Easy Half ton Towable 26ft Couple's RV with BIG Open Feeling! 2024 North Trail 22RBS Travel Trailer

[@deepwubbinz7919]

North Trail is kicking ass in their floor plans. That is a family trailer, kids can sleep on the dinette or the floor. I love the counter space.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

They do have a few really slick ones just agree

[@RothePhoenix]

Sofa instead of dinette and queen bed. Love the fact it has good cargo capacity.

[@stevez340]

Just needs that comfortable sofa “option” in the screenshot for the diner booth dinette💥a rectangular shower for the tiny elbow banging radius shower that I currently have and would never buy again😩a decent porcelain toilet, a “standard” ladder and quality tires👍

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

👍🏻 all sounds good to me

[@Erin-Thor]

Everything about this is nearly perfect! The shower is the only 😳 factor. Edit: Since you asked… At several RV shows I stood in multiple RV, class B’s and other showers. I’m about 5’ 11” and just over 200 pounds, not a heavy wide body. Class B’s were a height issue, others like this, I tried to imagine showering, moving around etc., and most radius showers were scary, can’t reach, bend or whatever to get clean.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Yeah the showers in those are more like an IDEA than a real thing lol

[@avsfan80459]

That pantry would be perfect for using one side as pantry and the other side as coat closet and broom storage. A nice rig but I would rather have a comfy reclining option rather than the dinette. That counter above the sink is enough dining space for just one or two folks.

[@suzannecranford6819]

Move the table when not in use and you have a sofa. I like the color scheme and that layout. This is a nice camper. Thanks for the tour.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Yeah you can Lounge there. Not usually as comfy but it can get you thru

[@suzannecranford6819]

@@JoshtheRVNerd I would probably want to add cushions to beef it up a bit, but I love the u-shape. You're right, it's just right for lounging.

[@mickvictor]

I love road mode. Nobody else seems to cover it in their videos.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Well glad to assist! They probably don’t because all the extra stuff I show like storage basically doubles the total video capture time

[@kc8vfa]

Hey Josh, as always, good videos. Love the channel. Got some breaking news for you Maybe...., since late May I have had a Cherokee wolf pack 315 pack 12 on special order because of some changes I wanted done to it. I got a call yesterday from my local dealer telling me that the factory has canceled the order and has stopped production. Might be a topic for a video possibly

[@janineaggott6741]

Omg!

[@greggkiest1069]

Wow. Terrible.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

As far as I know it was just production paused on that model. I haven’t heard of wolf pack going away or anything But I’ll investigate

[@kc8vfa]

@@JoshtheRVNerd thanks Josh! Again, love the videos. Funny, I'm actually watching you going through a jayco RV right now, I don't want to get my dealer in trouble, but there's a hint of a new model in production right now while the rest are on hiatus for a total revamp

[@micheleobrien64]

I love the colors.❤

[@bryanshorter2590]

Thanks Mr Blaine

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

😊

[@jkilzer8442]

Love the Grey ! Layout as well. ❤ 😊

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Thanks so much!

[@applejacks971]

I like the kitchen area and set up although I do prefer the Denny’s diner instead of the U dinette. This is super sweet though, I love the interior colors :) That front pass through is absolutely shmexy! This unit looks like total quality inside and out. Super nice!!! Wide stance axles, full awning, great hitch weight, attractive graphics. I like it. I’m sure Heartland will be glad to know that lol!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Dennys diner 😆

[@edgrve]

We love our north trail including the shower😊

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Which model do you have?

[@GaryBrownrigg]

Well executed. Thanks! #Nerdherd! 🇨🇦

[@sitchad]

First off, color palette is great, the floorplan is great, the kitchen is fantastic, the RV king is fantastic however the radius shower is a bummer and I wish there was a different option for the dinette table. I see way they can't do a floating one, but I just wish maybe a single pedestal. All in all, a winner.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Thanks for sharing!

[@tarviswingspoon9594]

It seems nice to have such a light empty weight, tons of storage weight and large tanks. Thats pretty impressive. Josh, you are beyond exceptional on your review skills. I would like the text data on screen a little longer so i dont necessarily have to pause. That portion of the video (ive watched a lot of your vids) could use the text a good 10 secs longer with no degredation of video

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Sometimes I try to make it longer but don’t want the video to also become a reading assignment Quick tap of the pause button usually does it

[@astrodb4487]

Nice cargo for such a little thing.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

That actually is nice

[@chrisdurant1367]

Curtains to close off the bed are a must. Nice to see them here. Nice camper but my wife wants a sofa and a dinette. Nice camper, great video and as alyan awesome host. Back over to you Josh!!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Back to you Josh 😆 I feel like we are broadcasters

[@Stanf954]

I like the open floor plan. Its similar to our Gulfstream that's 23 ft and 7.5 ft wide. The corner radius shower is the only thing that I'm not in love with but not bc of the size. The double sliding doors aways manage to jump the tracks when the TT is in transit and fall into the shower walls or bathroom door. I have tried everyway to keep them in place but end up taking them off the track and lying them on the floor and secured with cord. Not happy about having to do that but its better than a broken door or gouged wall. Other than that this TT is a good concept.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Surveyor and heritage Glen offer a similar layout with rectangular shower btw Try searching my channel here for “19rbhl” or “202rble” Ember has some coming too. Video coming soon. 21FBE - keep an eye out

[@dronecatalyst]

I’m 6'3", and our RV has a radius shower. The answer to your question is HECK NO! We're trying to get a new RV, and the top two things we look for are: it should not have a radius shower and should have decent travel access (road mode). 13:32

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

👍🏻 ty

[@janicebeaty5924]

Good video, no matter what type of step u have, they got good and bad points.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Truth

[@juangallegos7178]

The doggy bed that you spoke of needs to be larger. No way I could fit under there! My medium size dog takes up more than 3/4 of our queen size bed!

[@MrNickb-s500]

Cold Camping is what I like do 😁😁really nice Travel Trailer though 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Thanks 👍

[@MrNickb-s500]

@@JoshtheRVNerd You bet Josh 😊👍

[@dianekanady2522]

We had a 2020 Shadow Cruiser with this same floor plan. We hated the euro shower and not easy to get in and out with 2 knee replacements! They need to think about elderly in that regard.

[@DerekFrampton]

Hey, thANKS Mr. BLAAAAAAANE!!!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

👍🏻

[@rickkrueger399]

Love it

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Awesome!

[@chriscalvin5083]

good video Josh

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Brigand231]

An interesting idea. If I could build a variant of this one it would have a desk or dinesk instead of the dinette which might allow for more bathroom space depending on how it would affect the slide. I'd also go with a Murphy bed. Thanks for the tour, Uncle Josh! Edit: Also, ThAnKs mR. bLaInE!!!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

That's a great idea!

[@bertpeters1866]

I was thinking about the possibility of enlarging the bathroom and then you said it. It's dangerous to be on the same wavelength as I am Uncle Josh! I definitely prefer rectangular showers, but that's based only on stepping into various ones at shows. The bed storage is wonky, especially if you opt for a better mattress (which probably will be a bit heavier). My thought was that it would be nice if the panels in the end of the bed were drawers instead. No more lifting the bed! This is a nice floorplan. The dinette seems to me to be unusable for more than two adults. I'd rather have a conventional dinette. My wife and I play games and it would work better for us. This one probably belongs on the short list. Thanks for another outstanding video.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

lol you need to see psychiatric help Immediately

[@HeathInHeath]

I would be VERY interested in this trailer if they changed the bathroom to use a rectangular shower. I could never be comfortable with a radius shower. The kitchen is much more usable. Would probably choose theater seats over the dinette.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Check stuff like the heritage Glen 19rbhl or surveyor 202rble

[@jimcote2574]

Just new to this but been watching for years now! Radius showers I feel is a plus since if you make it to comfortable longer showers right? So if it works and we fit it’s just right!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

👍🏻

[@Keith-m2m]

We love are radiant shower but we do have a 27kb work and play lots of room everywhere we had other campers with out radiant shower and hated it 😮

[@chrisjohnson4110]

I'd like to watch that slide breakdown video again. Been doing some shopping and a lot of the trailers have different slides. Latest one we were in was rack and pinion and I believe you can put weight on that one while it's in.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/epzKip2lns-HhKs

[@chrisjohnson4110]

@@JoshtheRVNerd Thanks Josh! Makes me feel even better about that. Transcend 200 MK I was looking at. Rack and pinion baby!

[@kristenwolfe2100]

The bed has a weird look to it, but I bet that huge pass through is awesome!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

You can stuff so much spaghetti in that thing

[@interpinto]

I have a radius shower. Headroom is good at 6'2", room to reach the floor (or anything else!) is not good. I'm considering a remodel, even if I lose part or all of a closet.

[@JessicaEngle-l1o]

THanKS Mr BLaiNE!! Close as I could get Uncle Josh ☺ I like this one! I am curious why on the counter top they changed direction on the wood "grain" to the right of the burners versus the left. It would drive me a bit MORE nuts.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Suppliers make stuff with one orientation then mfgs install it in different orientations Which yields that look

[@jeffreytull5767]

A well executed layout. Shower is not a big deal. While Ive seen pros and cons of schwintek and rack pinion, I've never heard anything good about accuslide. I'd be interested in your comparison.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

I have a video on that here m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/epzKip2lns-HhKs Some good comments to read thru as well

[@TJ85234]

Hey josh, are you going to do a video on the Springdale classic 260bhc? Were looking into getting one from bish next year

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Very possibly. Just haven’t seen one yet

[@timethious54]

Idaho !!❤

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

😊

[@terricarpenter1798]

Nice idea, but it needs a sofa instead if dinette. Shower would kill it for me. Last...the wood grain on the counter top is running the wrong way by the door. But othe than that it's a pretty good layout.

[@keithallsop]

Generally like the floorplan, seen it before! Don't need a king bed and the curved shower looks tight. Downloaded the 2024 North Trail brochure, it's all of 4 pages long. This seems to be a trend, hard to get any information on RV's. Heartland is owned by Thor so quality and customer service will be a roll of the dice. Get an independent inspection and don't pay a dime to the seller until the issues are all sorted. Thank me later.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

I actually totally support the idea of having RVs inspected prior to purchasing

[@Patricksmancave]

Love the open living room space. The kitchen is nice. Like the sofa slide. Like the storage. The bathroom is to small. Can they make the bathroom bigger? These North Trails I have seen some unfinished work on the cabents. The quality is good but it can be better. Can I get a gas fridge in this Rv? Thank you josh!!!

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Bathroom can’t be made bigger by request if that’s what you mean

[@Patricksmancave]

@@JoshtheRVNerd Yes, that’s why I mean

[@tooshay7396]

slider toppers on this? on most? or always extra?

[@MsUrsy]

For me, in my opinion, there just needs to be a sofa or recliner sofa. I would like a nice comfortable place to sit after being out during the day instead of just getting back in bed. I really feel, again in my opinion, that the dinettes they put in rv’s are kind of a fail. My hubs and I eat in the living room here at home, so we would love a sofa.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Having a sofa setup is very nice I agree

[@stevev7191]

I prefer a hide abed sofa with free standing table

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

👍🏻

[@Toddstjohn]

Adjustable ladder for me. One I'm just about 250 lb and two that vertical ladder scares me to death. Yes I know that's a mean thing but it's a me thing

[@lisaturner4741]

Wish this had different seating...dont use dining. Privacy curtain for bed area would be nice. Really like it otherwise! 😊

[@claudiamartin9700]

You may have missed it but there is a privacy curtain for the bed

[@lisaturner4741]

@@claudiamartin9700I'm Old and Blind apparently! 😅 Thanks for info!!

[@texillini1]

1) I know the knee knocker table is designed to hold the weight for the bed, but could one replace those table legs with the potable legs and still use it as a bed? Or would one have to swap the legs back and forth for that each time? Portable table would allow for more table room to eat or play card games on a rainy day. 2) Plastic bases for the table legs? Why?? With the weight as a bed, shouldn’t that be made out of metal??? 3) Is it possible to swap out the stairs with the flip type for cleaning prior to putting them away inside the unit? 4) Thanks Mr. Blaine!?!?! 5) Interior colors I could live with, but prefer different. Outside good. 6) Glad to see boon-dock campers. In case the you and the class didn’t know, September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. This is the time of year where FEMA, state and local emergency agencies educate the public on being prepared for a disaster or some type of an emergency. If you own an RV you have a leg up on most of the country should SHTF and you have to evacuate your home for some reason. Your RV will be your shelter. The rest of the public will be scrambling trying to find a hotel somewhere. With an RV, especially one like this one that is boon-dock friendly, you just drive until you find a safe camping site to sleep until the danger is over and you can return home. Something to consider when purchasing. 7) Professor Uncle Josh… perhaps an idea for a video would be to list a variety of RV’s (both towable’s and drivable’s) that would be excellent choices in regard to #6. 8) When it comes to preparing for disasters or emergencies, it takes planning ahead of time. Failing to have a plan in place will surely result in an even more chaotic situation. The Prep-per community has a saying… “Two is one, and one is none.” This means that you should always have a backup plan to your plans. If plan A doesn’t work out, plan B should. Without it, should your plan fail, it’s the same as having no plan at all. If you own any type of RV or tent even; make this part of your emergency preparedness planning and consider this when purchasing your RV’s. 9) Check out FEMA.org or Google emergency preparedness ideas to assist in your planning. I’m the President of my Village and every year I post daily postings during the month of September for the public to learn about preparedness. I can supply a link if anyone is interested. 10) Thank you for floor to address the class Professor 🧑‍🏫 37) Another fine video Uncle Josh. Tell the boss I said to give you a raise. 😂

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

1.) I’d need to see what exactly hardware is in question. The point is to not overload a long unsupported span

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

3.) can’t get video to load and can’t remember what stairs are on it. About to hop on a plane. Will try to get back to other questions. Sorry if I miss this later. Usually stable steps can be applied after

[@applejacks971]

"Hey, thanks Mr Blayne!" *typed in Nerds weird tone of voice*

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

😆

[@silverwindsmoon]

I, too, like the hotel room-like openness of floor plans like this. But maybe I'm among a few who like hotel rooms in general. Every time I stay in a decent hotel room I think about how much living you can do in a relatively small space, so RV seems doable............though I do wish bathrooms were given more space around the toilet. hEY, mR. BlaYNe, tHAnx

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Lolol

[@damnpsychotic]

Sunset Trail 212RB is very similar

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

It definitely is

[@suedesignable]

Maybe a dumb question but does the refrigerator being on the slide have any issues with whether it be in trying to keep it regulated ??? Whether it be in hot or cold temperatures that fridge would be working harder or is it just as safe as if it’s inside???????

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

It is a little more subject to heating but that’s really only an issue for absorption fridges. Compressor fridges cool much faster and are better able to handle it

[@suedesignable]

@@JoshtheRVNerd thank you for a quick reply Josh!! Your the best❤️

[@Cowboy47]

#RVNerdHerd 🎉 😊 🎉

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Ty sir

[@dianekanady2522]

Josh, what is the differences between this one and the Shadow Cruiser 225rbs as far as frame, suspension, etc. Thanks! 😊

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

They're both products from heartland or subsidiaries thereof but they're made by different groups. North Trail falls under Heartland's production directly while Shadow Cruiser comes from Cruiser RV Frame and suspension are basically the same. Shadow Cruiser doesn't use the laminated roofing and has gone to a 6'9" tall ceiling if I'm not mistaken which has added more space inside (especially for cabinets and the shower) while also making it much easier for them to match up things like trim pieces for a cleaner fit/finish They are actually far more similar than different in most ways

[@dianekanady2522]

@@JoshtheRVNerd thank you! 😊

[@dianekanady2522]

Josh, I would like to see the different slide systems. Can you send that to me?

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

It's slightly dated now with a few new systems now available but you can get the general understanding of things here kzbin.info/www/bejne/epzKip2lns-HhKs

[@dianekanady2522]

@@JoshtheRVNerd thank you!

[@Mitch_1991]

The layout pic in the beginning shows the bed is 68"x76" but you said it's 72"x80"? Really hoping it's the 72x80 lol

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Best to have our local folks measure it up to verify

[@laura7053]

🎉#NerdHerd

[@tooshay7396]

why do some only allow 1123 cargo weight while others like this one allow for over 2400 cargo pounds?

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

You may be seeing eastern vs western variance

[@raynman67]

Why do they leave 2” gap on the bottom and top of the bathroom door? Nothing like leaving big gaps in the doors so everyone can smell what your cooking in there

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Two reasons 1.) need air to come in if you want the fan to exhaust air out 2.) allows installer more room for error

[@CaptainFantastic79]

I appreciate the king bed but lost me with the dinette; why a couples coach would have this is beyond me. If I loved this one I would take it out and put in theatre seating as well as tossing the cheap toilet and shades.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Cougar 22rbs might be more in line with your preferences

[@jackolinecrosby7720]

Nowhere for Birdie’s House 😢Don’t like that dinette or no room in bathroom. Love open concept and king bed.

[@barbaratucker8779]

Get rid of the useless dinette and add a sofa or better, recliners. Us retired people like our chairs.

[@JoshtheRVNerd]

Lot of builders do offer them like that thankfully Ty for the input

[@ruslankoruniak2324]

no!