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Many people spotted the lack of sealant around the water connection area. This area is sealed on all production models. This was a pre-production unit being filmed.
I have a concern with the new water works closet. If you have a hose or connection that leaks you essentially will soak your floor. Even when you disconnect hoses there's usually a fair amount of water that will leak out. I would think there should be some sort of drip pan with a drain under the connections. Just an observation. Great video as usual. I look forward to seeing more Brookstone floor plans as they become available.
100% agree
I’m glad that they are putting the water connections in the back since most of you rv parks are towards the rear of the site
I often find the connections about midship on rv lots but generally vary place to place. I don't care much for the rear wall power connection and water works board seems to be missing common features.
Wow really love this coach! Front living under 15K lbs and 40 total feet! This is going to the top of my list.
LOL! Pretty funny watching you stop abruptly when you got to the main bathroom with all those mirrors! Reminded me of Dracula when he gets too close to garlic. Hahaha.
That unit seems to be so much bigger that it is. I like that floor plan. Thank you
An underrated feature I never see is the cupholders built into the end tables at the bed
I’m not a fan of the water closet on how it’s designed. Leaks, if they happen could do severe damage.
The black tank flush being mounted on the outside looks like an afterthought or an oops, we almost forgot to put that in.
That's very nice unit, like the large floor space in the bedroom. Suggestion, all units should have a backsplash all the way around the stove. It doesn't make any sense to just do the back wall while you have grease splatter on the wood that runs the side of the stove (you can tell men design these units). Can they go to the whisper quiet system instead of the a/c in the ceiling.
Ditto! I have taped up a sheet of foil around the stove. As for whisper quiet, gotta have that at night for light sleepers!
Majority of these that come through truck stops with those leveling stands hanging 2 inches from the ground have at least one knocked off. I understand the logic behind the location but they're too low to the ground
Been following your channel for a while now, of all the RVs you shown. This is by far my favorite, the bathroom, the living room, an overall good layout.
Front Living Room +++, Main Bedroom ++, Water Works Board in back ++, Trailer Frame ++, Azdel ++, Flooring + , Toned down graphics +, a full size shower + What's not to like? Maybe the length? Maybe the need for a 1 ton duel axle to tow it? A lot of positives, over all I like it.
Just a couple small things for me.the closet has a front to back hanger bars rather than 2 rows left to right. Makes getting those pants or that shirt in the middle more difficult to reach. I don't like the awning gap at midship and seems there should be awning cover more toward the front end.
i loveee the rear bathroom that's so cool, reminds me of a motor coach
Love the floor plan in this front living room Brookstone. Thanks for sharing JD.
That's the coolest fifth wheel I've seen.
Awesome floor plan, thank you for covering it!
Very nice, I love the front living room floorplan. I would like to see them add a retractable power cord reel near the back corner, also I do prefer carpet in the living room but would like to see a linoleum landing at the top of the stairs going to the living room as that seems to wear out fast.
Good looking unit!! But they should line out the storage bay doors to match the body color lines..
It's good to see the finished article after the factory tour , thanks .
Wow this one is my favorite 😳 in love with this beauty! 😍
Wow!!! That’s a beautiful rig. Definitely showing my wife this one. Thanks for sharing it
Absolutely gorgeous trailer! Love everything about it! What is the dry weight of this unit?
Thanks for producing very informative videos too, love your channel and material!
Nicely filmed. My opinion generally is that long videos are hard to keep attention.
The way you film makes me think: 'show more details ', and that's a compliment.
Thank you!
WOW 😲.. only thing, that bathroom in the kitchen.. but everything else is super nice 👍🏽
I agree with you on that kitchen restroom. Maybe if they would have installed the door on the hallway side, it would have been better.
Jerry Saucedo yes, way better. It was like a buzz killed for me I saw that bathroom in the kitchen.. I don’t like going over ppl houses with bathrooms in the kitchen. Grosses me out.. cooking and pooping in the same area NOPE
Noticed there was no LED lighting in the rear
Love your videos very detailed and informative. Learning a bunch thanks so much for putting them together.
I really really like the front leaving room , very nice unit , thanks for sharing ..
Very nice floor plan... I feel a little weird about the 1/2 bath being right off the kitchen.
Its great for guests and owners, but the owner can always use the rear bath.
@@BigTruckBigRV I'm talking about dropping a duce next to where food is made haha.
@@I5ZQ8 Or a noisy one !!!
One of the big problems I noticed on my front living bedroom was there were no 110 plugs on either side of the bed for alarm clock or for a lot of people that use CPAP.
That’s pretty amazing! Something we would be very interested in. Thank you
This one hits the nail on the head! Wow!!🎉👏🏻👏🏻🥰
Love the floor plan. it is absolutely gorgeous
I like the toned down pattern. Very nice.
I like the floor plan a lot but I have to wonder if either bathroom is accessible with the slides in. Thanks for the walk-through.
I really like the floor plan, it's probably one of the lightest ones I've seen most are pushing 16K or more, keep up the great work. Still waiting for the front living toy hauler from Coachman :-)
You must be a vampire because I never see your reflection in a mirror. :-) Seriously though, I love front living rooms but they really need to stick a full size couch in there (Keystone Cougar 337FLS) so tall people can lay out on one and watch TV. Don't say "They fold out" because it's not the same. You wouldn't fold out a couch bed in your home to lay down and watch TV for awhile, would you? :-)
Awesomeness
Another great video! Love this floor plan thank you!
I really like this trailer
Thanks for sharing it
The 344 is sharp
Great video l like the trailer
I dig this rig.
Nicely explained JD. This is a really nice unit.
I can't wait to get mine
Nice video. I have 2 issues with the layout. Water works area needs a complete one piece barrier so leaks do not soak the floor. Appears there is no room around the sides of the bed. Wife and I are not spring chickens so ease of access is a must. All in all though it is a nice rig. Hoping they come out with a Front Kitchen model with a center island.
SPECIFICATIONS
Hitch Weight:TBD
GVWR: 14,000
UVW TBD
CCC TBD
Exterior Length: TBD
Exterior Height: TBD
Exterior Width: TBD
Fresh Water: TBD
Gray Water: TBD
Black Water: TBD
Awning Size: TBD
Wow, love this front living room floor plan. I like the master suite and back bathroom. However, I do have a few negative comments. The kitchen seems to lack storage and meal prep space. I don't care to cover and uncover the sink as I cook and clean. Lastly, can you access the half bath and refrigerator when the slide is in?
Great Vlog. Love the colors too. Matches our Forest River Sabre colors. Totally off topic question. We just bought our first 5th and leave May 17 for 4 months to travel US. Does the front cap usually hinder Internet service that you know of?
What’s your opinion about keeping your slides out 24/7 as in I live in my 2018 Hideout
I hate front living room units. You move around the living room more than any other room. The short slides are a constant head banging experience.
Front livingroom floor plans seem nicely laid out at the dealer, but in an RV park they usually hinder your views. Most times your best windows are looking right at your neighbors... it's like designing a dream home with massive windows and then placing it on the lot backwards. That's my main issue with Diesel pushers, the best window is the windshield, and it views the neighbors across the street... I find most views are to the rear or side. That also brings me to the passenger side kitchen floor plans, they usually place windows on the drivers side, looking toward your neighbors patio... not your own. Anyway, great video, thanks JD...
Love it !! Its awesome !!
The awning placement seems odd to me. I want the awning over my entry and possible shading some windows. An awning at the back just seems odd to me. The push-outs play a part in it, I get that, just not as functional as I would like.
The bathroom is huge. Bedroom looks well designed. The second 1/2 bathroom should be across from the entry door.
I was a big Montana fan until I saw this! is this full-time rated?
Very nice, only I'm not a big fan of a bathroom off the kitchen. always love the FL floorplans.
Yeah that water board should have a pan built in to it with drain , also no slide toppers?
Always wondered, do they only offer leather seating, is cloth an option?
I’ll keep my heartland oakmont
I’m in....sign me up !!!!!
Would you need to go to a G tire? Can you get into it on the road? How do you access the right side sink in the bathroom?
I've watched so many of these videos and have never seen this guy 🤣🤣 he dodges all the mirrors
wow speech less have the reveled a price
We saw this one at the RV show, My wife said the cook would feel isolated from everyone.
Hey JD i reviewed most of your vids for the last two years and I didn't see anything on the solitude fiivr I mentioned before. Its a new model as far as i know.
2 things I didn't like....carpet in the slides especially the dinette slide and vents in the floor!
Actually, you are restating the industry mantra on the axels. As a former engineer I can undoubtedly tell you that as you go down the road the rear axles will experience load factors higher than rated as you bounce down the highway. A 14k lb. weight on two 7,000 lb. axels is a "meant to last at least as long as the warranty" move by the manufacturer.
Yes, I know the hitch weight bears some of the load. But when you hit a bump or dip you are going to push the rated limits.
I get that, but on a trailer weight 14,500lbs with 14k combined axle ratings, you only applying 10k lbs to them. You said that the pin bears some of the weight, but that sum is closer to 20% of the GVWR. Which means even if the trailer isnt loaded, almost 3000lbs of the 12,500lb dry weight is transfered to the tow vehicle. Assuming you pack 1,000lbs of camping supplies, that still only leaves 11,500lbs actually resting on the axles with 3,000lbs over buffer. And to further that, the axles have a 30-40% buffer over Gross Axle ratings to allow for the added stress and motion during movement. Honestly, in the last 10 years when have you seem an RV axle actually fail? Ive seen, shackle hangers, shackle straps, equaliziers, bolts, and the even the occasional leaf spring fail, but no axles...... The google image search begins
Big Truck Big RV - You "may" have a point. I was about to argue with some failures I have experienced or seen but you are correct, it’s always been the mounting, springs or other components that have failed.
Big Truck Big RV - To clarify what I meant... say you are on the street or highway and go over a dip or culvert. The initial stresses are going to be on your truck, then as it rebounds the weight will shift (bounce) to the 5th wheel and it’s axels will bear all of the weight plus the downward thrust of the dip resulting in as much as twice the trailer weight. This would happen with any immediate downgrade of about a 5" drop and corresponding rebound. And as I think of it, I have heard of one "axel failure" but just one. They found out about the damaged axels when they noticed uneven tire wear.
Do you think Coachman has goid customer service? I am torn between this and one of two Alliance 5ths. I love the 372rk, but the under storage of the 365 rd. Customer service is a big decision maker. Thanks
Just a simple Question -- They all charge somewhere over 10k for paint & decals ect ----- can you buy in plain white ?
Is the quality good enough for full timing?
I believe so, as are many others. As long as you're a handy man, most reasonably built RVs can be used full time, even though not specifically rated or warrantied for it. Shoot, my brother and his family lived in a 24' KZ travel trailer they paid $17k for 7 months straight while their house was being repaired following Hurricane Michael. And it's still in great shape.
Do they offer whisper quiet ACs?
Hey have you ever reviewed a crossroads redwood ??
Wonder did anybody else see your reflection? 😎nice video and nice trailer
You can see his shadow at 6:13
I love your walk thru videos! Where would you put this unit in comparison to a Grand Design Reflection as far as quality and features? Looking at buying our first camper.
Not a bad looking fifth wheel. However, why put the generator controls in the end table in the living room when the other controls are all in the kitchen? Also, why put the LCI control panel under that cabinet. As much as you might need to use that panel, and refer to the read outs, it seems like an average sized person (man) would need to stoop or crouch to really see it. These are not big issues, but little things that just seem to make sense or things that should be considered. Thanks for the look at this nice fifth wheel.
Not sure why you say that the aluminium frame in the passthrough is 3 inch thick when the thickness refers to the wall thickness not the width or the depth.You could have said wide or you could have said the depth but not thick!!
Is this 3/4 ton towable?
I’d like to see more front kitchen designs like the 39FK by.... Forrest river?
That front cap should have a window because its high up
Don't like camp side slides and the bed looks like it's in a box with no walk around access. Can't please everyone though lol
Coachman is pretty much the Hyundai of RVs.
How tall is that front livingroom?
Was that a one piece or two piece shower stall?
Two piece
What size truck do you recommend to tow this? You should let us know the tow vehicle you recommend for each unit, just to give us an idea what is needed.
A dually from any manufacture
look very cool how long is it
41'9"
What a toilet right next to a kitchen I don't think so!!
Price?
Only a few comments/complaints.... The waterworks board appears to not be completely sealed in so if something is leaking it will eventually leak onto the inside floor? Lots of potential for water damage there... I always wish that the strove would be more centered in the counter. I HATE using my 5th wheel stove since the left side is merely 3 inches away from the fridge, makes it difficult to use multiple pots with longer handles. Also, what did they put carpet underneath the recliners in the living room? I understand the reasoning behind carpets and slides but that spot made little sense to me. Other than that the color package inside and out is fantastic, I love the minimal yet tasteful graphics on the outside, great suspension system, overall great bang for what I assume won’t be a huge sum of money
Most of your concerns will be addressed
Is it really 34 feet?
No sir, it's over 40'
@@BigTruckBigRV Thanks - perhaps a class in number nomenclature is in order.
What’s my employee pricing?
I don't think I've ever heard a good thing about forest river...
This is not a Forest River product why the comment
@@michelvictorfrechette5615 uh... Yes, it is. 100%
@@michelvictorfrechette5615 forest river owns coachmen... It's in plain English right on the forest River website under products.
@@TriggerTravels wow
they have actually acquired all of its competition tks I stand corrected
Need a full size kitchen outside
would you consider touring/commenting on the LUXE models?
Is the electric leveling system they are using and actual Leveling system or is it a stabilizing system?
Leveling
I own a Ram 2500 one ton, single wheel. Do you think that would be okay towing this? Or would you go dually?
Ideally a dually, but so long as your truck has the cargo capacity and the tow rating, then a single rear wheel truck should be fine.... Sorry, just saw you said 2500 1 ton... Is it a 3500 or a 2500?
Can I tow it with an F-150? I better not laugh, there's probably somebody somewhere who's gonna do that.
Alpine has had this floorplan for about 2 years so it's not new. I have yet to see an alpine review on this channel.
does it have a wind resistant friction hinges on the door ?
It will :)
Ok ok, how about we see some realistic RVs.
What a beautiful Coach. Just too heavy for my 3/4 ton diesel truck
I pull a 44' 16k gvwr 5th wheel camper with my 3/4 ton. Not a problem.
Matthew Erwin you are probably exceeding your trucks payload capacity with a 16K gvwr 5th wheel.
My older Dodge 4×4 says 14,000 and change max weight. That's water food and everyone who is in the cab. My brother in law. Same truck minus the 4x4 says 17,000 and change. The trailer on this video empty would be over my max and very close to my brother-inlaw 's max. Add all the gear and people and we are now over loaded. I wouldn't pull this RV unless I had a 1 ton truck or bigger
@@trishjms I am definitely overweight. I've been doing it for 8 years and thousands of miles. I've pulled from coast to coast. No problems. I'm just saying it can be done safely.
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