We are so excited for camping season to begin. We have only spent one weekend in our Avalanche. That was when we bought it and we haven't been out in it since. We are putting the Avalanche on our seasonal site the first of April and I can then start really making it our own.
We love the gray, blue and black color scheme. Plus the large windows in the living area to bring the outdoors in!
One really nice feature is the auto leveling system plus the mid and back stabilizers. With a press of a button, it levels itself! When the leveling is done the stabilizers prevent the trailer rocking from happening. My kiddos don't seem to know how to walk lightly in a trailer. This fixes the elephant foot issue!
Everyone agreed that this floor plan fit our needs for now and in the future. Egee got her own room with a desk. LM got a loft bed above the midbunk. Although, he really prefers the sofa to sleep. Hubs and I got a king bed!
The kitchen island is great for food prep and I love the deep double sink. The faucet with the pull down sprayer is so nice!
Our dining area is more roomy and the table has a leaf to give us another foot of space. When we set it up on our seasonal site, I am planning on turning the table length wise against the window. We mostly play games and work at the table, so this will give a better outdoor view. One chair is typically going to be in Egee's room for her to work at her desk.
The kitchen storage was pretty much an equal trade off with the Zinger. The pantry is more functional in the Avalanche.
The refrigerator is a huge upgrade! We have gone from a six cubic foot fridge to an eighteen cubic foot fridge. Finally, we have enough room to store a bag of ice and food in the freezer. Plus, we can keep plenty of drinks cool in the fridge. The microwave is lower and easier for me to reach. That is a short person problem!
The rear living area is nice and roomy for Hubs. He has theater seating and likes the reclining feature.
We love the fireplace. It came in handy during our weekend in December. LM is ecstatic over the fifty inch television. A big factor in deciding on which 5th wheel to choose was which side of the trailer had the most windows. Normally, you don't think about that, but I did. My parents are in the seasonal site that we will be putting the Avalanche. We are switching sites with them. In the Zinger it didn't matter that our windows were mainly looking out onto the site beside us. We could see my parents and that was fine. They have windows on both sides of their trailer and typically keep the blinds closed that look out on the neighboring site for privacy. We won't really have that problem, because our main wall doesn't have but one window. We will have more privacy. Plus it is going to be nice to look out and see what is going on in our own camp with our large windows. I felt closed off from our site inside the Zinger.
I am beyond excited about the king size bed. Our bed at home is a king and it is so hard to go from a king to a queen. We bought a four inch mattress topper for the bed. RV mattresses are so uncomfortable in our opinion, but the mattress topper takes care of that. I am also loving all the closet space! We have room for everyone's clothes and I even have space we're not using! The four drawer dresser is another plus. We really enjoyed to two drawers in the Zinger. However, this dresser is much easier to access.
Egee loves the desk in her room. She is able to do her artwork and have privacy.
The sofa makes out into a bed. The cushions are memory foam and she said it is very comfortable. She is my princess and the pea child, so for her to say it is comfy is a big plus!
LM has his loft area. It doesn't have the head space like the Zinger, but he said he was okay with it. He tends to want to sleep on the sofa anyways and that is fine. He climbs up into the loft during the day to just chill and watch YouTube videos.
The bathroom is next to our master bedroom. The floor space is about what we had in the Zinger. However, the shower is much bigger! I also have a linen closet in the bathroom. We don't have to worry about being undressed and then forgetting to grab a towel now!
Once camping season begins, I will be making the Avalanche feel more like home. Organizing and decorating it to be our little mountain getaway. Hubs bought me quite a few things for Christmas to start my decorating quest. I can't wait!
