I'm In Love

Paul and I went to the Greater Philadelphia RV Show held in Oaks, PA at the Expo Center. This is the third RV show we've been to this year and so far, the best. There were lots of dealers with many different makes and models. The two in NJ, Edison and AC, had the same dealers and mostly the same models, that in itself made this one better. There were also so many more to see. Knowing we have narrowed the field down to a Class C or small Class A, we focused on those. There were three good possibilities and a couple of, "well, it could work". Thing is, this is where we plan on living for the next, oh who knows, at least a year and hopefully, five or ten. We don't really want a "well, it could work", we want a, "Yes, This is good" And, we found it, if it were six months to a year from now, we may have drove out of there in a new RV.

What, you may ask, set it a part from the others, many things. Having looked at so many different units, we know more and more what is important to us. Two concerns are on the top of the list: Small enough to get us in the State and National Parks yet big enough for Paul to be comfortable. Believe me, this is not an easy find. Paul is 6'4" and most Class C so called queen size beds are 74" long. That is several inches to short for him and no, he is not going to forfeit being able to stretch out in bed. Speaking of beds, so many of the smaller unit have corner beds so one of us would have to crawl over the over and slide out the bottom or the bed is on a slide and folds when the slide in is. That leaves the mattress with a horizontal ridge across the middle. If you ask me that is going to get uncomfortable real fast, rather like sleeping on an old sofa bed with that wonderful bar across the middle! The other issue most units have is the shower is to short for him and the ac unit, which is mounted on the roof hangs down into the living space and becomes a nasty head banger.  He could just crawl around on his knees, but that's not really a option.

Along comes the 27QB Freelander by Coachman. It hits all the marks. It has enough head space for Paul to walk freely and stand up in the shower. The bed is a true queen size and not only that but is a walkaround, which means you can access it from the bottom and both sides. It has a couch as well as a dinette, which gives you more seating space and if we have the families along from time to time, can sleep 7 - 8 people. Two in the back in the queen, two in the space over the cab that coverts to a almost queen, two in the dinette converted into a double and one (or two small kids) on the sofa bed! With Sara and Kevin having three boys, that is a bonus. It has nice storage and is well appointed, not flashy and glitzy like some of the Class A's. Another big bonus, it has over 3800 lbs of Cargo Carrying Capacity!!! Many of the Class Cs have just over 1000 lbs and when you consider the weight of the people, water, propane and all your stuff, it adds up fast. We also like that it has no slides. Slides are nice in that they give your more room when out, they are one more thing to go wrong and sometimes you can't walk from one end to the other when they're in. Yep, just about perfect and that's pretty much the best you can get with any RV. Just about perfect for you.

So this is my some day soon!!

Yep, Nice fit!!