Two year review of our Leisure Travel Vans Unity. Would we buy it again?
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2022
- We have had our Leisure Travel Vans Unity for two years now, so watch as Janet and I review what we love and what we wish we could change about this RV.
The #leisuretravelvan is a fantastic #RV
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Janet, The more you drive, the more confident you will be. I’m 64 and I’m driving solo with my dog. This was not my initial choice. After we bought our LTV, my husband got cancer and subsequently passed away. If I can do it, you can, believe me! It’s easy, even on hair pin turns. As with parking, you’ll learn by practice. I tell people this, not for sympathy but to encourage them to be independent in case of life changes.
So sorry to hear about your loss. So glad you have your LTV to see the country in! Hopefully she will get comfortable with driving it soon!
thank you for saying this I’m single mom I’m thinking about buying one kids are both out of the house and I have three dogs and this van looks amazing and I wanted to be able to take the kids if they wanted to go
Also, I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my husband to cancer 14 years ago. This is always been on my bucket list. I’m gonna go for it!!!!
Great you finally had janet on your show. She did a great job!
She's not that into the camera, but I've got to get her on more!
You have a lovely wife. You seem uptight. So it is good that she seems more laid back and a very grateful lady.
She is lovely and I’m an acquired taste for sure
Thanks for sharing your perspective Janet. Please continue to do so!
Yes! trying to get her on the channel more! She's warming up to it though.
We bought ours, 2017 UMB, and my wife drove one first. This was a must in case something happens to me was important. After 6 + years and 71k miles we still love it. Made a few Add ons and try to make it our own. Thanks for all your videos!
Janet is still scared to drive it, but maybe one day I can get her behind the wheel
Y’all make a great team! Love the update with all of the tips. This was helpful.
glad you enjoyed it!
I feel that with couples, each should be able to do what the other person does. Switch jobs on purpose, take a little longer to set up, walk each other through the process and do it several times. I'm not solo but my husband's health means everything is up to me, including driving, set up outside and in, fueling up, etc. If I hadn't learned to drive, to set up, to back up, etc. while he was in good health I'm not sure we would be camping today.
Agree, Janet is just timid to drive. I’ll let her read this and maybe inspire her. Glad y’all are still out there!
oh and thank,you. your vehicle is our “finalist”. we are newbies in life transition about to purchase. plus thank you for honesty about things like “do we feel comfortable driving.”. very helpful. and encouraging and inspiring!
Awesome, so glad this was helpful!
Yes Janet should be on more of your videos, she did a great job.
Yes! She will oblige for me every once in a while
🌺ALOHA from MAUI …..I’m a 70 yr old female and LOVE driving my LTV …. Go for it girl … I can’t wait to get back to mainland and explore
Yes! She's really nervous about driving, but I'll get her going soon hopefully
Nice to hear your summary of the last couple years. Very helpful to hear some real-world feedback from you two. You clearly dove deep in to all things LTV in the last couple years - which has been a great benefit to all us lurkers :-) As I’ve said before, still living vicariously through all you LTVrs until I step up for mine. Learning in the journey is still a good thing. Thanks - as always - for your conversational approach to sharing your story. Your ‘neighbor’ waving from Frisco 👋
Hey Scott, We still need to get together some time. I have the LTV at the office occasionally in Coppell, so if you ever want to see it, give me a shout
@@Pagosa Oh boy - i would be thrilled so see your FX. That is very generous of you. I’m two years on in a Work From Home mode so have a reasonable amount of flexibility and would be happy to come your way on a lunch hour if that’s convenient for you. Clearly not a rush thing. Pretty sure I have your email from that last exchanges we shared many months back. I’ll resurrect that I ping you there to get the discussion out of comments here. Thanks again Brandon - and keep on posting :-)
Great video folks, really appreciate it. We ordered a Unity RTB late May of 2021, hoping it will show up soon.
Congrats!
Thanks. Great Intel.
Glad it helped
I am 5 ft tall and small size. We have had the Unity FX about 6 months and now I have to do weights to strengthen my arms to push the bed up. Oh and I am 75 yrs old lol. Love seeing Janet! Happy Travels. We also have a 27 ft front bedroom queen AS! 2 doggies too. Lol funny coincidences.
We are following in your footsteps!
Yay! Janet in the video!!
Did you watch or just look at the thumbnail? 😂
@@Pagosa I watch every second of every video and for those reading this no it's not because I'm pressured into it by Brandon in any way shape or form!
My wife really liked this video, said it was very informative. Big thanks to Janet for joining in.
Great! Hopefully she will join me more in the future!
Brandon, happy that both of you are enjoying your Unity. We love our ‘18 UMB-it’s our 3rd motorhome in 22 years and my wife has yet to drive any of them or do external hookups or slide deployment, hookup to towed, etc, so Janet is not alone in that regard(and she has 20 more years to try!).
I have to admit that I miss driving our 39’ pusher, it was really comfortable. If you haven’t driven one, you should try one out sometime. But I certainly don’t miss trying to back into tight RV parks. I prefer County and State Parks, which are often limited to 25-27’, so the Unity is perfect, and like you called out, the front wheel cut is impressive.
Our Unity has been trouble free, happily. Really, the biggest ongoing problem is not using our LTV often enough!
I'm sure Janet will not want to do the outside stuff even after I teach her, lol. I actually have driven a few DPs, and love to drive them. It's the "off the highway" driving part I'm glad I have an LTV for.
We’ve been taking our Insta pot camping it’s a game changer.:) My wife drove our LTV before we purchased it she loves it so easy to drive.:)
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After a year of ownership Wonder FTB we have found that there are Pink and Blue jobs. I have enjoyed all the videos.
Yes, for sure. Glad you are enjoying the channel!
Because the opinions of people with no prior RV experience is so helpful.
Can’t tell if this is a positive or negative comment, lol.
Should definitely get Janet some driving time just in case of an emergency situation. Safe travels!
Yes! She’s really nervous, but need to get her going
Totally agree that two years is way too long to have not shown Janet how to do everything.
I'm buying a small Class C that's relatively cheap. I was able to get a warranty, so I know I don't have to worry a lot of repairs needed for a few years. That will give me a couple of years to wait for the wait list. I'm actually going to plan to live in my first RV for at least 6 months before I place my order for my leisure van. I want to make sure I actually enjoy living on the road full-time before I invest the same amount of money as a house. Because I've never driven anything that large, I'm planning to take a driving course specifically for rvs. I want to make sure I feel confident in the amount of space I take up. That might be something that Janet might the benefited with as well. It's something that either one of us could probably figure out on our own, but I think the tips and tricks that the professionals will give us would make more safe choices on the road.
That's a great idea. RV Lifestyle channel just took a driving course as they got a big fifth wheel and prob would help!
Greetings from Denver! Your channel has been so helpful as I decide the right RV for me. I specifically love your lithium set up. Question for you… my usage of an rv will require moving to a different site every night. How is the set up and breakdown process for your LTV? Any time saving tips? Thanks, and safe travels!
LTVs are one of the easiest compared to travel trailers and such. Just hook up water, the electric and basically done!
@@Pagosa Thanks for that info!
We are considering ordering a 2023 Unity MBL and are considering ordering it without a generator. Our hopes are to make it a Lithionics Battery power house. In your opinion, in the space that the generator would have been in, is there enough room for 3 or 4 Lithionic batteries?
Another concern is after watching LTV’s video again I realized by not ordering the solar package the microwave would not be hooked up to the inverter. Do you think this is difficult to have this done?
If you can order without a gen, and they actually put a storage bin in it's place, you could certainly add more battery. I'm not sure how they outfit the gen area without a generator. Moving the microwave breaker over to the inverted side to run off battery is super simple, so no worries there.
We sold our 2020 Unity MB and went to a Tiffin Wayfarer. It was a good move.
Interesting. What do you like about the Wayfarer over the Unity?
First, we owned a Tiffin Phaeton, so we have a comfort level with the brand. Next, we sold the LTV because someone made the right offer. Then, the size of the slide and placement of the Murphy bed, which IMHO provides a superior living arrangement. The theater seating is far more comfortable, and the level of quality, while not quotient as good, is very acceptable. Then there’s the dealer network and the wonderful team of techs at Winfield. Overall, we feel it’s a more livable coach. The one downside is the OCCC, which creates some limitations, but if we need to carry a bunch of stuff we tow a ‘21 Crosstrek with about 1000 pounds of capacity. Hope that’s helpful.
Congratulations! We also purchased a Wayfarer and love the awesome space with the RW floor plan, largest bathroom, headspace and vital space above cab. Love the aircraft style entry door and slide covers almost the full length of coach. I am claustrophobic no issues-in the RW. Love the full size bay doors same as Class A, access so easy. Finally the Murphy Bed, 3 Tv’s and 2 electric recliners separate from bed make entertainment options fantastic. We don’t see any need to tow a vehicle since my wife and I can get the slide, awning and jacks in about ten minutes (don’t hook up water or sewer until we leave for home to dump sewer or refill water) We just disconnect electrical and drive the RV to explore. Cheers!
Hello from Ouray CO. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on the LTV! I really like that these are awesome vehicles that one could go straight from a mild national forest boondock spot to downtown for a concert! Relatively easy to maneuver and great build quality.
Safe travels!!
We love Ouray! You can’t go wrong with an LTV!
would love to see a slide on the unity tb kitchen area
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What we did for the noise in our Unity
I like you hate the noises that reach my ears coming from the back we bought a noise and light reducing curtain from Amazon that I hung right behind the driver’s and passenger seat and it has reduced probably 80-90% of the noise
The other Benafits are the air conditioning and heat in the cab work much better .
Just a thought works for us. Bob
That's a great idea
Hello, I’m contemplating a LTV for my husband and I to use to travel away from the gulf coast for three months. I’d love input from those that actually live in there’s for that extended period of time and how it works out. 16:24
Check out my interviews on this channel with Lori Rabey. She spends 6 months a year in hers.
Texas is definitely two hands firmly on the steering wheel at all times.
Can be for sure
I love that this guy adds larger inverters and batteries so you can run the A/C, something LTV’s own power options don’t provide.
I think they will get there eventually. But for now, the aftermarket options are there
Do you find the 25 gallon fresh water tank is adequate for 2 people?
It’s not ideal for boondocking longer than a few days, but you can make it work. Just a trade off for having a small RV.
Which Bella Air Fryer do you have the 2.0Qt or the 2.9Qt. Thanks
The 2.9 qt. Great size - here’s the exact one we got amzn.to/3xIZoEZ
Great thanks. Just ordered it.
I’ve heard quality is really sucky in the rv industry, but I don’t know if that’s just for travel trailers, fifth wheels, etc that get towed behind a vehicle, or motorhomes, or campervans, just some or all have quality drop? I don’t know. How often have you had anything break, need to be replaced? How much did the repairs, servicing cost? How difficult was it to find someone to fix it, to find the replacement, how expensive was the piece?
The Leisure is one of the better, less stress RVs. All will have problems eventually. Our LTV never had an issue, outside of the safe digital combo failing. Everything is generally easy to fix and you can learn to do your own, or hire an RV Tech. Keep in mind, the less you pay (especially in towables) the more issues.
What type of leisure travel can you got?
We have a Unity FX
Puedes hacer un video hablando de la Ford wonder ??
We have a few Wonder videos on the channel
What size Blackstone do you have?
17”. Fits well in an outside bay
Do you travel with a spare tire on your LTV?
No, unfortunately there is no room for one unless you have a device you add on the back of your receiver hitch.
To all the ladies who 'wonder if they could drive an RV?...' This Leisure Travel van is just like driving a big car - you'll get used to driving it in about 15 minutes. Seriously. Before I got my Class A license to drive a tractor-trailer, the biggest thing I had ever driven on the highway was my Dad's pickup truck to go get horse feed and hay. Trust yourself that you can drive ANYTHING. It just takes some practice and a good set of mirrors (and an instructor who isn't a jerk). Don't let anyone intimidate you about this! You'll get some guy giving you advice or being mean about 'women driving!' like they drove a big rig out of their Momma's womb, but believe me, they were beginners once, too. lol Secure men don't care if you're just as good as they are at something - in fact, they will help you to become as good as they are. In the trucking industry, women are generally considered to be some of the best drivers because we tend to be much more careful than (some of) the men. I've never seen a woman driver trying to be 'SUPER TRUCKER'... that seems to be the exclusive province of a certain type of guy. (Forgive me, fellas, but it is the truth.) Take your time and GET OUT AND LOOK at what's behind you. Being in a rush and letting your ego get the better of you is what causes backing accidents. You've got this, ladies!
Love this!
Of course we would like to see her more. Plus, she gives insight from a woman’s perspective.
Yes! I try and get her on as much as possible, but she’s not as into the camera as some folks. Lol.
Does you ref have a ice maker if no how do you address that
It does not have an ice maker. We don't use ice, but you could just put in ice trays or a countertop ice maker (not much room for it though)
Hi Just wondering what your motivation is to also buy a towable. Our LTV UTB has just arrived at our dealer and will be picking up in the next few weeks…. We first rented a Navion RV for a couple of weeks 2020 ( during Covid). Was a great intro to the RV life despite being total rookies, and I ( as the wife lol) drove it and found it quite easy to drive. The next year we rented a towable for 4 days. Definitely noticed how more challenging it was ( pulling in to gas stations). Stopping to get groceries ad trying to find parking etc. Plus I did not drive as towing a trailer is not in my comfort zone. Enjoy all your videos and adventures. And like others have mentioned definitely need to get Janet to drive occasionally as a just in case….
I’m definitely a glutton for punishment, lol. We just want to try that type of RV as well. When we go on extended trips, will be nice to have a larger living space as well as have the tow vehicle available. I’m very curious to see just how spoiled we are with the LTV.
Pagosa a ? We have a 2022 Unity RL - in a month from now the Black/Grey/Water tanks sensors will be replaced for the 2nd time ( originals, replaced once and now again) , this time by LTV HQ!!!! I am a little disappointed in this as surely 3 sets of sensors cannot all be at fault - what is the history of this from your viewers and their/your experience? I have been asking LTV about a life time warranty on these as you can realize that with this history I am a little skeptical about longevity ... Thanks
That's crazy. I have heard a few people complain, but definitely not three times. That's a bummer. I hope LTV figures it out.
@@Pagosa Thx ...And another ? : has the ladder in the back been a useful addition. We received our RL when the ladders were not being provided due to safety (?), now they are making new ones available - should one get one or save the $ ?
@@greggkennedy2669 I didn't get a ladder, and regret it. Not to climb up on top, but that it could be used for a TRX workout or bands and such. But it will def be helpful to get up on roof. I use a 10' ladder to clean off solar panels now.
Note: do you know who drives the local school bus?!! WOMEN! If they can do it so can you! Just watch them drive up and down all those neighborhood streets and be amazed! Interview them and they will laugh at your fears!!!
She’s still afraid to drive it. Has nothing to do with gender, just her anxiety level
Rv's make no sense. Cheaper to rent hotel than buy an RV when you factor in RV purchase price, gas cost and depreciation of RV, . I wouldn't have bought to begin with.
They make zero sense financially, just like a boat, plane, door dash, netflix account etc. It's about enjoying what you enjoy. But on another note, my RV has actually appreciated in value, which is the weird time we live in.
Then remain in your basement.
@@donnerparty1815 Basement, I have travel around the world for over 40 years. I didn't waste my money on an asset like a RV that commonly depreciates a $1000 a month and spend $50 to $75 per night sleeping in an RV park. Instead, much cheaper to travel abroad, see the world and a lof more intriguing.
@@jeffwisener1378 Then why are you watching RV videos, just to bash someone's preferences?
Yeah, potential of bed bugs..etc, sleeping in beds that might been cleaned by hotel staff and limitations to dogs in hotel are major turn off
wife” automatically turning her her head instead of using modern mirror technology. suggestion that helps me.. so like dancing, think kinesthetic (physical response) like dancers, ER responders.. I like to CONTROL MY VEHICLE. ... old school stick shift, turn your head… helpful to aarent a car - ford - that has technology. drive and do your errands. park. it is more manageable. Modtech I DO NOT LIKE is auto drive safety stuff when you are droving down route 5 California (major mojo highway trucks.. 70+ per hour), and a car or truck cross the line to much, so you look into your mirror and accommodate for safety. and your vehicle tries to put you back in your lane, or starts talking or beeping at you. better forward back safety, than sideway freeway control. scary when you feel like you are fighting for control over your vehicle in a dangerous situation that requires astute reflexes.
This is true. I feel I rely on my adaptive cruise to much at times.
You will let her drive???? Shame on you!!
You haven’t ridden with her 😂
@Pagosa go to a fairground or factory and not many around so she has plenty of room to practice with the cameras and mirrors to feel comfortable. I am so glad my daughter's didn't have to learn to drive in a big city.
How much of a discount can you get off from MSRP on one of these Vans? Is 20 to 30 percent possible?
Since the pandemic, there are no discounts, and many times dealers charge a premium over MSRP when they get a cancelled order. Wait times are 1-2 years currently.
Thanks@@Pagosa