Paddy
Adventurer
Hi, sold my sprinter a while back, foolishly. But, I’m looking into buying a modern sprinter RV, like a real coach built one and use it for me and my friend so we can go on adventures. So, ideally the floor plans that we’d be able to find would maximize space based on the parameters that two dudes would require. Mainly that we have decent size bed for one person at each end of the rig, and that it has a nice trunk for adventure gear and stuff. This type of layout is very common in Europe but I’m having a DARN time finding anything like this in USA. So, my questions pertain to that.
Then, there’s the question of SLIDES. I don’t understand why they are installing these “slides” on this type of vehicle. They create floor space which is the last thing I’m concerned with. “Oh cool the dinette is now there, which it was here a second ago”. Why. SOMEONE said it’s great when there’s a storm and you need floor space for unexpected guests, but that’s not enough for me to want to pay for the cost, weight, and complexity that they don’t seem to warrant. If they made something useful I’d be into it. Like counter space or a bed where there isn’t one. But, the slides that are installed in master bed are also dumb, makes it harder to take quick naps or nap while underway. SO, does anyone have input on why slides are desirable? And does anyone know of a floor plan that doesn’t have the slides, has a trunk in back for gear under the master bed, and has a sleeping pod above the cab.
This is the van we had last few weeks in Iceland. Great design, no slides, simple.
Please help direct me to any models you know of either new or slightly older!
Then, there’s the question of SLIDES. I don’t understand why they are installing these “slides” on this type of vehicle. They create floor space which is the last thing I’m concerned with. “Oh cool the dinette is now there, which it was here a second ago”. Why. SOMEONE said it’s great when there’s a storm and you need floor space for unexpected guests, but that’s not enough for me to want to pay for the cost, weight, and complexity that they don’t seem to warrant. If they made something useful I’d be into it. Like counter space or a bed where there isn’t one. But, the slides that are installed in master bed are also dumb, makes it harder to take quick naps or nap while underway. SO, does anyone have input on why slides are desirable? And does anyone know of a floor plan that doesn’t have the slides, has a trunk in back for gear under the master bed, and has a sleeping pod above the cab.
This is the van we had last few weeks in Iceland. Great design, no slides, simple.
Please help direct me to any models you know of either new or slightly older!