar 26RBS

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@addictedtopussy69 4 ай бұрын

5th Wheel Will make towing life so much BETTER.

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

If we had the weight capacity, we could go that route.

@rayk48 4 ай бұрын

Would like to hire this dude as a consultant when buying an RV. So detailed. Being tall myself I get issues that would be encountered.

@slalomking 4 ай бұрын

You can tell he has owned many and has experience !

@travlincub321 4 ай бұрын

I love how easily Angie rocks those shoes

@slalomking 4 ай бұрын

Yes makes her 6 inches taller

@tedbell4416 3 ай бұрын

Great video I'll probably never buy one of these things but interesting learning what they cost and the bad things about them.

@MikeChilson 4 ай бұрын

Great Video... Hope you guys are doing well!

@travlincub321 4 ай бұрын

Great vodeo

@donaldsnow6618 4 ай бұрын

You might want to take a look at Escape trailers in canada, they only deal directly

@mikemakar1220 4 ай бұрын

Don’t give up on the InTech. We bought a Willow last year and love it. I had the same reaction when I walked in and thought it would be too small. We kept coming back to it, though. Wound up getting the twin beds as it makes the back area a more of an additional living area. Twin XL Mattresses are 38x80 which should be long enough for you. . Our 80 pound English Bulldog sleeps in his dog bed between us and loves it. The Navigate also has twin mattresses.

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

It's still in the running. The lack of slides is both good and bad.

@mikemakar1220 4 ай бұрын

@@irritatedtraveler7885 I agree on the slides. I was laughing as I watched because you pretty much considered all the brands we did. Airstream, Ember and Lance to be specific. This is our first RV and I have to get used to dealing with the weight distribution hitch. It’s is kind of a pain.

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

The hitches are not kind of a pain, they are a back breaking pain of all pains!! We are looking at a B&W hydraulic one.

@leesmith5476 4 ай бұрын

mike & ang live the great way of life

@geoffkirby7754 4 ай бұрын

You 2 need to go to the Motor Coach store..see Brad and Andrew steele

@timmcnulty1531 4 ай бұрын

Several. Have you purchased another RV? If not. Get one with a 5/8" plywood tongue and groove floor. Many use a Styrofoam laminated floor. Get one with a PVC roof membrane. They are stronger, and you get none-to-very little black streaks. Lance RV is not owned by Winnebago - they are owned by Rev Group. They are generally a high quality unit. Alliance uses the laminated floor. Ember seems to be good. Grand Design is owned by Winnebago, and are known to have bad roofs and bad plumbing. Get a solid countertop, not the waferboard with "formica like" covering. Finally, get the rack and pinion (through the frame) slideouts. Absolutely do not get a schwintek slide. Good luck, best wishes.

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

That's right Lance is owned by Rev. Watch our American Coach video to see how we feel about them!!

@timmcnulty1531 4 ай бұрын

Just trying to help you out. Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers. You guys just complain about using them. I complain about working on them. Again, best of luck.

@bflinch279 4 ай бұрын

The quality is definitely questionable. We purchased a 2005 Monaco signature with a Detroit, absolutely love it.

@doakkrause5862 4 ай бұрын

May I suggest a Rockwood Signature 8263 or 8262 - tall trailer just at 30 feet long if a trailer is what you want.

@lionkingmama 4 ай бұрын

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@h20fowler2012 4 ай бұрын

The Murphy beds in the surveyors are 80” long and the interior height of the ceiling is 6’9”.

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, we will check it out!

@proudtexan5513 4 ай бұрын

What brand and model camera do y’all use to do your videos ? That small white camera is AWESOME !!

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

DJI Pocket 2. Great camera but battery life is only about an hour. They have a version 3 now with a larger screen.

@proudtexan5513 4 ай бұрын

@@irritatedtraveler7885 thank you!!

@Tothefloor 4 ай бұрын

I say buy a used 2019 Tiffin Phaeton 40IH. It's 42 feet long. Has two bathrooms. Dual sinks in the master bath. Large shower. Around 200k used.

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

But then we have to spend our days at the Freightliner repair shops!

@fuquafuschnikens5256 4 ай бұрын

@@irritatedtraveler7885 This maybe loaded questions but which Brands use Freightliner and what are the major repair issues you mentioned?

@kenmeinke2753 4 ай бұрын

y'all just had such bad luck. We have been RVing for several years with Tiffin and never had a serious problem. Nothing engine or chassis related

@Tothefloor 4 ай бұрын

@@irritatedtraveler7885The 2019 40IH only comes with a Tiffin Powerglide Chassis. NOT a crappie Freightliner.

@rodneyking4183 4 ай бұрын

I watched this video and the last one with all the campers now, and I just have to say, screw those things. I will never go camping. Not that I could afford anything that is as much as my house anyway. Big bed, big shower, recliners in front of a large TV. Why can't they just make that? The prices are ridiculous though.

@williamsneedjr4129 4 ай бұрын

Hopefully you buy a class A RV

@ideallogic 4 ай бұрын

The Oliver 5th wheel is way under your payload capacity !!

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

10 feet larger and we'll take one!!

@ideallogic 4 ай бұрын

@@irritatedtraveler7885 Yeah i know , it's a shame that they don't make anything somewhat larger , as their quality is high.

@brianchiron 4 ай бұрын

Mike is 6-3--- How tall are you?

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

Angie is 5'4" so she fits in everything!

@diamondfirst9956 4 ай бұрын

I don't understand trailers, wile you are driving, no one can be there, everybody in a truck, I want to make a coffee, play games, sit on a couch, watch TV, and so on, only RV with engine !!!!!

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

When (not if) something breaks, they don't strand you and you don't have to try and find engine and chassis service that are normally months out.

@donaldsnow6618 4 ай бұрын

First rule, don’t buy anything from a Thor and forest river company , stick with a small independent manufacture

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

They do have a bad reputation in the industry but then again, most of them are terrible, sans Tiffin!

@jamesf8873 4 ай бұрын

Tiffin is Thor owned.... @@irritatedtraveler7885

@irritatedtraveler7885 4 ай бұрын

Yes, however, Tiffin is still run by the Tiffin family and the production is the same as before Thor purchased them.