wihakowi wrote:

After full-timing 3 years in a smallish no-slide Southwind 30', we have narrowed down our preferences for our next home.

Our real world preferences:
~ Used - maybe up to $70k
~ Maximum length = 36' and preferably shorter (32-33 = perfect - we winter in Mexico)
~ As much under 12' high as possible (see Mexico above!)
~ 1 slide minimum
~ 2 sofas instead of sofa and recliner
~ Kitchen and sofa in slide - not sofa/dinette
~ Bench/booth dinette with storage under settees
~ All-in-one bathroom - no separate shower or toilet "room"
~ Some kind of decent wardrobe / clothes storage
~ New/big enough for Allison (GM) or Torqshift (Ford) tranny or diesel w/Allison
~ Lots of storage underneath (don't care so much about generator size, would rather have more storage and smaller genset)

Any suggestions? Even if not all preferences are met, please pass along all ideas.

The only model meeting our needs that we are aware of is a National Surfside in about a 35' or bigger. Some of the smaller Damon Daybreak models have the 2 sofas and bath but not kitchen/sofa slide. Older Safari Sahara has sofa/kitchen slide and all-in-one bath but not two sofas.

Are we missing something or are our sights set too high?

Thanks in advance for suggestions!

D.R.Bain wrote:


I think the DayBreak meets your guidelines to a T. In my humble opinion, I would much rather have the couch and dinette slide in and out than the kitchen. If there were ever a problem with the connections, gas and electric, to me it is much easier to deal with a break in the electrical than a break in the gas lines.