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03-25-2016, 11:40 PM
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Picking up this little guy on Monday
I have been reading this forum for a bit now and this is my first post here.
We have purchased a bran spankin' new 2016 Cardinal 3825FL and are so excited. We upgraded from a Keystone Carbon 327 toy hauler fiver. We made some sacrifices with the Carbon's floor plan and it has bit us in the *****. Our new Cardinal has a hugely spacious forward living room (not just a couch for 3), a great kitchen area with dining table (missing in Carbon), a huge pantry and residential refrigerator and a very comfy rear bedroom with a washer and dryer. This beauty has very nice full paint and gel coat and we also opted for the generator allowing us more time unplugged and self reliant. Upgrading batteries and inverter will happen shortly and also have plans to throw some solar panels up on top too.
We consider ourselves as part time full timers planning on several 2 to 3 week trips and at least one, 3 to 4 month trip yearly. In 2017 we are planing 5 to 6 months for an Alaska journey.  
Monday at noon is our PDI and I have already talked to our tech and warned him, it's gonna take a while. This is our first Forest River product and I want to make sure I see and touch and play with it all.
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03-26-2016, 04:41 AM
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Nor'easters Club Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: NH
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Beautiful rig. You'll enjoy all the plans you have for it. Many happy ventures. Safe travels.
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FMCA F280542
2004 Bounder 35E
US Navy Vet.
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03-26-2016, 08:59 AM
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WOW love the big tv
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03-26-2016, 09:11 AM
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Jayco Owners Club RV Trip Wizard
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Location: Poinciana FL
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Nice upgrade!
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"Can't take it with you, not leaving any behind"
2024 Jayco White Hawk 26FK
2024 Ford Expedition
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03-26-2016, 09:35 AM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Location: SoCal
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Most excellent, enjoy!
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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03-26-2016, 10:18 AM
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Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
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Beautiful looking rig. That is some TV you have there. It's hard to tell from the pictures but it looks to be a table top rather then wall mounted.
I wish you many great, fun filled miles with it.
Happy Trails!!
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2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
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03-26-2016, 01:24 PM
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Junior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyDi
Beautiful looking rig. That is some TV you have there. It's hard to tell from the pictures but it looks to be a table top rather then wall mounted.
I wish you many great, fun filled miles with it.
Happy Trails!!
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The television does have a stand and is also secured to the front wall. It's not going anywhere.
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03-26-2016, 03:26 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Seeing the USA
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Could you post another picture? I couldn't see the "little guy". That huge 5'er was in the way. 
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2003 Winnebago Sightseer 30B
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03-26-2016, 04:18 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2014
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That's a Dandy....bet it cost every bit of $20K
I am Jealous, if jealousy was an illness......I'd have a fever
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Stuart, Fl
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03-26-2016, 09:10 PM
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Junior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepper2
Could you post another picture? I couldn't see the "little guy". That huge 5'er was in the way. |
Lol...I'll get some other photos on Monday during our PDI.
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03-27-2016, 05:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
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Beautiful rig Enjoy.
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03-28-2016, 11:04 PM
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Outdoors RV Owners Club
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,663
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Love the FL floor plans.
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03-28-2016, 11:15 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 3,059
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Congrats, great looking rig, have fun.
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Mike & Charlotte
2014 Newmar Canyon Star 3610
Orange County, California
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03-29-2016, 09:39 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
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We have spent most of the past two days loading up and getting familiar with the new Cardinal, living in our driveway giving it a good test and figuring out all the systems.
All has been good so far and our shake down trip is planned for Sunday returning 10 to 12 days later.
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