TrailManor Owner's Forum - View Single Post - Selecting the right Model 2720 floor plan

**Bill** · 03-29-2003, 04:49 AM

As you point out, either of the slide-out models provides more floor space than the base unit, and to us that was very important.  Lots of stuff ends up in that floor space - extra shoes, the dog and cat beds and bowls, an outdoor table and chairs when they are folded up ....  We'd be lost without that space.

We like the couch in the SL.  It is quite comfortable, but probably has the same construction, and therefore the same comfort, as the dinette seats in the SD.  Two advantages to the couch.  1) You can lie down on it if you want to, which I occasionally do.  2) It faces into the living area, which "feels" right.  We set our TV on the counter on top of the refrig, and we can both see it quite well from the couch. I'm not sure how this would work from the dinette seats - seems like one of you would be facing the wrong way to see the TV.  As for the two small fold-down tables - we haven't found them to be a problem, and it is nice to be able to fold down one - or both - to tailor the amount of floor space to our needs of the moment.  They are great for two people (us), but wouldn't be nearly as good if you had three or more.

One reservation - as the pictures on the TM website show, when you make up the front bed in either slideout unit, it is about 3" shorter than the bed in the base unit.  If you occasionaly travel with someone tall, he may have to sleep diagonally.  We spent a week on the road with our 6'1" son, and he found this to be annoying.

Hope this helps

Bill

03-29-2003, 04:49 AM	#2
Bill Site Team Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The mountains of Scottsdale, AZ, and the beaches of Maine Posts: 10,108	Re: Selecting the right Model 2720 floor plan As you point out, either of the slide-out models provides more floor space than the base unit, and to us that was very important.  Lots of stuff ends up in that floor space - extra shoes, the dog and cat beds and bowls, an outdoor table and chairs when they are folded up ....  We'd be lost without that space. We like the couch in the SL.  It is quite comfortable, but probably has the same construction, and therefore the same comfort, as the dinette seats in the SD.  Two advantages to the couch.  1) You can lie down on it if you want to, which I occasionally do.  2) It faces into the living area, which "feels" right.  We set our TV on the counter on top of the refrig, and we can both see it quite well from the couch. I'm not sure how this would work from the dinette seats - seems like one of you would be facing the wrong way to see the TV.  As for the two small fold-down tables - we haven't found them to be a problem, and it is nice to be able to fold down one - or both - to tailor the amount of floor space to our needs of the moment.  They are great for two people (us), but wouldn't be nearly as good if you had three or more. One reservation - as the pictures on the TM website show, when you make up the front bed in either slideout unit, it is about 3" shorter than the bed in the base unit.  If you occasionaly travel with someone tall, he may have to sleep diagonally.  We spent a week on the road with our 6'1" son, and he found this to be annoying. Hope this helps Bill