Ultimate RV Buyer Shopping Guide to Couple's Campers UNDER 30ft!!
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Today's video is a Compilation of a LOT of RVs broken down into what I call "Floor plan families." Many RV company make the same layouts with their own spins and features.
My hope is this video helps you identify the LAYOUT you like best to help you zero in on "getting your 2nd camper the first time around."
Today's video does focus on models 30ft tip to tail and under by the way! Use the links below if you'd like to more details with a full video or check pricing on anything you see!
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"The No Slides"
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► Jay Flight 210QB • No Slide & Now Even LI...
► Grey Wolf 20RDSE • No Slides & Less Worry...
► Freedom Express 20SE • EASY No Slide LIGHT ½ ...
"The Sofa Slides" (Many could be dinettes btw)
► Rockwood 2109S • Open, Spacious, SMALL ...
► Freedom Express 192RBS • Tiny Dual Axle RV with...
► Rockwood 2205S • One of THE BEST Couple...
► Surveyor 202RBLE • Shockingly Light with ...
► Cougar 22RBS • Their Smallest RV has ...
► Heritage Glen 19RBHL • Only 24ft & IDEAL for ...
► Sunset Trail 212RB • ONLY 5,000lbs and BIG ...
► Rockwood 2511S • Private Bed ½ Ton Coup...
► Rockwood 2513S • AMAZING New Couple's R...
► Rockwood 2518S • NEW MODEL! Flip Floppe...
"The Compact Mega Kitchens"
► Imagine 17MKE • SMALL RV with HUGE Kit...
► Rockwood 2517S • GORGEOUS New Half Ton ...
► Vibe 22RK • Most AMAZING Counter S...
► Ember 21MRK • Only 27ft TOTAL with B...
► Jay Feather 19MRK • Under 24ft & 5,000lbs ...
"The 22-Toterhomes"
► Cougar 22MLS • IDEAL Couples ½ Ton RV...
► Imagine 22MLE • One of THE BEST Couple...
► Ember 22MLQ • NEW! • ½ Ton RV Ideal ...
► Jay Flight 225MLS • HOW is this SO LIGHT! ...
► Transcend 200MK • HUGE Kitchen & Space i...
► Surveyor 203RKLE • I LOVE this Layout & O...
"The Rear Baths" (Buckle up.. there's a LOT of them!)
► Imagine 2600RB • Available WITH or WITH...
► Jay Feather 25RB • 30ft Camper • Massive ...
► Heritage Glen 25RBHL • This Brand is Making S...
► Alpha Wolf 26RB • Light Inside & True Qu...
► Cougar 26RBS • Private King Bed • UND...
► Ember 26RB (or 26MRB) • NEW MODEL 1st Look!! 2...
► Wildwood 26RBS • Awesome New Couple's C...
► MPG 2600RB • 30ft RV with BIG Bath ...
& holy cow.. so many more!!
"The Rear Loungers"
► Delta 252RL • REFRESHING New Take on...
► Cougar 25RDS • Shocking Living Space ...
► Imagine 2500RL • BIG Open Living | Smal...
► Alpha Wolf 2500RL • New Couple's Half Ton ...
► Jay Feather 26RL • ½ Ton Azdel Couple's C...
► Sunset Trail 258RD • Wide Open Living & Eas...
"The Rear Kitchens"
► Imagine 23LDE • Possibly PERFECT Coupl...
► Jay Feather 23RK • Possibly Perfect RV fo...
► Alpha Wolf 23LDE • MUST SEE New Half Ton ...
► Rockwood 2515S • Crazy Good New Couple'...
► Fredom Express 246RKS • GREAT for Couple's wit...
► Cougar 25MLE • This New RV might be t...
► Winnebago 2630MLRK • BEST New Couple's Camp...
"The Front Kitchens" with Bed Slide Out!
► Cougar 25FKD • Possibly the Best Fron...
► Rockwood 2608BS (Flagstaff 26FKBS) • Bed Slide PLUS Super S...
► Freedom Express 259FKDS • Under 30ft with Privat...
► Surveyor 268FKBS • NEW MODEL! Only 32ft C...
► Rockwood 8263MBR • Only 30ft LUXURY Suite...
► Imagine 2660BS • NEW MODEL! Only 30ft w...
► Minnie 2832FK • NEW MODEL Fixes Old Pr...
Rockwood Mini Lite / Flagstaff Micro Lite (ALL Under 26ft Total Length!)
► 2104S (Murphy Bed, Dinette Slide) • Murphy Queen, Twin, or...
► 2109S (Sofa Slide, Front Bed) • Open, Spacious, SMALL ...
► 2205S (Theater Seat Slide, True Queen) • One of THE BEST Couple...
► 2506S (Front Kitchen, No Slide Rear Bed) • SUPER RARE! Rear Bedro...
► 2509S (Bunks, Murphy) • Super Slide Space but ...
► 2511S (Private Bed, Rear Bath) • Private Bed ½ Ton Coup...
► 2513S (Rear Bath, Private Bed) • AMAZING New Couple's R...
► 2515S (Rear Kitchen, Private Bed) • Crazy Good New Couple'...
► 2516S (Kitchen AND Bed Slides!) • Full Bed Slide but ONL...
► 2517S (Murphy, Mega Kitchen) • GORGEOUS New Half Ton ...
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00:00 TT's Under 30ft
01:50 No Slides
04:54 Sofa Slides
07:56 Mini Mega Kitchens
11:02 "Toterhomes"
13:53 Rear Baths
17:30 Rear Lounges
20:24 Rear Kitchens
22:56 Front Kitchens
26:41 Overall Go-to
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My “perfect couple’s camper” would DEFINITELY include an attached ladder, solar, Goodyear tires, a true queen bed, theater seating, a TV ,an oven, a “porcelain” toilet, a “rectangular” shower with a shower door, a Maxxair vent fan, and most importantly, NO “1950’s DINER” BOOTH DINETTE💥💥💥
Flagstaff 826MBR
@@saltyhorizons My Rockwood MiniLite 2205S is perfect other than it’s elbow banging radius shower😂
@@stevez340 We looked at that one as well and a similar one with a wall between the bedroom / kitchen-living room area. Having had two previous TT’s with a NASA worthy bathroom, we really appreciate the large bathroom in the 826MBR.
Josh,
This is a great video to show everyone what they really want as far as layout. Here's something you might consider doing for future videos regarding what couples should look for in features.
1. Electricity consumption; how much solar does the rig offer and is it expandable? Does it have an inverter, is it gas or electric powered, can you run the microwave, can you run the AC unit?
2. Towing; what type of hitch does it have, should it have a sway bar or load leveling hitch and how easy is that to add something in that category? What is the safest hitch and which of them fail the most? How much hitch failure is caused by owner error? Gen Y hitches; etc.
3. Slide type and slide failure. (I know you have done these in the past, but something with actual stats on which ones fail the most and why added in to it and/or possibly updated by brand).
4. Suspension... Wide stance, leaf suspension and the different types and particularly maintaining them, and lastly independent torsion axles... What are the plusses and minuses of each.
5. Outside kitchens... What do you need vs. what do you want? How important are they?
And then this one...
6. How do you plan to hook up that damned second TV? Is a second TV something you really want or need? What is the secret to hooking it up?
After you decide on the floor plan those are some major deciding factors when it comes to making your purchase.
Just some random ideas that stemmed from watching this video.
Thanks,
Pat
Ty for the ideas!
@@JoshtheRVNerd No problem... I'm the idea guy... Always thinking about things...
Pat
I want to give you around 20 "likes" just for the amount of work you put into the links. Great way to break it down by floor plan. Thanks for the work you put in on this one man!
Thanks for that!
Josh: GREAT JOB!! Really like the “philosophy of use” approach you’ve taken with today’s video. Lots of models identified grouped by floor plans and then there’s the included side bar list of specific similar models within each category. A person looking for that “perfect” rear dinette no slide trailer can use your list to quickly drill down without having to wade through a lot of other trailers that don’t meet their needs or wants. Please do more vides in this style. Respectfully, W.S.
Awesome, thank you!
My Christmas wish list is a light "toy hauler" except not really for anything more than kayaks with that drop down door with the fenced in patio space. 16' long with a queen bed that hides up at the ceiling and pulls down on struts (no electric lift necessary). Below the bed is roll over couch/ twin bed. The opposite wall would have a desk set up that could also be additional counter space. The kitchen would have a tall cabinet with the bottom 1/3rd dedicated to holding dog food/supplies. It needs a propane oven and burners (no microwave), a propane/electric fridge, a sink that works with an electric pump or with a hand pump. It must have a dry bath with a retractable shower door. Outside, I would like a rear awning and I'd prefer a dual axle.
Thank you so much for all you do. We are shopping for retirement and dreaming of the future. Would love if you added a small family category to your reviews. Bunk houses aren’t great for teens, babies or those with mobility issues. Having 2 dedicated beds is the hope both with headroom and storage.
This is a great video. Now I want to go explore a couple of them I really like! Thanks for what you’re doing for us. You’re a rockstar!
Wow TY!
Josh, I appreciate all the insights you provide into the RV industry. If there's one thing that I think you need to be more up front on, and that is the poor build quality RVer's are experiencing. I'm sure you watch Liz amazing as many others do and I know it would be hard for you to badmouth RVs when they're paying your salary, but truth is what it is.
Thanks. This helps so much to wade through all the options and make the cuts so we can zero in on what we think wirk fir us the best.
You bet!
Thank you for including no-slide options.
No problem!
Super job…exactly what we’ve been looking for! The layout comparisons are fantastic! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Awesome! Glad you like it :)
Yes, you are reading my mind. I want to see floorplans. Specifically, I want to see bath and 1/2 floorplans as small as possible. I know it's gonna be close to 37ft...but maybe there are smaller that I don't know about.
Awesome! Glad you like it :)
We bought a 2023 Microlite 25fkbs and I am very impressed with the quality of it and the room for being a 25'11" camper.
Rockwood/Flagstaff is consistently a cut above
If someone gets up early or someone stays up late, you NEED a wall/door on that bedroom. If you are lucky enough to have the same sleep schedule, you can save some serious $. Those last 3 campers you showed are all amazing. I loved this video, really walked us through a category and showed options so we can dial in what we truly want vs need. GREAT JOB! My only complaint, I know price is always something companies don't want to talk about, but sometimes I feel these videos get me to fall in love with a certain camper, then I find out it is a $60,000 camper and I am disappointed I can't afford it. I understand if you don't want to say the exact price, but maybe give a hint, these campers are under $25k, the next group is $25-35k, the final group is $35k plus.
I like the budget bracket idea.. ty
I absolutely love that you do these videos. It is very helpful to compare multiple rvs at once. Thank you for doing these kinds of videos!
Glad you like them!
Josh, this compilation format is fantastic. I take screen shots of the floorplans & stats of the ones we might use with a halfton. Such a great way to compare - thank you! Great job.🎉😊
Glad you like it 😃
EXCELLENT job, sir! This is the definitive "go to" video for those who don't yet know what they want.
TY! The format hit me on a whim and made a lot of sense
I am paying special attention when STORAGE and COUNTER TOP space is highlighted.
Rockwood for the win folks. You won’t regret it on the buy or sell end.
I always feel strongly about them
Thanks Nerd! Love the concept of this video and how you put both the videos and the information together. You sir, yes, a PhD in lookerater RV models!!
Awesome, thank you!
Awesome job Josh! This might be your best collection yet (IMO)! 👍🏽👍🏼
wow.. ty
The Nerd delivers! Brilliant idea to present this way. Very useful!
Awesome good to know
We love our rear kitchen layout! We know for the next one has got to be a rear living arrangement. Thank you Josh!
My wish is for a couples / dog parent camper. Give me a singe bunk on hinges that at night my dog can sleep on and during the day I flip it up, a tray on the underside of the bunk can fold down and I can use it as a desk. Give me a murphy bed for me and the wife, make the sofa have leg rests, watching a movie in a upright seated position sucks. Next give me a dinnett in a slide so we have a place to eat, build puzzles or play board games. Make it under 26Ft and less than 6K. On the tanks, give me a big grey tank. My wife and I have never come close to pooing 35 gallons of waste, Make the black 20 gallons, Gray 50 and fresh 35, Out of all the tanks fresh is the easiest to deal with, you either have water at the site or you transport water to your site as apposed to have sewer hook ups at the site or taking a portable waste tote to the dump station.
Love most of the rvs on your list! I do not like the no slide campers! I love the couger floor plan. Love how small it is. But I like most of the rvs that you I saw. Love these type of videos. Have a great day josh!
I do like this layout of the video: I got to learn a lot more about floorplans and try to figure out what would be the best for my family. Thanks as always for the very informative (and humorous!) content!
Awesome! I'll keep this in mind :)
Fantastic video. Thank you
I like the concept of the video. I'd love to see you new couple's fifth wheels.
I'll see what I can do!
A lot of really nice couples or singles TT.
1) Vibe very roomy.
2) Cougar very nice. I think that I like it better than the Vibe.
3) Ember… idk, perhaps. Had good points and not so good.
4) HarryGlenn’s look nice. Needs more backsplash.
5) I think that I can “Imagine” myself in an Imagine. I like the fold up counter.
6) I can see myself Sitting back and relaxing in this Alliance. Favorite one I think.
7) I like the Jayco as well, but it needs more backsplash and a place for CPAP machines.
8) Rockwood looked nice on the outside. Appeared to have 30# LP tanks.
9) Cougar #2 looks nice as well. It too needs more backsplash
10) Same as #9.
11) Mini’s: I love the counter space, however like all other campers, they need more backsplashes.
12) What? No Go Play’s???
Thanks for this video compilation Josh. It is an excellent t reference for someone (a couple) shopping for their next camper.
My pleasure! I'm glad folks liked it so much!
Vary Helpful and Useful, and Thank for mentioning-No Slides 👍
Goodness gracious!! This is going to take me a very long time watching all these. 😳
Sorry - my videos run long quite often
@@JoshtheRVNerd it’s a compliment showing how thoroughly you are. 👍
Loved this format! Any chance you could do one for trailers under 25 feet?
I think I actually have something like that coming...
Thanks for putting this video together!! Well done!! Sure is going to help us decide on a floorplan!!
Glad it was helpful!
I love this! Looking for rear living with no walk thru bath! Great job putting this all together
try the 26RL Jay Feather.
Talk about the shower being a elbow knocker on that Cougar, the TV placement is a head knocker for anyone sleeping on that side of the bed and trying to get around it in the middle of the night. It is so blocked off you have to get out at the foot of the bed. Not a good placement for the TV. Not sure where else it could go but it would be a deal killer.
Hey Josh thanks for all the good content you put out on RV'S. I can't wait for you to get your hands on some of the new Outdoors titanium, and Northwood RV'S, they have changed their colors and came out with 12volt fridges as well as 400 watts of solar standard,(and some nash OTG are 600,plus Northwood is offering 2000 watt inverters as an option. The 22G Artic fox now has a Murphy bed option as well as the 25 R coming with a two-seater Dinette and theater seat option and they put the TV across from it in the cabinet , but there are still some 2024 with mixed new features like the new fridge but same old colors they are
probably just trying to use up all the old stock but it will be totally phased out soon. I know they are hard for you to find especially the outdoors RV titanium versions which looks so much better than the mountain series but I know they are pricey as well, anyway I know you will eventually find some and I'll be waiting to see what you think.
I need to get some trips in out west to get my hands on those things
Nicely done. thats a lot of work. for very selfish reasons I'd like to see a version of this featuring: solo, large human compatible, under 21', Off-grid/extended boondock, BLM compatible (tough and maneuverable) - Airstream Basecamp, Ember 170 series, intech navigate, etc. Not necessarily a rock crawler but will put up with washboard and unmaintained roads. Like the Geo-pro 19 series looks pretty good for the purpose without breaking the wallet. It would be awesome to have kind of an overview like this of the options that arent the tacticool black series and such.
I actually might have something along those lines coming. Not EXACTLY what you described but maybe a few options
@@JoshtheRVNerd I dont expect exact. Im a specialized consumer :)
Thanks JTRVN! You are amazin’!!!
I try! Folks sure seem to like this multi-look format!
Great idea
Below 30', my go to has always been Hybrids. Tons of space in a Roo 233s or 235s. Great video though, as always.
those are, in my view, the two very best hybrids that have ever been made
Loved the video!! Great job as always...
Thanks again!
We found write a list of what you want in a camper..
We found a 30fter. We really liked..
Ohh did i say We already own a 40ft diesel pusher. But we always check out new
Big help! I want the exterior of imagine, with the sky window of the Ember and with the Cougar interior! 😂
don't you wish you could frankencamper them?
Cougar. Let's gooooooooo
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I'd like to see more. How about bunks houses that are 1/2 ton or even SUV towable. Having to assemble the pup is getting to be a bit of a chore. I'd like to see more heat pumps. When one is camping with shore power in the spring or fall they are handy!
Awesome Ty for the ideas
Would love to see 5th wheel comparisons. Couples size 5th's specifically around the 30ft size.
I actually have a similar video of EVERY FW that was 30ft or less I could find from any builder
An idea for a video in this series. Smallest trailers you think would work as full timer units
I dont know if there's a good way to qualify that.. I've seen people full time in little 16ft basic boxes
I don't need a super slide, but as a frequent napper, I need a private bedroom.
naps are the best lol
Ill take the Alliance bath and bedroom, with the Jayco living area for a win!!!
And i dig this type of vid
TY! I have a handful more of these coming up
@@JoshtheRVNerd looking fwd to them!
Genius idea... settin up the video this way
Kinda hit me on a whim. Glad it was helpful!
Your awesome my friend. Thanks for the video :o)
Great video, I would like to see one in the 7000 pound range that can be pulled by a Ford Ranger or similar. Thank you.
This is great!!!!
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@@JoshtheRVNerd Follow up question: Do you have a list of campers that have full outdoor kitchens too?
Thanks for the helpful info. However, I just don’t understand how manufacturers expect anyone to RV for any length of time other than a weekend or few days with only the storage next to the bed. They always call them “wardrobes” but there is such minimal space in them for many clothes at all… The brands with actual wardrobes, like Rockwood Minilites, that include more hanging clothes storage and some shelves are clearly listening to customers.
Probably not a coincidence Rockwood/Flagstaff just dominate their market segment
We watched one of your videos and went with the Jayco 21MML!
nice pick! Mind dropping me a review for the helping hand?
@@JoshtheRVNerd our first weekend out starts on the 9th, will update after that weekend, excited!
I love our 192RBS...But dammit Josh... I now love that Cougar Model...
lol
I would love to see:
Best 30-35 foot Floorplan
Best with 3 or more slides
I know they're out there.
ty
They wife and I like the rear bedroom like our Flagstaff 2516s so we are further away from the campground road when backed into a site. Gives us a little more piece and quite.
Thanks. I'm in the market and hadn't known to consider that.
yeah rear bedrooms are nice in those early mornings when folks are up and moving about
I have a question not related to this video, but about builds and designs. I know they have a Western and Eastern region designs. Why? I like a lot of the features in the eastern designs, especially on this one.
Thanks, nerd 🍺 🤓 job well done .
Thank you kindly
❤❤❤❤❤Thanks 😊😊😊😊
You're welcome!
Did you say Tip To Tail? Cause that’s not what I heard! Lol
Lol..me too
#RVNerdHerd 🎉 😊 🎉
Weird we never see any Outdoor Rv trailers.
But they are made differently, I think better!
I have had a chance to review a few but I live in Michigan and they're made in oregon with very little distribution around me.
I have huuuuuge respect for ORV/Northwood and get my hands on them where I can
"Floor Plan Famlies" cuz we're in MMMerica... LOL
The Cougar 25FKD comes with 30 gallons of solar? I didn't know that was the unit of measure for solar!
yeah but they had to give up 200w of fresh tank
I am looking for the best couples camper ebike hauler. Considering buying a bunkhouse model that I can convert to a Lectric bike garage or possibly removing a dinette for the same purpose.
Try something like this with a theater seat instead of the dinette
You can convert the back into a garage that’s easy loading g
Hey Josh. I love rockwood but why is their tongue weight heavier then most?
they have a little bulkier structure in critical places
What is the camper with the patio next to the Ember?
sorry - can you give me a minute marker please? Long video. Not sure where you're referencing
Do you ever review "Lance" brand RV travel trailer, or can you share, even, just an opinion of this brand?
I do when I can. I've only had a few opportunities you can see on the channel here. They're made out west. I live in michigan. I just dont come across them often
I dont have enough experience with them to feel I have a strong opinion either way though
🎉#NerdHerd
Manufacturers are behind the curve, tow vehicles are getting smaller with less capacity as time moves on, most full size trucks moving down to 6 cylinder and small trucks to 4 cylinder engines.
RV manufacturers still want to make multi slide behemoths - they should be moving toward more light weight campers. This is just a personal observation in general terms but I understand for each his own there are still some people still want large trailers etc .
As a RV professional in the field what are your thoughts on this, do you think manufacturers are behind the curve in making RVs lighter and more accessible to today's modern vehicles?
Mfgs are making moves in those areas but with their company structures they can’t just pull the plug on the other stuff. There’s definitely things being made now that don’t make sense
How about couples campers under 20 foot
I have something along those lines coming
when i think "RV" i think "Road Vehicle." These look oddly alot like trailers to me.
Recreational vehicles have multiple categories. Towable RVs and Motorized RVs are two of the most common
Did he just say alliteration? Duuuuude!
Possibly? Despite my stupid way of speaking I do have a fairly decent grasp of our native language lol :)
Such good timing. We are looking at getting our retirement camper and my husband loves rear living and I need a big kitchen and decent bathroom. Oh and I would like a bedroom slide all in an under 30 foot package!
That is awesome! glad to help
Are these murphy bed mattresses trash or are they decent? I keep writing them off assuming they are trash because they have to be light. So those who have experience with them, let me know.
nearly no factory mattresses are really nice. Most folks at least put on a foam topper
Yessssssss!!! Thank you Josh! I think you made this just for me and i will not change my mind. ♥️👍🫡
I did. Absolutely. 100% with you in mind. We're going with that.