Jacob, Congratulations!!! We have a 1999 190 Popular and we love it. What fun! We have the third seat and use it for the dog seat. We have found that we never really use all the clothes we pack in the cabinets and the one wardrobe... always seem to be taking to much of everything. Perhaps you should try a couple of trips first and then decide on your needs. At any rate, enjoy your new purchase. You will have tons of fun.
Larry and Barbara
Congratulations on your new RT! You will love it. A "B" is a great way to go. We have been pleasantly surprised by the number of uses it provides other than camping like shopping (I nap, watch TV, while DW shops).
Now to the topic:
I'm not saying this Cart shown below is the best way to go but it is an option that works best for us.
We purchased the RT Versatile because it has the front 4 seats but the fact you can remove the 2nd row seats and replace one or two with cabinetry is priceless.
We initially looked into the RT armoire and found it to be very expensive so I began to look around. I am not skilled at working with wood so that option is out for me. Rodger's set up is fantastic. (We saved the money for more dinners and trips out).
As lizzie mentioned, we found a kitchen "cart" cabinet at Walmart for less than $100 that works well for us: See the pics below of the cabinet at the local Walmart. When we are not traveling on a long trip we keep "cart" in our kitchen. And, when we are ready to go on a trip, we simply take the driver's side 2nd row seat out and put this cabinet (without the wheels) in its place. It's not a perfect fit but just close enough to work well.)
The part number I have for that Walmart cabinet is: WM343R.
Measurements are:
35 inches high
19 inches deep
30 inches wide
It is not in the RT now as I am writing this so I can't take a pic of it in the RT at this time. We will pop it in - in the Spring or early Summer. We like having the four seats up front as we take another couple on a day trip often. It takes me about 20 minutes to put it in each time. My DW wanted the same color or close to it as the stock cabinetry and this model is pretty close although not nearly the same quality.
We like the fact we can use the "Kitchen Cart" while it is not in the RT so we are not wasting money.
gkim: I did E-Mail that company and they suggested that we go all up to Canada to have it assembled. That was not a option for us plus the fact the cabinet they make blocks the bottom drawer of the seat base. http://www.mobilife.on.ca/classb.html
I hope this helps. I am just indicating that there are other cheaper options than the stock RT cabinetry. Another option is plastic storage 4 drawer set made by Sterilite that has just about the same dimensions. It is lightweight but gray in color which my DW did not like. They are available in our local Home Depot.
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rjf7g wrote: I thought this was about starting a nude camping club. I was going to fuss at you.
Hey, Rodger! This is about the funniest thing I've read in here for quite some time...and I really do need the laughs.
On topic...you might try taking your RT over to a local cabinet maker who could probably build something for you...or you could drive it out here to Asheville and visit Robert at Morehead Design Laboratories. He just did some (excellent) custom work for me and I'm as happy as a little girl.
We got the dealer to throw one in for free. We took it out as soon as we got home and put the seat back in. First, it makes it much harder to get out of the back if you can't sit down first and swing your legs out the door. Second, it's a pain to take out and put in. Third, I thought it would be more hanging spance, but it's not. It's really just a few more shelves of storage and not worth the effort.
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