West Branch Camping and RV Shopping 😁

This video turned out to be really long but I know there's a lot of our viewers that like to watch us when we RV shop. So even though this was part of our camping trip it turned out more like a travel trailer walkthrough review more than anything else. Hopefully it wasn't too boring.
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[@russellfruge4196]

The more I see these, the happier I am with my trailer. Thanks for all your reviews!

[@avocado3748]

What do you have and how long is it?

[@pattycakecrochet1]

Lmbo @ 52:12 the bunkhouse. The kids get the regular adult sized cliset while the parents get the infant closets. Lol tooooo funny

[@avocado3748]

Thanks so much...you exposed me to so many that I wouldn’t have seen. Your bathroom close access to entry and fridge access while slides are were insightful. Lots of great tips and comments. Take us on more!

[@cherylyoung440]

You guys crack me up 😂 Heidi looking at long trailers Mike making cracks about Heidi wanting to pull it. Reminds me of my other half making cracks and calling me Rockfella 😂😂 when I look at expensive things.

[@Rvdaydream]

Lol and he would never let me take control of the wheel hahaha 😂🤣

[@cherylyoung440]

@@Rvdaydream 😂😂

[@shelleydailey9878]

Thank y’all for showing all the RVs . Enjoyed watching.

[@Rvdaydream]

Shelley Dailey thanks for watching, honestly never cared for looking at rvs in the past as I would deal with anything he would bring home. ~Heidi~

[@thunderbird97]

WOW have my snacks, now if I don;t fall asleep

[@vladimirpetreski7248]

For a short overnight stop at truck stops you don 't need the fridge behind the slide, if you have an outside kitchen with a small fridge - like the Open Range 2604RKS. You can use that one for a meal or two.

[@Rvdaydream]

Vladimir Petreski wow you are so right never thought about it that way. Thanks for your comment and watching! ~Heidi~

[@ta70615]

RVdaydream the only thing about the outside mini fridge is it has to be connected to power and doesn't run off of propane. Unless you're running the generator while driving to power it

[@gregchamberlain8519]

Actually after watching all the walk thru's, I like your old trailer the best.

[@Rvdaydream]

Greg Chamberlain we do too. Hopefully even more after the remodel/paint!! It's looking pretty good so far but he won't let me paint when it's raining. Lol

[@debbiehoover2165]

I enjoy you bringing us along in your rv shopping outings. Have you ever thought of building your own rv? This way you get what you want. Nice kitchen/pantry for Heidi. The right placement of the bed & bath. Maybe an office. And plenty of storage for all. In the early 70's,my dad converted an old Greyhound city bus into a nice motorhome for our family of 7. We traveled to CA, FL, and even into Canada.

[@Rvdaydream]

Debbie Hoover would so love to self build a rv! Don't really see that happening but... I really thing it would be alot of fun. Thanks doe watching! ~Heidi~

[@LansingLawnServiceLLC]

The reason all of the bunkhouses have tubs is because they are made for families with small children who may need to take a bath. As far as tubs go the sides are quite low. It you would like a shower you would probably have to go with something without bunks.

[@edwarddewar4937]

The bunkhouse models are for kids. The elevated deep tubs are for giving little ones a bath

[@jgt157]

My wife and I liked the rockwood trailers.

[@margaretmallonee614]

We have a Rockwood mini light. They are well built. The lights come on Using your finger in the center. We love ours. Good luck finding what you want.

[@jadd6810]

We are seriously looking at a 2104S Rockwood Mini Light.

[@Rvdaydream]

margaret mallonee thanks for watching and letting us know, quality is important to us, some models are built to cheap its unbelievable. ~Heidi~

[@rafaelestrada5261]

That Rockwood ultra lite that you liked is model 2604ws its 29.9 ft long with 3 slide out. The wardrobe in the bedroom is a slide out. That's a very nice model and it's lite. Thanks for the tour

[@Rvdaydream]

Rafael Estrada lol I knew it was a slide and when he said no I kinda chuckled. Thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@Timothy_Smith]

By the way, the cable systems are one of the best systems in the industry. Light, and very reliable. They used to not be, but they have gotten very good. Also, the huck bolted frames by BAL are some of the better frames out there. They have great service records, and are lighter than traditional I-beam frames.

[@Rvdaydream]

Timothy Smith thanks for the info and for watching! ~Heidi~

[@cherylownbey9573]

Nice tours and great critiques. You pointed out lots of things that newbies don't always think about, like access to refrigerator with slide in. Cheryl

[@Rvdaydream]

Cheryl Ownbey we try to look for things we have now. We have a decent amount of storage and we of course want an open feel and not to cramped. I am having a harder time really loving any of them but the more we see we are realizing what we need and want. Thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@trackman515]

Beautiful camper!

[@BigB-lt4ik]

The Rockwood you liked is a nice unit. Some friends of ours bought the same one a few months ago, and it seems to be well built. The one thing they did do was remove the chair closest to the door. It was always in the way going in & out. Once you get set up, the chairs always come out a few inches from the wall and take up more space. They pull theirs with a half ton Tundra, without any problems. Good luck in your search.

[@woodsmn8047]

I have seen the bath tub or shower raised from the floor...I think I gives extra room for plumbing making an easier install

[@BMWpoppop]

This is a rear lol! Good stuff!

[@Rvdaydream]

😁

[@Rvdaydream]

He is such a goofball!~Heidi~

[@robinmccune3438]

Had fun going RV shopping with you! We have an Imagine by Grand Design 28’ long and less than 6000lbs. Grand Design is know for quality as well as customer service. You should look at these trailers.

[@Rvdaydream]

I agree,we looked at the Grand design on our IX RV Show video, day 2 I think...there is a whole playlist of RV Shopping we did..

[@lukngud9049]

Hey DayDreamers! Great Tour with Lots of Ideas...I want to build my own Sprinter/Camper...and Mr. Dreamer, you said it right without being corrected! "...out here!" Cheers! Thumbs Up!

[@Rvdaydream]

lukngud yes I would love to get a rv and pull a van that way we could have off road, take off go wherever and stay whenever. As always thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@scottfarrar3441]

"...this is a Rear..." - rinse & repeat -- ROTFLMAO

[@kirkbounds5668]

I grew up there in Ravenna...…..Spent many weekends at West Branch in our pop up Jayco......

[@jgt157]

You have to remove the screws from the hinge to open that cabinet door. We looked at another similar and it had the same thing. We had to ask about it.

[@jaysuper8255]

We just got back from picking up our new RV trailer in Oregon. Yes, we drove 2200 miles (each way) from NE. Ohio to buy a "quality" built RV trailer. Outdoors RV Timber Ridge 24RKS. (28' 8" 6700 dry). Thermal pane windows standard, MorRyde 3000 suspension (shocks & grease-able shackles, 16" Goodyear Endurance E load tires) made for zero degrees....Yes, I wanted a higher build quality than the Elkhart IN. stuff. Hope to get out to West Branch one more time before the snow hits. You have to look what materials go into a quality RV, especially if "Full Timing" is in your future. Little things like, instead of the industry standard 60-70lb. drawer slides they use 100 lb. drawer slides. Instead of two 4000lb axles, they overbuild at two 5200lb axles. 5/8" marine grade floor decking. 35k btu furnace instead of a 25k. We actually bought it one day, and camped 50 miles from the dealer and did the factory tour the next day. (3 hour tour). Outdoors RV is a sister company of Arctic Fox, which builds 5er's, tt's and $50k truck campers. I would say we paid $10k to $14k more than what is on the lot here in NE Ohio dealers....We paid $34.7k

[@mikekeefer4365]

Nice video! Especially because you are staying at West Branch. Watched an earlier video of yours when you're reviewing sites at West Branch. Based on that video, we stayed at one of those sites twice last year. We have it reserved twice this year also. As far as RV shopping, we're all over the place. Some days we want a 5th wheel, other days we want something smaller than our bunkhouse. We won't be full timers, but we want to travel to, and stay at, the National Parks out west. A 20'-22' is probably what we will be going with. We were at All Seasons RV recently checking out the Sonics. Good luck at your RV shopping! I think if we're not camping, that's our favorite past time!

[@Biggchad]

Loved this vidja

[@Rvdaydream]

😁

[@GregODay]

We are wanting to get into around 30 to 34 ft. Are Keystone is 38 and right at the edge of being a park model. Access to the refrigerator with the slide in is a must like you said for boondocking over night. Are plan is going to be in a 5th wheel for are next Rv. Hope you find the one that works for you! Great video as always!

[@Rvdaydream]

Travel With Greg & Betty decisions decisions lol ugh too many. At least we kind of have it narrowed down a bit! Thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@PaddyWagonTravels]

Love the RV reviews. Like you - I really like that Rockwood. One of the floor plans you reviewed was like mine and your comments about relocating the recliner to the dinette area is exactly what I thought about doing with mine. The closets in all the RVs - in the bedrooms are really small - look forward to hearing about what you both decide.

[@Rvdaydream]

The Paddy Wagon always trying to find away to make anyone of them seem good enough for full time living is hard. Ugh almost stressful lol! I keep thinking to myself that I will make sure I don't attach myself to stuff (which isn't hard for me but Michael on the other hand needs 3 of this and 2 of that lol) I just said the other day we have more junk drawers and cabinets in the camper than we do the house. This shouldn't be an issue. I have a whole set of pots/pans (what for?) I use 1 or 2. Lol as always thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@jlantz58]

My Husband and I went threw what you folks are going threw now. Only thing is we had a Class A Motor Home that we sold and went down to a travel trailer. It was very difficult looking at the new campers because as you have found they were not built nearly as well as our 1999 Motor Home. We eventually found a 2011 really nice 22 ft. Gulf Stream with much better quality then the new ones and had been kept inside and well maintained. We were very afraid of the delamination in the newer ones.and as you have found the play in the shower and bathtub floors. We had seen and heard terrible stories about what had happened to people buying new. We have had our used trailer that we purchased from an individual now for about seven months, We are very happy with it. Good Luck in your search. It took us almost a year to finally settle in on the one.

[@KennethSievers]

Nice tours, we had to get a 5th wheel to get a taller shower.. Currently have a Sequoia by Redwood SQ38HRL at 16K gross, and pull it with a 2015 F350 DRW.. Thanks for sharing and good luck!!

[@KennethSievers]

Frig access while on the road. That is what we looked for as well...

[@gerard9128]

great video but you seem to pay more attention to curtains and rockers and want to tear things out seems that the Rockwood ultra was your best fit 2604 was best at 29ft i had a rockweoood and was well built

[@Rvdaydream]

gerard curry Agree but if we are living in we want some kind of comfort like recliners. Lol picky I guess. ~Heidi~

[@chadlyhowlett]

I have a 2014 rock wood roo hybrid with a slide it has held up really well compared to others I have seen and the toque flex axel suspension under them are very smooth down the road like it’s not there I run rough roads up north. Hope this helps.

[@Rvdaydream]

Thanks! definitely helps you are the 1st person that has commented on the torque flex ride characteristics.. I wasnt sure if it was just a sales gimmick or not, we will keep it in mind..😁👍

[@dreamsarefree5401]

Try looking at Puma 30RLIS or 31RLIS

[@Rvdaydream]

Doris Towns those are nice just looked them up online 😁 we are remodeling/painting ours since we didn't find one we both had to have yet 😁! Will look for one of those when we are out to take a better look, thanks for the suggestion and for watching!!

[@lavernekephartBrandy]

Gas shocks on the cabinets..

[@fordfan3179]

Looks like Hidey is a little tentative!

[@christinamoorman2594]

Cracker Barrel is the best

[@sandrastevens2793]

I see this is 3 years old and the are at a brand lot. All Forrest River. Up somewhere else!

[@Rvdaydream]

We ended up purchasing a 2020 same model. Currently living full time on the road!!

[@timgraham7851]

If your truck has 4.10 gears, it's rated to tow 10,000 or more. You should be good with that 34 footer. :-)

[@RodneyE.9491]

You crack me up messing with Heidi and her rear. I do my wife the same way.

[@Rvdaydream]

😂😂

[@steve-n-tee5577]

Your truck could pull those Rockwoods, my F150 did with no problems.

[@jeandecker4073]

I haven't heard much good about Forest River.

[@Rvdaydream]

Jean Decker ugh the smell! Made me sick to my stomach! Thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@LansingLawnServiceLLC]

Those nice steps are only show steps they do not come with the rv.

[@PatrickHayhurst]

Are you opposed to a 5th wheel? You skipped past a bunch of Open Range 5ers. We have an Open Range Light 319RLS. We love it!!!

[@roydavis2242]

Forest River is owned by Berkshire Hathaway and is the world's largest manufacturer of travel trailers, and I wouldn't own one. Their reputation for both quality and customer service sucks but what do you expect from a Warren Buffett company. If you want to find out more about Forest River, check out Hebard's Travels and see what he went through.

[@Rvdaydream]

Seems like most of Buffets businesses. Ht and miss..... The Forest River branded ones are waaaaay more poorly thought out than the Catalina or Freedom Express and The Rockwoods seem to be better than those....Funny how one major entity has vastly different product offerings....

[@Candyman0003]

The Rockwood is a Forest River just a better build.

[@2Peachcobler]

Have you considered buying a cargo trailer and converting it to what you want?

[@Rvdaydream]

B Cobler you just never know! Thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@terryperr990]

Check out the outback campers yu will like them!!!!!!!!

[@jlantz58]

Will you consider changing the shower hose to a longer hose and raising the shower head holder.

[@Rvdaydream]

Janice Lantz I would but there's still not enough room above.. the bigger picture is not that the small things can be repaired but why do they need to be repaired? If they didn't think out the shower hose and the head room in the shower what else did they not think out oh, what else was not engineered correctly. The standards that these trailers are built under aren't very high and they don't need to be for the most part except when it starts coming to the unit prematurely failing because something wasn't thought about whenever they say engineered the roof design or something more severe like safety whenever they didn't get the tongue weight quite right. I just hate to buy a new RV and then spend $10,000 fixing or correcting all the things that should have been done in the first place. Now some of the things that I have issue with it's just personal preference items but something as simple as a hose that was made too short because it was either cheaper or they just plain missed the Target on it just makes me think that the overall design probably has quite a few other issues that's not even seen on the surface. But it's a good question, should I buy a new RV that has obvious defects and maybe some not-so-obvious ones and just repair and correct as I go? Possibly if the price is right but the overall design and layout has to be pretty darn close to being perfect. Because there are only certain things that can be changed and floor plan layout is very difficult to make your own on something that's already built. Maybe the next few RVs that we look at I'll take a mental inventory of what I would need to change and how much it would cost to do that plus how much labor I would have involved. It's a good point it's a different way of looking at it. Thanks for watching :-)

[@jlantz58]

Somehow my reply got posted under Paddy Wagon Travels. Weird!

[@shelleyj1780]

Makes me wonder what they end up getting

[@gerard9128]

Just to add the Ctilina was cheap because made cheaper don't you want something that is better made? big difference the quality JMOO

[@Rvdaydream]

gerard curry true, the cost is a factor because not sure how long we will keep. I love the layout of the Catalina but really like Rockwood too. Of course 14000 difference also. Hmm decisions decisions lol. Thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@gregwalker731]

Catalina’s are constructed very well! The reason they’re less expensive because they cut the frills. I’ll put the construction of my Catalina against any manufacturer. I have a 233DS that measures 27’ from bumper to the tongue. One other thing you need to be aware of is the AC. Most units come with a 13K AC. This will not work in a hot climate such as Oklahoma if your box is over 24’. With my smaller unit , I can run my AC off my generator.

[@lavernekephartBrandy]

Did you say new truck???? It's beautiful

[@Rvdaydream]

LaVerne Kephart we are so undecided, but yes this one is really beautiful! 😁

[@LarryRichelli]

I just bought a Grand Design 315RTLS travel trailer...do yourself a favor and look at that one!

[@Rvdaydream]

Its a nice unit But, As mentioned we need to stay under 30' maybe 31 foot max to accommodate all the national parks...

[@markcathybuffum5498]

Wow drank the beer..can you say C O V I D .???? Ya my husband is 6’2” and that shower is too short...we are looking same size as you two

[@Rvdaydream]

Not 2 years ago..

[@ZeebNinja]

Are you wanting to full time in a 20+ foot trailer or are you still just looking at weekends and short trips?

[@Rvdaydream]

ZeebNinja well actually if we can find something that we could live in full time and weekends until we go full time. Definitely don't want anything over 30, do you have a model in mind? Let us know! Thanks for watching! ~Heidi~

[@ZeebNinja]

I have a '17 Fleetwood Bounder 35K class A. I am willing to put up with the bulky travel part for comfort while we park. I need space to wander around inside :) Keep the videos coming!

[@sandrastevens2793]

Why are all the cabinets dark wood! Not one is a lighter color. Could not stand that. These are not for me. But if getting I was. Interested I would go by brand. The brand is the selling point. Structure and how made. Why do you have to have so much space anyway?

[@Rvdaydream]

This is the lightest flooring, seating and cabinet combo offered... Cabinets can always be painted as they are real wood.. This brand is one of the best quality out there.... All wood cabinets, vacuum laminated walls, aluminum six sided cage including dinette and bed frame double welded aluminum, 5/8 marine grade plywood tounge and groove floor, Torsion axles for smooth ride... You should buy the smallest RV your are comfortable with... We are living full-time in our 26 foot box and it is doing the job pretty well...

[@Nivasi]

you take the shower head off the wall .. and wash head to toe, I'm 5;9" some of them seem low but they're not really

[@MacRides1]

We've been looking for over a year and narrowed down to this model: 2018 Cougar 29BHS Half Ton Bath (kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJTRoWSbltd4m7s&ab_channel=JohnConlee) . maybe check this one out ? I love that it's 1/2 ton towable and the bunks can be lifted out of the way and the space used.

[@boykinck]

How tall are you as I have been watching and we are also shopping and I can judge by your height if my husband will be too tal tall.

[@Rvdaydream]

Connie Boykin 6 foot even 235lbs

[@darrylshoemaker6965]

and I thought I was picky

[@Rvdaydream]

Oh yeah...

[@Bama_Medic]

Just watched your video. Let me give you a warning. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM FOREST RIVER brand of RV's. They have very poor build quality and even worse warranty work. I know of several who bought Forest River without doing the research and their brand new RV has been in the shop for repairs more then they have had time to use it. There have been a ton of complaints to the BBB and even a possible Class action lawsuit about this problem. The company is owned by Warren Buffett.

[@Rvdaydream]

Portable Preppers will do! The smell made we sick so much that I quit going into them. Thanks for your input and we do agree! ~Heidi~

[@elliem3763]

They stink, and small bathroom

[@jacqueblahut7494]

How about camping in blm free camping lot less kids