Vacation with family, in style

If you look at all the travel trailer floor plans, this is one of the most sensible for families with 1-2 kids. You could put a couple kids at the kitchen table/pullout slide for larger families, but that just sounds so darned hard – especially if you are going to be on an extended trip.

But this floor plan is pretty solid – parents in the front. Bathroom in the back that doesn’t separate any part of the square footage from another. Then the bunkhouse is great for giving the kids a small area for themselves.

I think you could easily vacation for very long periods in this thing. Good job Forest River.

The DISTINGUISHING features ( here is a list of pretty standard items for a travel trailer ) for this trailer are :

• One slide out
• Bunkhouse

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Excellent Couples & Singles RV

The Rear Living floor plan is not a common travel trailer floor plan. The advantages of having this floor plan in a travel trailer mean you can tow it with just a simple bumper pull instead of a fifth wheel hitch which does take up lots of space in your trucks box – YET at the same time, you can enjoy a very livable trailer just like all those peeps that have the rear living fifth wheels.

We’ve had a Palomino as our first travel trailer. It was a SOLID travel trailer without lots of problems. We would consider it a good quality unit. Why is this important? Because what you’ll find somewhat non-flashy with the Palomino’s will be made up by the units solid set of normal features and good construction.

I don’t think this is a good family vacation trailer, unless the vacations are very short. We found our kids don’t really like sleeping on the kitchen table or pulldown couch areas. So make sure that you consider that in layouts without bunkhouses.

The DISTINGUISHING features ( here is a list of pretty standard items for a travel trailer ) for this trailer are :

• One slide out
• Front bedroom
• Rear Living
• Central Bathroom (separates the bedroom from the bathroom when in use)

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RV living, but in a unit made to be lived in!

The product line for this RV/Park Unit is called the “Cottage”.

These park units are pretty amazing. I believe that this unit is pretty well designed for two people (or one) to live in full time. Also I see these being purchased by people to rent out to others for nice weekend retreats.  They are very beautiful inside and built to really be moved a small handful of times. In general, they are more mobile and durable than a single wide trailer home but less durable (as far as “moving”) than an RV. I think a great quality combination.

Learn more about the Cedar Creek Cottage 40CFL at the mfg web site.

The DISTINGUISHING features ( here is a list of pretty standard items for a travel trailer / here is what makes destination/park models different  ) for this trailer are :

• Three slide outs
• Full size appliances
• Freestanding kitchen table (like a regular house)
• Better windows (the front bay windows are unique to the park units)

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Excellent Family Vacation RV and Livable for THREE!

The bunkhouse can accommodate three, but that would only be for vacations. What is neat is that if you had one child, this bunkhouse could actually be the 2nd bedroom.

Of course if you lived in this with a kid (and a “better half”) you’d have to explain to “society” why you are ok with living in 321 square feet. Of course you can answer that you aren’t a “space pig” like the rest of the USA!

Gulf Stream did a nice job with this unit in that the bunkhouse was designed to accommodate the outdoor kitchen on its outside surface. Thats a pretty common design method, but when I see it, it strikes me as very practical.

The DISTINGUISHING features ( here is a list of pretty standard items for a travel trailer ) for this trailer are :

• Two slide outs
• Bunkhouse
• Outdoor Kitchen
• Horseshoe Kitchen Table (accommodates an extra person)
• Aerodynamic front cap

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Excellent Livable Couples (or singles) RV

The large slide makes a little more living space in the rear of the RV. Wildwood made the bathroom so it doesn’t “divide” any part of the RV, which I think is important if two people will be in the RV for any extended period of time.

The idea of a rear living concept in a travel trailer is not very common which makes this RV very unique.

I liked the visual appeal of the interior. While not as designed as an Airstream, Forest River is doing a good job. That kind of thing doesn’t have to be an expensive design issue, just a little bit “thought out”.

The DISTINGUISHING features ( here is a list of pretty standard items for a travel trailer ) for this trailer are :

• One LARGE slide out
• Rear Living
• Like a small 5th wheel, but a bumper hitch.

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