As it happens, seeing one of the bunkhouse models of the Vintage lineup on the used RV market sent me down a small rabbit hole of these this week. A nearly 30k acre wildfire nearby and evacuation orders, with no shelters to evacuate to reminded me that we may need a home away from home, and I was staring at campers again. Major evacuation shelters were fairground campgrounds with RV hookups, no cots or blankets for those who do not have a camper. We have a friend who'd let us bunk out at her house, but you never know. Let's try to organize this a bit: I *like* the idea of the "vintage" styling, but *dislike* the ultra modern looking appliances in there are jarring to the eye. Not a dealbreaker, but I'd kind of expect white appliances to jive with the exterior. I've got a dated kitchen in my house, you know the warm wood cabinets and green countertops. When I bought our home, it came with stainless steel appliances held together by holy spirit and duct tape. I replaced them as they broke down. White appliances just pop, make the space look larger. Ironically, white appliances cost me more, because fewer people want them anymore, I get it, cost is a factor for the manufacturer! Even black appliances would get a pass in a travel trailer. *Strong dislike:* Blue LED mood lighting. It messes with my eyesight, and I have trouble focusing my already poor vision. Just an old fashioned warm white or clear white LED would be better. Remember when we were kids and the microwave lights were red? Easier to see and read, and won't undo your night vision if you're just stumbling to the bathroom for a potty break at 3am. I really need to squint to _see_ the blue, it's the light's wavelength. *LOVE:* Blue interior trim! (after the last dislike, this may seem funny). The Gulf Stream website photos for the teal camper show a teal and cream interior. Personally, it's too loud and I don't like the teal as pictured in the interior photos. The blue-cream interior in the video has better contrast, and is a bit more restful for the eye to look at. If I could get my trailer with this blue trim in stead of the available red, teal, or "woody", I'd 100% get blue. I can see myself chilling in that interior after a long day of driving. *Ehhhh..:* Layout-wise I'm that person who wants a compact unfussy travel trailer for weekend boondocking and occasional cross-country trips to the grandparents, and rarely for a week or two at a time. I also had a need to house farm laborers this spring, and will again, so I'm not out mileage compensation for them coming in from an hour away every day. I need a bunkhouse model of some kind since I have four kids, so Gulf Stream didn't really design one that suits me exactly, but they're on the right track, which leads me to another... *Like:* The front bedroom with two twin beds! They're onto something, and even if you don't have a family, there's this good old bro code to keep in mind. Still doesn't solve the puzzle of sleeping 6, but I'll get to that on the bottom. *Dislike:* Not great for a large family, although these are in my budget bracket! Both bunkhouse trailers in the vintage lineup (23BHS & 23QBS) have single bunks, and a slide out, and it looks like you won't be able to access the bathroom with the slide closed, so I'd be futzing with the jackknife sofa every night, and climbing over furniture to take potty breaks along the road if I can't find a rest stop. For a family with kids, one of them still potty training, it's a dealbreaker! Time to crank out the architecture courses I took from before I quit halfway through an engineering degree... :D So what I'm thinking here is.. *1*: The closest unit to what is my "ideal" layout is the 19TWD (rear dinette with front twin beds, the blue camper in this tour video), so I'm using it for reference. If the twin bed front bedroom was a set of two single over single bunks on each side like in some usually discontinued camper models from various manufacturers, I could tuck my 4 kids up in there and can still spend a little while before bed or after getting up in the morning working on my laptop, or prepping food for the next day, or whatever. If the top bunks flip out of the way like in ship cabins, the front bedroom can be a second living space, if so desired. Great for boardgame night, or homeschooling on the road, or just get a break from each other. I'm sure some families would convert it to a king bed with two single bunks over it. *2*: Same 19TWD plan has no slideouts that would interfere with bathroom access on travel days! The split bathroom creates separation, and someone can do their business on one side, while another is taking a shower on the other. *3*: If the camper interior was a bit longer, such as built on the 23 foot frame, there would be 4 more feet to fit in a U dinette in the back, some kind of shoe/coat closet or cubby shelving at the door, and due to the curve of the front wall, accommodations for the space needed for the top bunks could be squeezed in. And lastly, possibly add a scrap more kitchen counter space and storage. *4*: I'd also gladly accept slightly larger holding tanks, and rooftop solar, since we are the types who _will_ boondock. It's an 8 day drive minimum to see the grandparents, add maybe two 1-2 night stops at campgrounds to rest, dump tanks, refill water, and explore. It'd get a lot of miles fast when we do go out. Website for these campers lists tankless water heaters in all models, and 100W rooftop solar. They seem to be leaning in the same direction as me, probably based on consumer feedback. The double axle on the larger models does bring peace of mind on the road, since I'm usually a mom traveling alone with 4 kids, but our western mountain location means I absolutely do not want a massive trailer. Breakdowns on the road outside cell phone range in the western mountains would become high stress situations. The second axle brings stability, and prevents the whole rig flipping off the road into the river canyon where I live. (Yikes!) My truck's towing capacity goes up to 10,400lbs if I upgrade the hitch and add a trailer break controller, I just don't want to tow a large, heavy rig, both for mileage, and planned usage reasons.

Neat product. What's the smallest size they have available? This size and price is complete overkill for most track day riders needs.

You should have shown the Rockwood 8263 MBR. Huge front kitchen and oh my goodness, huge back bathroom! So much nicer than the one you just showed.

I just bought one of these 🎉

It is way, to small, theirs not! Enough, seating space.

I bought a 2018 Grand Design Image 2800BH and paid for what I thought was a top of the line Camper $$38k the furniture is delaminating all the furniture it started on the recliners, then the dinette padding the motor was placed on the wrong side of the awning and when it would release water off the awning water backed up and caused the motor to go bad. The shower pull door jammed on our second camping adventure. Stay Away Buyer Beware!!

The porta potty/cassette toilet looks nice, but I wish the set up for the campers could have been better

4️⃣ And 1️⃣

Major dislike - No AC/DC or USB on both sides of bed. I have a 2021 Micro Minnie and it was power on both sides of bed.

We inked a deal on this model yesterday. We’re happy to finally be Brinkley owners 😊👍

You’re all sheep accepting this nonsense blindly! He missed that whole section of wallboard coming off in the bedroom. Just another sales guy, good job!

The sweating is distracting me.

We roam all over the earth We don’t look at the weather Where we have to spend the night What we have to eat... We are on the road day after day And the van is in a clean field This is our usual home...

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l9Npd5t0rNmofmg.htmlsi=05cLueQca2TA1fiF Where the house stood

Y’all anit seen nothing. There are $300,000 models. Bison is not a top branch. Check out 4Star, Elite, Platinum, Cimmaron to be impresses.

Sure would be GREAT to BUY and follow suit!!! Everything else they call well built,just isnt!!!

Who would buy anything from him what a 🤡

Single mom looking to hit the road. I need to know whats the best trailer for a newbie. Following your channel for good ideas.

Please consider ditching the mid-reel ads. I'm checking out early for that reason.

It is unfortunate that you had three 19's and not at least one 23. Two huge differences. 1) Most 23 floorplans retain the rear diner but add the sofa directly opposite the entry door, so you get both. 2) The 23 is a dual axel vs the single on the 19. Personally, I would lean towards the 23...and immediate DIY, porcelain toilet (and sink) swap out. It is also one of about 4 manufacturers that offers the twin bed floorplan variation. Biggest dislike, appears distracting with the vintage decor and some components, like Azdel, then cheaping out on functional components.

No dovetail cabinets. I guess you need to go to Brinkley RV to get that.

Excellent video fellas thank you

That roof is crap!

It should have been built a foot longer for the pantry & linen closet in the bathroom.

This is horrible

We have this camper. We LOVE it!!!

All I wanted to see was the selling price was so I could determine if I wanted to purchase a used one I found. FAIL. 😂

Do they still sell these?

What’s the hitch weights on any of these? Any under 350? Some of these shown are over that.

Maybe you should have average size people show your trailers ! it would not matter how big the trailer is it would still look small

That's 6 figures!

When can we see the Victorian or Regency Period Airstreams? LOL!

It's electrical system is shit

It’s not four seasons. The dump valves will freeze

You guys are a hoot

This one is better! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtJlq6uinZqlaHk.htmlsi=GU_6EaP0AvqzPFYp

Add show some small camper trailers

Add show some small camper trailers

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Hi taner

They could have splurged a little bit more on the bathroom. Also, add a little bit of closet space, some cabinets or something

shout out to my mans barber fr. he did that. bless

To expensive!

Cannot use the bathroom or bedroom with the slide in! Non starter for me.

The MOST annoying "salesman" in the world! Save the sctick for the 5 year olds

Pitiful video!

How good is a 2024 “old school “ truck bed camper model 690?

For 60k I rather buy Bambi 😊