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Old 02-05-2021, 02:06 PM   #57
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Still no place for mountain bikes - i dont know if any industry people read these forums, but why on earth do you not accommodate bikes somehow in the basement. I know there is a chassis in there in the way, but it could EASILY be done on the sides with a little engineering...


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I have a friend with a couple very good (read $$$$) mountain bikes. He put a very good (read $$$$) bike rack on the back of his toad, and brings his mountain bikes with him everywhere he goes...

Food for thought...
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Old 02-05-2021, 03:52 PM   #58
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FWIW....

I have a friend with a couple very good (read $$$$) mountain bikes. He put a very good (read $$$$) bike rack on the back of his toad, and brings his mountain bikes with him everywhere he goes...

Food for thought...
Absolutely an option I have to consider - i just prefer to have them out of sight - a lot harder to steal if they dont know they are there... I use expensive u-locks and crazy heavy chain, but 20 mins of private time and an angle grinder and they are gone...
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A shell on the Ranger might allow you to store the bikes out of sight and have more protected storage space than an open bed. I’d still run a cable through the frames and some part of the bed. Bolt cutters don’t work well on wire rope. I did put 2 mountain bikes in the basement in a pull out bed, laid flat with a coupe of furniture pads.

We put 2 road bikes in the Jeep GC on long trips, on fork mounts with the front wheels off. We also have a rack for the toad and I may get a dual receiver hitch to have the option of putting them between the coach and toad.

The 450hp modification may involve cooling system upgrades. If so, line up some more cash.

Which chassis?
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Absolutely an option I have to consider - i just prefer to have them out of sight - a lot harder to steal if they dont know they are there... I use expensive u-locks and crazy heavy chain, but 20 mins of private time and an angle grinder and they are gone...
Been camping for 50+ years and can’t remember having anything stolen. Granted an expensive MB might be tempting so I’d use a good cable lock and not worry about it. Out of sight is even better but from my experience it’s more a perceived problem than a real problem.
One of the reasons I built a CG 25 years ago is because campers are nicer people than most. Hopefully the current large increase in campers will not change that.
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Congratulations! Enjoy your new coach.
It is funny how most times the right thing just lands in front of you.
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Congratulations. Same thing happened to us. Looking for a 2011-2012 Suncruiser 32H for almost two years. Found one up in WA. Did not pan out. Right next to it was a Open Road 32 CA - that fit the bill. Had to increase the budget and so glad I did.

It nice when the right rig finds you. Enjoy!
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Old 02-06-2021, 09:47 AM   #64
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Someone on this forum shared their wisdom when they said:
You can’t spend too much on the right one, but you can spend too little on the wrong one.
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Someone on this forum shared their wisdom when they said:
You can’t spend too much on the right one, but you can spend too little on the wrong one.
Yup - i think that is a good takeaway from this whole thing - buy as much as you can afford.

Also - I tend to believe that much of our fear of theft is unwarranted - bike theft however is all too real - i would be surprised to lose a bike in a park (most parks anyway) - but it can happen fast when stopped on the road.
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We remove front wheels & pedals, then stack our bikes, separated by a moving blanket, in basement sliding storage. Bikes = secure AND weatherproof during travel. �� Friends tell us we must be traveling too light to still have that kind of room underneath.
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That looks nice, but it doesn't even have an oven. I'm still trying to understand the world of RV's too. It seems crazy to me that something like this is $189k when I can get essentially the same thing for $40k (1999 American Eagle / 2004 Alpine). Especially when it will loose $100k in value over the next 5-6 years. Nice custom cabinets and furnishings don't cost $100k for such a small space. Just doesn't seem rational to me.
If you have a convection microwave you don't need a conventional oven. We don't have one and never miss it. The convection oven in the microwave will brown biscuits or cookies just like a conventional oven will. THEN you get extra storage space where the oven would have gone. Bonus!!
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If you have a convection microwave you don't need a conventional oven. We don't have one and never miss it. The convection oven in the microwave will brown biscuits or cookies just like a conventional oven will. THEN you get extra storage space where the oven would have gone. Bonus!!
Ditto on convection oven. Love it. My steaks come out perfect too! It does heat up the rig though!

Also, i cant seem to stop getting the oven burn look in the convec oven (not sure what to call it, but I would not want anyone to inspect my oven )
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Gotta have my gas oven...Don't be trying to screw with My MORNING BISCUITS!

I Also have been known to use both the convection and the 3 burner cooktop AND the gas ovens all at the same time..
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For FT I would definitely go higher end and not worry about going to more years old. You will pay more but get so much more carrying capacity,, power and safety. Buying from private party allows access to maintenance records.
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