Ken-Deb
Arkansas
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Can you help narrow our search? We are looking for a TT for two people, regular queen bed, nice sitting area. We do not want to bunkhouse, but would like an extra bed for the grandbaby that doesn't require taking down the dinette.
Thanks for your suggestions.
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HappyTrails2U2
Yazoo City, MS & Atlanta, GA
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Ken-Deb wrote:Can you help narrow our search? We are looking for a TT for two people, regular queen bed, nice sitting area. We do not want to bunkhouse, but would like an extra bed for the grandbaby that doesn't require taking down the dinette.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Our trailer, a Rockwood Signature Ultra Lite 8315BSS, is only 3 and 1/2 months old but we've already spent over 90 nights in it which is probably more than some trailers get used in their life time I would suspect so I would say that qualifies me to speak on it's quality and so far we've not had a single problem with it.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone. It's fit and finish are excellent, all the framing is aluminum instead of wood, there are lots of cabinets and drawers with a cherry finish that are made from wood that are actually square and the drawer guides are aluminum instead of plastic, the heat and 15,000 A/C works very well. We've been in cold weather for several days down in the teens this past winter and warm weather up to 87 degrees so far this spring here in Mississippi and it's been very comfortable, it's 34 ft. long with 2 slides but it still tows easily with our 1/2 ton pick-up truck. The bedroom is very large with a walk around queen bed with a comfortable Serta mattress and the bed is in the slide. It has a large wardrobe for cloths. The bath room is a large full width walk through bathroom with a shower stall that a tall person can stand up in along a sink and vanity along with 2 linen closets. I'm 6'-2" and there's still room above my head in the shower. The kitchen takes up the full front of the trailer and has a lot of counter top space and it has a front window with a drop down cover. A lot of manufactures quit making them with the front windows I hear due to leaks but the Rockwood has an automotive type seal in the window that didn't leak when we towed it and we've been in some very bad storms. It has a stand alone dining table with 4 sturdy chairs, the couch and dining table are located in a large super slide that makes for a large open living room area. The couch makes a bed and there's an option for an automatic inflating air mattress that we didn't purchase since we won't be having any visitors, there's 2 entrance doors, one in the front in the living room and one in the bedroom which I like for safety reasons, the outside finish on the trailer has the jell coat which is glossy that I think really looks good and it's easy to wash. I also like the dark tented windows in this trailer. You can't see in this thing from the outside with the blinds open during the daytime. I like the aluminum wheels that came on this trailer they are very close to matching my truck wheels plus the decals and trim match my truck also. I almost forgot, it also has electric stablizers and an electric tongue jack so there's no manual cranking to do which really helps an old geezer such as myself.
http://rvdirect.com/models.asp?type=3&make=52&model=1654
Good luck in your search.
2010 Rockwood Signature Ultra Lite 8315BSS
2003 Chevy Silverado Extended Cab 4.8
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bar_20
Somewhere West of Laramie
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What's your TV, what is described above could be too heavy or too long for your vehicle!
Steve & Donalee
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skipnchar
Topeka or somewhere else
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Rockwood would get my vote (again) and you can find one to fit most any tow vehicle. Good luck / Skip
2011 F-150 HD Ecoboost 3.5 V6. 2550 payload, 17,100 GCVWR -
2004 F-150 HD (Traded after 80,000 towing miles)
2007 Rockwood 8314SS 34' travel trailer
US Govt survey shows three out of four people make up 75% of the total population
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HappyTrails2U2
Yazoo City, MS & Atlanta, GA
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bar_20 wrote:What's your TV, what is described above could be too heavy or too long for your vehicle!
Well, just don't tell my truck because it don't know it and it does just fine towing this trailer whether it's on flat land or in the mountains.
If you're not a member already you just may qualify to be a member of our police force here. Our men in blue, the weight police, that's always ready and willing to tell anyone and everyone that their truck is to small for the job whether they know anything about it or not. 
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ron the newbie
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The KZ coyote lite might fit you nicely. We have recently purchsed a CL 180 with slide out; the slide out is for the sofa. Check out the web site.
The TV is a Ford Explorer Sport Trac 6 cyl. It seems to handle the load well.
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Dick_B
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www.trailmanor.com or check the May 2010 issue of Trailer Life magazine that features several lightweight trailers.
Dick_B
2003 SunnyBrook 27FKS
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mobil1racing
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Try this one. Passport The back room can be used for privacy, or an extra bed. Tons of storage, versatile, and I pull it with a half ton. Good Luck.
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2010 Passport Grand Touring 3050BH
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Ken-Deb
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Our TV is a Nissan Frontier with capacity of 6,500 pounds - we've already discussed that we might need to upgrade the vehicle to pull a bigger camper.
Thanks for the suggestions so far.
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gizzerd
In Texas.....I will fish and tell lies about em...
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Try the Forest river surveyor's. The light weight and the quality was the reason me just buying one.
They have a good selection of floor plans too.
try this link to their site.
http://forestriverinc.com/nd/default22.asp?nav=rec&page=surv&choice=brochure
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