When I had never had a bin that went all the way from one side to the other I didn't miss it. The coach I have now was pretty much empty till I bought new tires and even though I live in a town with a couple major coach builders, the tires were 3 days out and one of the 8 was 4 years newer than the other 7 so I kept it for a spare. Got to thinking if a dealer here had to order, chances of a road service truck having one they could bring in my size was slim. Fits in the pass through bin and still lots of room for other stuff. No way it would go in a side bin.
The older I get, the better I used to be.
1997 Prevost by Country Coach
470 HP Series 60 Detroit / 6 SP. Allison
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Toad
Same Co-Pilot for 43 years
2 Boston Terrier girls, Scooter & Mia
Although not a lot of pass thru room we do like the small pass throughs we have on our Fiesta. They are not "full" all the way across floor to ceiling, however; they make taking those extra big items easier to handle.
Papa John & Mother Mary
Living The Good Life In Tampa, FL
Retired Military, USAF
2008 Fleetwood Fiesta LX, 34N w/bunks
My DP has no pass through, wish it did, so i just strap The mother inlaw to the rear bumper.I wanted her on the front axel for extra cushion in an accident BUT that maxed out the front axel,Dab nabit!
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I have owned one of each, 39' and a 40' DP. The side storage bins are much easier to use, especially if you have a bad back. Yes you can put slide trays in the pass-thru but they can be expensive. I just added two more.
The side storage may not be insulated, heated. Usually pass-thru are.
The Fleetwood Discovery side bins have a long door on one side that allows long items. I transferred everything from one to the other without any noticeable difference in storage space.
After owning one of each, that would not be the reason to choose or not to choose a specific motorhome.
Rod and Candy
Lucky Lukas the min. schnauzer
'05 Tsunami
400ISL
Toad: SLK 32 AMG
DDinCincy wrote: We have a Coleman Roadtrip grill that would not fit in any bin type storage I've seen, not to mention the MUCH larger tailgate grill we sometimes carry! Also have 4 of the reclining chairs and two folding tables, again, bins would not hold any of these.
While I would opt for pass-through storage on my next motorhome, our Roadtrip Grill, in it's travel case, fits just fine in our front bin.
We also carry four folding chairs and a folding table, the chairs are stored on the upper level storage above the rails and the folding table fits in the bins. This is a 42" octaganol table.
I believe that the pass through storage will probably hold more stuff and larger items.
2002 Winnebago Journey DL - 39QD
330 Cat with 6 Speed Allison
Toad: 2006 Grand Cherokee Limited 4x4 Hemi
gj4utoo wrote: My DP has no pass through, wish it did, so i just strap The mother inlaw to the rear bumper.I wanted her on the front axel for extra cushion in an accident BUT that maxed out the front axel,Dab nabit!
Oh you are in sooooo much trouble, been nice knowing you.
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