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Gene · 09-01-2016, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dkottum

The long-term seating comfort of the front or rear dinette bench seats stink.

That's for sure. We put sheepskins on them with a thick backing and had the cheap cloth replaced with good quality vinyl. That helped a little, but the cushions are still what you would expect in the cheapest RV ever made.

Gene

Tn Traveler · 09-01-2016, 09:48 PM

We have RB twins. FB or RB would not be a deal breaker for me, but no twins would be a deal breaker. We find the rear BR in campgrounds gives more privacy and quiet for sleeping. Another deal breaker for us would be dinette seating. We just like more comfortable seating with TV on wall ahead. Those are just our personal preferences. There are really no wrong answers as long as it fits your personal likes.

ROBERTSUNRUS · 09-01-2016, 11:15 PM

Hi, I have a rear bedroom model and love it. I would be equally happy with a front bedroom model. The best view is always from outside. Two concerns with the front bedroom models is: 1. At most camp grounds your rear door is close to being lined up with your neighbor's sewer hose. 2. At one camp ground that we stayed at, the doggie potty yard was a few feet from the back of the RV's with a chain link fence. I felt bad taking my dog to go potty while people sitting in the back of their trailer having breakfast. [that was not a good view]

**Rocinante** · 09-03-2016, 04:25 PM

Despite our previous post with gorgeous views out the back of our 27FB, once in a while, this can happen:

https://twitter.com/airstreamlife/st...36355350536192

So, some you win, some you don't.

Gene · 09-03-2016, 04:43 PM

Those back to back CG's are pretty rare in our experience, but we get to watch them eat too! You get to watch what's on their TV and see how the unwashed in SOB's live. It is like going to the zoo.

Presently I'm looking out at oak trees and thick brush at the Minnesota Airstream Park overflow area.

Gene

rmkrum · 09-03-2016, 04:50 PM

That picture is frightening. My second biggest nightmare.

(The biggest is that the SOB backs right into me....)

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**Rocinante** · 09-03-2016, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rmkrum

That picture is frightening. My second biggest nightmare.

We tweeted Rich to ask him what RV Park it was, in hopes of putting it on our "never camp there" list.

rmkrum · 09-03-2016, 10:09 PM

Good idea. Looks like a situation to avoid.

Ours is a front bedroom model, but still....I have an awning and bumper storage back there that would be unusable.

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AL13 · 09-04-2016, 01:28 PM

So far I've been in one site where the view would have been better out of the front. I don't think I would change if given a choice. The privacy in the rear view is usually the case and I value that.

**Rocinante** · 09-04-2016, 01:45 PM

It's not often we camp in an RV park where our rear windows look directly at another RV. If we did, we would not value our floor plan as much as we do. As usual, it's all in what works best for each owner given how they use their trailer.

Gene · 09-07-2016, 08:45 PM

After only having seen back to back sites rarely in well over 50,000 miles of travel, we've been in those sites at two campgrounds for 4 nights. Since it appears everybody went home Labor Day, we get the site as a pull through and they don't rent the other end or I'd be looking at the back of someone's trailer. It still is a pretty uncommon experience.

And I'd rather not look at the back of our truck every time we eat at the table.

Gene

duncans · 09-07-2016, 09:25 PM

One consideration: the front windows of the trailer have the "sunglass" rock guard. Since we open / close our dinette window frequently, we'd be frequently having to open / close that rock guard, too. I think that I'd find that annoying in a rear bedroom / front dinette arrangement.