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Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

size matters........

VanMar · RV-Dreams Family Member

Pics or it didn't happen!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ckerr · RV-Dreams Family Member

LOL! I think I've finally convinced Kevin that we need something in the 40 ft 5th wheel range. BYW, always loved the Travel Supreme you now have.

Technomadia · RV-Dreams Family Member

Our first 5 years on the road was in super tiny travel trailers (16' and 17'). They were awesome for getting into tight spaces and down some tricky roads. We loved those days, but we definitely felt the space if we were still for more than a couple weeks at a time.

We sure are loving our 35' long, 96" wide no slides bus! It feels like a mansion in comparison. We wanted to slow down our pace of travel and be comfortable in a rolling condo on wheels if we needed to stay places measured in months. And it's been wonderful.

Your pace of travel definitely influences the size that will be most suitable for you.
- Cherie

-- Edited by Technomadia on Saturday 29th of September 2012 10:29:48 PM

NWescapee · RV-Dreams Family Member

What a wonderful coincidence!! We went "RV looking" today and saw a Travel Supreme for the first time, a 2007 model for about 200K. We LOVED it!!! Not sure it's in our price range, but we looked at all the other used models and kept comparing it back to the 40 foot Travel Supreme.
So, any issues with Travel Supreme? Anything you particularly love or intensely dislike? I'd appreciate any feedback you care to share, we kept thinking we wanted something in the 35-37 foot range but we keep finding floor plans of 40 ft that seem to be a better "fit" for 2 people who will be working full time on the road.

Alie and Jims Carrilite · RV-Dreams Family Member

NWescapee wrote:
What a wonderful coincidence!! We went "RV looking" today and saw a Travel Supreme for the first time, a 2007 model for about 200K. We LOVED it!!! Not sure it's in our price range, but we looked at all the other used models and kept comparing it back to the 40 foot Travel Supreme.
So, any issues with Travel Supreme? Anything you particularly love or intensely dislike? I'd appreciate any feedback you care to share, we kept thinking we wanted something in the 35-37 foot range but we keep finding floor plans of 40 ft that seem to be a better "fit" for 2 people who will be working full time on the road.

Just remember that that 40' is going to take a better tow vehicle than your tundra.

kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

Nearly two years ago we bought an mpg 181 as our "learner" trailer. Now we're getting close to hunting for our full-time coach. Yes, that 19' trailer is great for two adults, and okay for three, as long as you aren't cooped up in it too long. The summer after we bought it we were on what was supposed to be a three-week trip. Part of that trip had me in the mpg alone (except for the cat) for the entire day for three days while Jo Ann was at an LWML convention. It was rainy/cold those days, and our mpg doesn't have a comfortable chair or couch.

Yesterday we were looking at motor homes, and the only one that we wouldn't have considered for reasons other than price was a fairly short one. The salon was fine, but the bed literally came to the bedroom door! After looking at a bunch of coaches, we've pretty well decided that we'll end up with something 36'-40' in length. On one, we had the salesman pull the slide in, just to see how it was that way. It was comfortable enough that we actually left the slide in as we talked.