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Originally Posted by mjlaupp
...Disagree - I like the dinette. It's one of the main reasons I have a 3326...
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Well, I don't want to hijack this thread, but you don't get rid of the dinette.
I am probably wrong about why you have your dinette, but if you think like us, it is like having a window seat at a resturaunt. TM, in my opinion, gives you great visibility out any side of the TM.
In contrast to our new TH, there are no windows on the ramp side. The master bedroom does not have a forward window or windows that with a turn of your head you can see outside. The Unleashed does have a big picture window which is definitely very nice.
The way I envisioned our modified dinette, is that the table folds down against the wall. With the north dinette seat foldable you gain several square feet of space in the galley area. The foldable dinette seat also gives you another chair to use anywhere, whether inside the TM or outside.
To truly improve it, raise the TM about 4" (the amount the floor of the dinette is above the main floor). This makes the floor continuous from bow to stern. I guess you could keep the south dinette seat as a multi-function couch/dinner/bench/bed since the heater still needs that seat to house it.
Marketing-wise, you have to remember that a TM, especially the folding TMs huge selling point is that it can be dragged by a rather cheap TV. The way we used our TM was as a 3 or 4 person trailer. Believe me with 3, a babe, a dacshund, an 20 pound dog we were at capacity and beyond. The fact we could fold the dinette seat out of the way made a huge difference.
Gaining 4-5 sqft at the at the galley area means near two-way traffic from bow to near midship. No more asking permission to slide around someone at the fridge or stove.
If done right, resetting the dinette should only a minute, if even that long. Building it to retain its bed functionality seems fairly easy too, at least to my brain.
With Hi-Lo off the market and TMs option electric lift system. It makes the TM a natural to fill the Hi-Lo niche. I am not a fan of powered lift systems as I find TM's manual system quite adequate, but other customers may not. I feel sure it would appeal to those who want to set their unit up for lunch or potty break at a roadside stopover.
I know one of the first things were noticed about Unleashed was the two-way traffic space. That is very nice. I don't think any of the other folding TMs but the 3326 have the layout to take of advantage of this floor plan mod...
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