What's wrong with TrailManor?

One more thing to add to what the others have said. The bed with the most restrictive access is the rear bed, where you have basically the width of the hallway as an opening to the bed. If you get a 3124 or 3326 that bed is a king size bed which is large enough for the occupants to sleep with their heads against the rear wall instead of to one side or the other. This would (theoretically leave the center open for either one to get out or in without climbing over the other. Now if one of the sleepers tends to sprall and take all available space, well, all bets are off.

During the day both the front and back beds remain beds and can be used to stow gear. only the couchs or the dinette pull double duty as a bed and something else.

The bathroom is about as private as you can get and with the exhaust fan running provides enough noise to mask any sounds made while conducting buisness, even if DH is in the bed next to it. It is bigger than the one I currently have in my 5th wheel although my shower is outside the throne room it has no privacy from the main bedroom occupant (only from the guests in the living room

Besides the weight issue I did not care for the Hi-Lo as you had to be in the largest floor plans to get a full time bed (that didn't do double duty as something else).

Hope this helps.

The king bed is actually quite nice. It is almost like having a second room. There is a privacy curtain that blocks view of the bed.

We have two small dogs (dacshund and a 20# mutt) and they sleep with us in the bed, with room left over.

One of the nice things about the 3124 and 3326 is storage under the king bed. Its big. It makes a nice club house for tikes if you are hauling any along.

The outside storage is just as deep as the internal storage, though not quite as wide. It is large I am able to stow my Yamaha 2400IS in the bay, along with all the other necessary trailer support gear.

Also these larger TMs have more storage space in the counters than other TMs.

One two other things we discovered about the TM:

1. The older easy chair has storage under the chair. We use that for additional blankets and shoes.

2. Let the couch down into it bed mode, and put pillows on for back support. This makes the couch much larger and comfortable and still does not cramp floor space. This is also a plus when I decide to nap on the couch because the dacshund insists on napping with me. If is purely in couch mode, its a tight fit for me!

There are four of us camping, we change the toilet water every night so odor is never an issue. (We do add sanitizer) The recirc toilet shouldn't be an issue to anyone not to buy a TM. The A/C noise isn't that bad, it's just fan noise. We have the low profile unit. Before the TM we stayed at Marriot hotels and my wife is fine with the TM, no more hoteling it for us. Robert

Originally Posted by JessWD

One comment I picked up somewhere is that some people might have a difficult time opening it up if they are not strong enough. My wife is 5' 2" and
is not known for toughness or strength. I'm wondering if she would be able
to open up a TM trailer. How much energy or muscle does it actually take?
I know this is a subjective question; but can you give some idea. How would
it compare with lifting a garage door that is on springs?

My wife is also 5'2" and has had major back surgery, and can easily open the TM by herself, with no help from anyone.

When we looked at TMs at a show, my wife would not by it unless she was able to pop it open and close it. The dealer had one there for just that purpose and she did fine.

I had the support system adjusted while under warranty, and it is a little too tight I think. It is now easier to open than it is to close. My 28 year old daughter can open it but can not close it. She is 5 foot 4 and weighs about 115 pounds. That is not heavy enough to stand in the stirrup and bounce it closed, at least on mine. At 220 pounds I have no trouble closing it.

I will add on the bathroom issue potty toddies help quite a bit. Also the seal at the bottom of the bowl does not always seal well, and that can be a problem too.

With two people you can expect the toilet to get pretty full by day 4 or 5.

As far as opening or closing, I certainly need to get mine adjusted. However, I cannot find a dealer anywhere close. The last dealer in Louisiana just dropped TM earlier this year, but they at least have mechanics that can do the adjustment (about $75 they think). I have no problem opening and closing the rear shell. The front shell with the A/C mounted on top is the issue.

The other problem is the front slideout. One of the locks grabbed the floor, so I have a tile to replace now. The front slideout is always difficult, but a few TM owners have told me they remove them since they are more trouble than they are worth. What is needed are two marks on the front guide when the slideout is in position.

The fridge is always problematic. It can cool OK, but on the road its performance is abysmal. On hot days it warms to nearly 50 and then can go back to freezing after the sun drops low enough. Oddly the freezer thens to keep things frozen but the cold section will swing wildly between near freezing to 50. If it were safe enough to run on propane while on the road, I would do that rather than run it on battery, but no one who can be held accountable for problems will say it is safe to do so.

The a/c has got to be the noisiest critter in creation. Even on low it is charitable to say it is only a little less loud. The thermostat has a mind of its own (yes had it checked) and I suspect the compressor thermostat is probably the culprit (whole system was checked).

What TM should do is put two smaller units on the TM fore and aft. This would allow for quieter a/cs and maybe less power draw at night. Also the weight on the shells would be less and easier to lift.

How noisy is the a/c? We had someone running a contractor grade 4500W generator about 10 feet away. While we could still hear the generator over the din of the a/c, no one had trouble sleeping through the night. You never could hear the Yamaha 2400IS (super quiet) sitting under the trailer over the racket of the a/c and the 4500W genset!

I always like Happy Hour. All my friends are sitting outside sipping their favorite beverage. I am picking up loose screws off the floor, fixing broken cabinet hinges, and replacing fallen pieces of trim. I guess it is all part of the TM setup time.

The refrigerator to me is the weakest link on the trailer. Even with the refrig fan on all day it doesn't perform well. I would like to just put a good 110volt only electric refrigerator in and use an ice chest while traveling. Robert

There are only two problems with the fridge:

1. it is small
2. it does not work well when the sun is beating on the back side of the fridge and the outside temperature is in the 90s.

Otherwise the fridge performs flawlessly.

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I love our frig; we've never had any problems with it , even in 95 degree + heat in the middle of an asphalt RV park. It's one of my favorite things in the TM, although sometimes I wish it was bigger. Maybe the older ones work better than the new ones.