THIS RV IS EPIC! Coachmen Catalina 283EPIC Travel Trailer!
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I love this , I’m so tired of seeing the same campers with zero change
That's a cool layout. Would be nice if they can add screens to the rear deck. We have mosquitos & black flies big enough to carry away small pets or children
This is one of the coolest floorplans I've seen in a very long time.
One chilly night, and you're wiping condensation off those sliders all morning and using 13 towels to do it 😂
We like it. Definitely like that they are thinking 'outside the box'. Will be watching how this progresses.
The projector idea is great!
You're right, JD, that is a pretty cool little unit.
Would like to see this with a living room slide and fifth wheel configuration. I'd even give up my outdoor kitchen for that!
Very scenic viewing
Great looking unit! I usually don't like pass thru bathrooms, but this unit has enough pluses that I don't mind it.
I would love to see the patio on something without the side windows! Maybe a super slide and opposing slides for the living area! I realize this will add a considerable amount of weight but that would be an ideal layout in my opinion. Also it would be cool to see some type of tie down hooks hidden around the patio for things like a generator, firewood, or even a grill.
Or even on the back of the 263Fkds!
I think taking the bottom shelf out of the pantry and putting a washer dryer combo hookup would be the icing on the cake for this!! 🥰
Also needs to come with window covers for driving at least the snaps put on for us and we can purchase the covers separately..
Love the design not a fan of pass through bathrooms but for the big windows and the patio would look pass that.
Also residential fridge would also put this over the edge with greatness! lol
This isn't a unit that I myself would buy primarily because it doesn't quite check all my boxes and looks a bit small for me.... however, I am in love with the fact that they gave the designer room to try something a bit different and actually brought this to market. Seriously, massive kudos to the designer for putting this package together, the design is awesome! And another kudos to Coachmen for actually taking a bit of a risk.
I personally would love to see something like this in a 5th wheel (non-toy-hauler) or better yet, a class A, where there is a blending of outdoors and indoors and a most important, a good functional patio.
Wow! I have never seen a Rv like this! Like that this has atuo leveling. Like how good the speakers are wish more Rvs had that! Love the back porch. This looks vrey nice inside. Love the back if your back by a lack the view would be nice. Like the floor plan. Thank you!
That is a great setup. I would have loved to go camping in that RV when we were weekend warriors.
I’m sure they added to the capacity of the AC units to compensate for the tremendous heat gain with all that glass. Even if the mfg. did, adding heat shield coating will be mandatory. Good to see someone offer something different.
If I had a lot of property with a medium sized pond I would buy one and put a concrete pad down and run some electrical to it so I have a small fishing cabin, LoL. Otherwise it isn't something I would use for camping.
I can already see cracked glass from road debris when traveling.
It’s a step in the right direction.
Neat idea if on a lake or beach. Lots of brittle glass bouncing down the road.
This would be great for anyplace with a view!
Love it, great freaking layout! Honestly looks perfect.
It's very nice. Really like how this back patio floorplan works. Concern on no screens/mosquito netting. And also the usability in Texas heat with all the gorgeous glass. Guessing the glass used is not an energy efficient product with the other low quantity fixtures used throughout? Like plastic sinks, toilets, and thermofoil counters. Guessing the plumbing is substandard, too? If they're offering this unit with better construction, it would be very tempting!! Would like a trash can area, a usable coffee pot area and ability to open the sliders with a screen.
ALSO, FLOOR VENTS ARE NOT A COSMETIC CONCERN. THEY TRAP DIRT, HAIR, DUST, DOG/KIDS DEBRIS😢 AND MAKE THAT GO BACK INTO THE AIR.
The tweakers are going to love these up on blocks in Seattle
That back porch would be great for carrying bikes, portable grill, beach cart with beach toys, etc too. Just need an easy way to secure such things while protecting all that glass.
Window tint shop before you get home.
Very nice, but thermofoil is a no go for me. If they made a few changes I would consider it. Slam latches, solid surface counters, porcelain toilet, adjustable pantry.(I like what you suggested). I get they are trying to keep the price point. Possibly offer a couple versions.
Great floor plan. The couch gotta go through
Very nice unit 👌
I recognize the Coachmen construction type and some items I have already replaced or upgraded in our unit.
We could imagine my wife and I living in this trailer on land as a home base!
great floorplan
Love the projector. More manufacturers should use them. Personally not a fan of heating ducts on floor. Dogs & grandkids lol. There are several little things I would change, but love the outside of the box. People are tired of the same ole same ole. Interested in the specs & price.
I see this as a good full time starter unit. Lots of good features. Some iffy features. Some challenges to overcome. Gives an owner lots of options to figure out what is important to them and figure out the best way to move forward.
Great video. You are the absolutely only information on this model. Coachman’s own website doesn’t even have any mention of this Rv! Great job!! Trying to find pricing and it’s apparently top secret. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks my friend! I believe it will go public tomorrow.
Nice space to carry your bikes also. Very nice
Absolutely love love this ❤❤❤❤
Love it!
Really tiny and cute for a tiny one! ❤
Hey JD, I hope you're having a great day! I love what Catalina is doing with this travel trailer. I like the whole setup of the inside of it. I do like that they took two sliding doors an turned them into windows, that's them thinking outside of the box! There are a few things that I would upgrade, the toilet, bathroom sink an the kitchen sink to start with. I do like that its got the heat vents in the floor. I would put the struts on the bed tos help hold the bed up stops make it easier to get to the storage under the bed. I'm glad that the RV manufacturers are starting to think outside of the box an coming up with new units! Thank you JD for showing us this new Catalina travel trailer and giving us all the information on it. Your number one fan an friend Leonard from North Carolina.
Now make that deck on the back just big enough for a golf cart and they'll have gold...
Very cool trailer
Really interesting. I was just commenting this weekend while camping that I wish there were better back patio options for people who don't want/need a toy hauler. I am a bit surprised to see it in what seems to be a bit of a price point unit. Some areas such as the plastic toilet and the countertops feel like concessions to try and keep the MSRP palatable but next to other things like that projector, they feel like cheaping out. I'll give them a 9/10 for creativity, but a 7 for implementation. All in all, love the concept and I hope to see more non toy hauler patios or other concepts to bring the view inside.
I love this.... I plan, in the future to buy it, to live in . However, I would like to move the queen bed to the left wall, I think I can do it or order it that way. :) that would make more space. Everything else is so perfect! I was sold on a cherokee mini loft, but the one level is a contender too!
Nice unit! You could put bikes on that rear deck for traveling. For having no slide, it feels roomy. Well done.
yea. then riding down highway with backend up in the air
I was planning to build a custom rv with big full size windows with patios for about 5 years and here it's they finally made it, but it's a little small
They should have really made those doors sliding i can see somone adding a porch to the side on some land and use it as a getaway rv. Definitely not for fulltiming i can see it getting super hot or cold in that rv and yes, you can close the blinds but then ur just in a dark rv atp. And it defeats the purpose of the windows. But on a beautiful fall or summer day, it would feel and look amazing to have windows 180 degrees around you
They should have made that a full slide on the driver side. That way the space feels open.
Who thinks corner sinks are a good idea? Make that a little L to make it, again, look bigger.
Give people the option to have the sliders sealed or unsealed.
Put an awning on both sides….with toy hauler doors on each side so you have almost a wrap around porch. It would protect the glass as well.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE HUGE WINDOWS!
I think w a few tweaks… this could be totally awesome.
I like the galley as-is. The "breakfast bar" would function primarily as a food prep and serving area. I think a freestanding table in the dinette would be a good idea; it could be used on the "patio" as well. I agree with you on the full slide idea: our eyes would benefit from the extra distance between the sofa and that big screen. There's a ton of potential with this concept.
Definitely need double pane windows on that
I’m not a huge fan of those repurposed “sliding doors”. I’d rather see the window type that the VIEW series uses on that line. The sliding door on the patio I do like though.
Pretty cool. I wonder how all that glass would hold up to the rigors of the road?😮😮
Believe all that glass makes it a fair weather camper, plus the only time the patio view would be great is if stuck inside for days in rain storm
nice from Indiana
I like it! I hope it won’t be super expensive!
I personally think the floor plan is weird. That’s just personal preference. But objectively it looks like it’s a pretty poor quality build. I wouldn’t buy it based off the the fact that it wouldn’t last past the warranty
what are you basing the poor quality build on? what proof do you have that it wouldn't last past the warranty?
I didn't hear you mention an MSRP. Do you have that info? A very interesting layout, but a lot of inexpensive things like plastic toilets and sinks, which I really don't care if they are or not, but don't want the high end price to go with it. So hope it's "affordable" in these days standards of such.
Very cool. I like they are thinking outside the box I can't wait to see what other manufacturers come up with!
I think that it would be be cool if one side of the deck had a fold down ramp so you could put a motorcycle on the porch to travel
I suggest a full lift door above the bed area to be able to access that cabinet
cool unit, great floorplan, not the nicest for a full-timer that wants privacy though, with those huge windows
Rockford Fosgate speakers are better than JBL. That would be a better upgrade. I have never seen an R.V. trailer like this one. I love the food pantry! I would take that to a nudey resort! 🤣 I'm flat broke☹️.
I agree on the speakers, I wish the manufacturers would invest a bit more on the outside sound quality as well, mine are tin cans, I don't care if it's super loud because of my neighbors.
This is something you would want to park by a river, lake or looking at the forest. Not sure it would be practical in an RV park though.
I am not a fan of the f.-loorplan, but LOVE the widows and patio.
Does this come in Azdel? I love everything, but I also love cold 🥶 weather! 😊
We had that GE non ducted AC in our Apex, replaced it because of the noise level.
So it's a park model since it's not designed to tow everywhere. So only in resorts or your own property. In resorts all you will see is another trailer. On your own lot would be great, that's not a big group. I like it though!😮
Nice trailer just don’t like pass through bathrooms
But you don't have to pass through.. 2 entrances to bedroom
If the sliding doors aren’t meant to be open then the area underneath the screen should have been an bank of base cabinets with drawers acting like a pantry and/or office niche for using the bar chairs. That would then open up more space for prep and appliances in the kitchen and the upright pantry cabinet you stated was too deep could have been coats and brooms.
You better park that thing in the shade, or that will be a giant solar oven.
No struts on underbed storage?
Very interested please let us know if a half ton Nissan Titan can pull this when is going to be available for purchase in Arizona
Sliding doors turned into windows means they are double pane, correct? Better idea for 3 season camping!!!
I'm not sure how I feel. Yeah, the back is great, but the kitchen and bathroom are low budget. The exposed windows/glass doors are a concern while driving, when road debris is flying around. I'd rather have a traditional build with regular windows, but still offer the back porch and up grade the toilet and stove/oven and counters.
I like it, but all i see is heat loss in the wi ter and a struggle to keep cool in the summer.
Nice to see engineers actually thinking about something different. I like it, but I hate when they use those cheap cabinet door hinges. And, can that sofa in the back move? Having two great window views it would be a downer if that sofa was permanently set. I'd give that up to have something more flexible to take the view in on either side I choose. But it's a nice unit!!
Great trailer to take to a wine mixer…..
I stayed at a cheap motel once who used sliding glass doors for windows... Felt cheap. This feels the same.
For me, a little too much glass. Love the patio.
I really wouldn't want the giant window would rather have a full size couch. Projector is cool, I'd still have to have a TV for those days when I'm getting respite from the Ohio heat. Decor is pretty, the light furniture is the only hitch, it would get too dirty I'm afraid from my dogs. I love these patio models but it would face my neighbor's Conestoga wagon aka unkept camper 3' away from the rear of mine at my seasonal site 😞 Nice person, been there forever that's why they don't require she upgrade her camper.
I wonder how hard it would be to put a motorcycle on the back deck and if it would be able to handle the weight.
What was the price for this unit? and are there any comparable units on the market?
I think the kitchen should have been where the glass window is and I think that the kitchen should be along the way not the length of the camper ever
How do I get one?
Would rather have smaller windows behind couch and across. For heat reasons
I love the back patio, but I don't like the basic travel trailer layout. The Timberwolf Mini Loft was so inventive with a new layout style that I was hoping for something new with a little more room.
I'd go for this IF it had real closets for hanging clothes. I'm looking for a full time rig with this much lite. 😢
Would this come to Europe? It's great. 😁. I'm curious what kind of rowing capacity one needs for this unit. 🤔
😵💫: Of course I tried to write Towing capacity (not rowing capacity). 😌
This type of trailer manufacturing would not pass the certifications of certain European countries.
@@AdventuraHighway31 Okay. Good enough. 👍
I like the back patio but too much glass on the rear walls. Half that size would have been better. The bathroom is to small.
Price ?
What's the point of that patio?
In what situation would one spend time on there instead of under the much larger awning?
I honestly don't get it.
To many windows. RV windows allow too much heat/cold to pass through them. I’m sure your a/c unit would be running 24/7.
Good concept, however floorplan and size needs work.
Anyone finding this unit online so i can see the specs and price?
I think it would be cool if they made a fiberglass and aluminum version instead of this stick and tin.
That would be cool, but having it in stick and tin will make it affordable for some family who may not be able to get one otherwise.
What's the GVRW
They claim. 10k lbs
So is this a travel trailer or a permanent site thing?
Travel Trailer, according to them
I don't know how I feel about a glass window behind the couch I don't like it when the couch is in the middle of the room I don't like it unless there's a wall behind the couch I feel exposed in that way imagine sitting there at night by yourself and that camper can you suddenly hear a tap tap tap on one of your glass windows how terrifying would that be
Great until you got to the bath and bedroom. The 💩 er is practically in the bedroom. 😂
Voice sound wasn’t the greatest hard to hear what you were saying about the RV
Close off the toilet. Bummer to have no access to bedroom, especially if you have kids, guests.
The reviewer is definitely opinionated. I would rather see and hear about the trailer and decide what I like about it. I like the kitchen design. Now let’s build it out of something more sturdy than sticks and tin.
Poor quality cabinet tops, really?! Therma foil. No closet space for no more than 3 days no exterior storage, from kitchen back ok. Stick and tin, PASS
They are to meet a price point and a usage scenario for sure. If you want something the same size but much higher end, they exist. Only need to pay 4x more.
Not a fan of those massive windows on the sides. Imagine pulling that down the highway and a rock shatters one them? No thanks…