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Old 01-23-2022, 07:10 AM   #2
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"WTF. The biggest problem I have with toy haulers is the lack of living space."

KausalityKid,
The model you are looking at has an identical floor plan as the Montana High Country 375FL (and others), except the bathroom and bed room. The front living room and the middle kitchen living area is identical.

We've had our 375FL for over 3 years now and it's been used (almost) full time. We are not full timers, but we use the camper full time. (There is a difference). With that said, we have never felt like we lacked for living space. Actually, quite the opposite.

The 375FL is our 5th camper: 1 pop-up, 3 travel trailers, and now the fifth wheel. It is the longest camper we've had also. Of all 5, this camper has the most room. It doesn't feel cramped. The upper level, front living room area is very comfortable and actually quite large compared to other camper floor plans. The shear design of the interior makes it feel like a real house, not a cramped camper, or a tent, or even something on wheels.

The kitchen is accessible with all the slides in. And even with the slides in, the kitchen still is not cramped. With slides out, we often pull the stand along table and chairs in the middle of the floor rather than in the slide out. The full size refrigerator holds anything and everything, because it is a residential refrigerator, not an RV refrigerator.

There is adequate cabinet space in the kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom for our needs. We do not have all that storage under the back half of the camper and do not have the garage in the rear either. We are a couple, and for us this floor plan works very well. We both also have an entire lifetime of camping experience, as we both had parents that camped in travel trailers, truck campers, Winebago's, and pop-ups. My wife and I have been Married 37 years and we were tent camping 3 months after we were married. So, we have learned what is truly essential for our camping needs and have discarded all the excess stuff that just takes up room. Learning what you truly need with you in your camper, vs what you just want to drag along and take up space and weight takes time and experience, trial and error, and demand vs your personal supply. This balance comes only with time. And in time, you'll find you have more space empty in that camper than full.

Your bathroom and bedroom is designed different. We actually looked at this model and considered it seriously as a strong contender when we purchased our 2019 model. But we opted NOT for this one, because of the inability to reach the bathroom when all the slides are in. Ours has a rear back door on the opposite side, opposite the bathroom door, which makes easy access when traveling.

We ended up having a washing machine and dryer installed, which took storage away from one cabinet, but the end resulted in shuffling things around and using the actual washing machine as a laundry hamper instead of baskets sitting around, and the whole change actually stream lined our "junk" and actually cleaned up the bed room and gave us MORE space than we had before.

You have a great floor plan. You'll absolutely love that upper living room, and you'll be spending the largest amount of time up there. The kitchen has good space, and once you get your "flow" in the kitchen going, you'll find it a very comfortable arrangement.

Granted your camper is NOT a house, nor does it have the space of a 2800 square foot house, or a multi level stick and brick structure. It is an RV and a darn nice one at that. It's the largest floor plan you can probably get. It has some really, really great features, and once you start using it, you'll understand a lot more.

Congrats on your choice! Just always remember, the camper is NOT a house. You cannot compare it to a house. Your camper is not an automobile either. You cannot compare it to an automobile in any way, shape, or form. It is a totally different animal, and it will take you time to figure things out and settle in your mind what is standard practices for the purchase, care, upkeep, and repairs of your new camper CANNOT be compared to how things are done with an automobile or a house. This also takes time to figure out and finally accept.

Meanwhile, congrats on your decision! I hope you have many successful and enjoyable experiences traveling around and enjoying this fantastic vagabond, transient, lifestyle! It's a wonderful life!
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