We have had a lot of good comments throughout the course of this series of posts on finding the ideal DP. I want to take a break from writing my own thoughts and use this column to summarize some of the subjects others have brought up. I am just going to list the items and some of the various options. I am not picking anything here, just listing things:
1. hydraulic vs. electric slides
2. three point vs. four point leveling
3. electric vs. hydraulic vs. air leveling
4. single piece vs. split windshield.
5. rubber roof vs. fiberglass
6. king size vs. queen size bed
7. 2 vs. 3 vs 4 vs full wall slide
8. freightliner vs. Spartan chassis
9. solid axle vs. independent front suspension
10. battery charger that charges both battery sets.
11. curbside vs. driver side dinette
12. hinged stove top
13. driver controls, arrangement and what do they include
14. additional fire extinguishers
15. the “captcha code” on this blog
16. duel fuel fillers with 125 gallon tank
17. larger fresh/black/gray tanks
18. convenient water manifold
19. one vs. one and half bath
20. basement entertainment center
21. basement freezer
22. small footprint surround sound/dvd
23. in dash GPS
24. side hinge vs. top hinge vs. pantograph hinge doors
25. typical front door vs. mid entry
26. raised rail chassis
27. get rid of phone plug
28. hydro hot vs. normal water heater/heat
29. automatic awning vs. manual awning
30. top mounted mirrors vs. bottom mounted
31. top mounted vs. bottom mounted windshield wipers
32. combo washer vs. stackable W/D
Wow! That’s a lot of stuff to discuss. We have talked a little about some of these topics, but we have a long way to go to see if we can truly find the perfect DP. Next time we will take up the subject again and maybe talk about some of the above items, or maybe come up with even more things that you would like to see.
Until then, good camping,
Larry