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halfprice · 01-27-2018, 11:13 AM

I'm looking into replacing the sofa in our mh with the RecPro Charles 67" love seat

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X9HBMGP...ing=UTF8&psc=1

I'm 6'4" and not sure how I will fit on it. A few reviews I've read said its good for under 6'. RecPro does not have any show rooms or distributors local to me.

Does anyone in the So Cal (Whittier) area have this love seat that would let me look and sit on it. I would hate to buy and install it only to find it does'nt fit me and/or its uncomfortable.

Jerry

WDW · 01-27-2018, 11:18 AM

Bought one last April and used it to replace the fold out couch/bed. Thought it was reasonably well built. Easy to install. Great value for the price. We bought it direct from their website, complementary shipping and paid less than the Amazon price.

kenandterry · 01-27-2018, 11:20 AM

Have you tried real furniture at a store that’s not RV specific?
Search around for something you can see, feel, and sit in as if you were shopping for your house.

Then.....if it feels right, just make sure the measurements are exact enough that it will fit through the entrance door of the RV. We replaced our factory equipped bed/sofa (which was terrible at being either) with a zero clearance reclining
loveseat. Comes apart in two sections for assembly inside the RV.

Never felt better for being comfortable.

halfprice · 01-27-2018, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenandterry

Have you tried real furniture at a store that’s not RV specific?
Search around for something you can see, feel, and sit in as if you were shopping for your house.

Then.....if it feels right, just make sure the measurements are exact enough that it will fit through the entrance door of the RV. We replaced our factory equipped bed/sofa (which was terrible at being either) with a zero clearance reclining
loveseat. Comes apart in two sections for assembly inside the RV.

Never felt better for being comfortable.

We have already looked at home recliners. That was my first thought when we decided to replace the stock sofa. Will they work?? Maybe. They are deeper than the recpro so they definitely stick out further into the living area. About 7" further. THe love seat is also on the slide. What I didnt measure when I was at the store was the frames base. The base may hang over the slide floor. Not sure I want that.

Jerry

smittysrv · 01-28-2018, 05:08 AM

We really like our new love-seat recliners. They're from RecPro. I'm 6'1" and fit fine. The problem we ran into was the tiresome and never ending search for recliners that would fit through the RV door. The ones we found either didn't have the ability to take the back off, or the base as too big to get through they door. We finally found one, but it was uuuuuugly. I know how you feel, buying something on faith. We finally decided to take the plunge, and so far, it works fine for us. Check it out:

https://www.thisnewoldrv.com/photos/a05-45315.jpg

Old_Crow · 01-28-2018, 05:09 AM

We bought the same exact love seat and a matching swivel recliner. I'm 6'2"(at least I used to be), about 270, and I find both units very comfortable. They come with the backs detached and fit easily through the RV door.
Only thing I don't like is that although the 3 pieces of the love seat have pins and slots to lock them together, it's not a positive lock. Meaning that locking them together doesn't make them a single unit you can move as one piece. This won't be an issue when I finally get them bolted down, but made them just a bit difficult to install in the space I have. Would have been easier to move them into the space as one unit.
Shipping was fast, too. I ordered over the holidays, and it only took about 3 working days for the stuff to show up.

Also, when ordering, the company has a couple of web sites(recpro.com and a slightly different url that I can't find right now). Be sure and order of the RecPro.com one. For some reason it was a few bucks cheaper than the other one. They also carry some electrical stuff and other RV restoration or repair parts.