Hi! We are Chad and Tara (and our dog Daisy). We sold our house and everything in it to live and travel full time in our fifth wheel toy hauler RV (2018 Grand Design Momentum 397TH)! In our videos, we document our travels all over North America, RV DIY projects, RV tips and tricks, and our motorcycle rides on our 2018 Indian Roadmaster. We hope you'll tune in to our weekly Full Time RV adventures! Well... mostly weekly..😉
They should have also loaned you a Jeep Grand Cherokee or something small like that to really test that dexter sway control system. Can't tell you how many white knuckle drivers I've seen living on a prayer towing trailers without even an anti-sway bar or weight distribution. For the trailer itself, it looks like they're trying to be premium...but I would never consider any layout where you have to crawl over someone to get out of bed premium.
It is about a good size you could get a lowboy trailer put this and a horse trailer on and take both behind your 450 to the mountains to go riding. lol. It is pretty nice if they worked with a horse trailer company and put a nice interior in a horse trailer they could expand the market. Also I have commented this for years but the flooring for pontoon boats work well in some of these little campers since it can be cleaned easier. I have seen many are using it instead of carpet but even for regular flooring it cleans well.
When you are in your twenties and athletic the little campers work better. When you are much older, your joints are not so good, your weight is not so good, the little campers are not as fun. Very nice looking camper. I would want an outside cook area if I had kids and especially if I had my kids friends with and staying in tents, need to have outside cooking to deal with many starving teens. Having the awning with legs especially if you have tie downs and it would cover the outside cooking area. I like the 1960s style of set up in it. The small 1960s campers were pretty awesome in the 1970-1980s. The european campers have stolen the 1940s to 1970s style campers. Hopefully they are not like the european campers where they explode into thousands of pieces in a minor accident. The RV queen is the size a queen mattress sells for in Mexico and south. You can get sheets and things if you make your local store in Mexico and it will ship to USA. At least that work a few years ago for me.
Hi Chad and Tara, I have watched a few of your RU-vid videos now and decided to subscribe, I live in the UK and we have nothing the size of your 5th wheel (which is stunning by the way) the Serenova is the average size of the UK rv's know as caravans. Not sure why the double fixed bed has to be so high up. I think a better design would be to lower it. I would be an absolute dream of mine to be able to do what you do and explore the USA in a Class A or 5th wheel. You are so much better set up than us, we do not have black, grey and fresh water tanks in our caravans and when we go to camp sites we have electric hook up but most of the time you have to use a barrel for water at a filling station and dump your chemical toilet in a slot in a wall.
Like the lay-out. The cabinet's are dangerous and I'd wish for a tiny bit more space. Width for a normal bed (6in.)and length for a pantry and towel shelf.(1ft.) Of course double axle would be necessary anyway.
Neat unit but the cabinets with all the sharp edges look dangerous especially over the bed. for me that would be a no go. Also, the lay out of the bed is not great for two people as you pointed out in the video and to short. I think 50 amp is great love the awning set up, good storage.
Love watching yall! You two are such a balancing act LOL! Please tell them to upgrade the crappy drawer slides so the bearings don’t blow out.. I’m in the process of replacing all of ours..
Hello I have been camping around fifty years an have probably had just about every other kind of camper . Also I am a ex truck driver so I think of these things. The MAIN THING I SEE . Mainly because of it being a single axle but it happens with two axles . Also with you having your 450 you are not paying attention to this As much an 90 Percent of the people that would purchase this unit would have just a regular truck. This unit has this GREAT BIG STORAGE BAY in the BACK WICH IS A NO NO . People would be a lot more likely to OVER OVER OVER LOAD this unit in the back for the main reason if not have big storage inside near front. With that over load IN THE BACK CAN AN WILL WILL WILL BE DEADLY BY PEOPLE NOT KNOWING OR NOT THINK. Just a thought but there is a lot I also like about this unit . Thanks
Can you hang your motorcycle off the back, or on the tongue. Certainly you can't travel with it inside like you do in your toy hauler! You probably can't bring your electric bikes with you either.
This is an amazing unit for its size with a ton of advanced features. My quick comment - The bathroom sink needs a lot more thought. Personally, I love the solid steps and it would cost almost nothing to have a secondary latch for step retraction when packing up and windows are already closed. There should be at least two induction burners in the kitchen. - Cheers!
Nice cabinetry, the outside is fine. The interior floorplan was really awkward for a couple. The bath across from the kitchen was a no go. Wish they had put the bath and bedroom where the dinette area is, then the kitchen and a couch on the opposite side with swing side trays instead of a dinette. Just prefer more division to give some privacy, if someone is sleeping while another is working. Congrats for getting through the testing experience!
Thank you for sharing. My wife and I have a 16 foot wolf pup (no slide dry wt 2800). It is large enough for us & our ferocious creature ( 10 pound cat). It pulls easy and like you say fits in a lot of places. Can’t wait to see the videos on how you use it. Safe travels and keep up the good work - Kurt
Baffled as why GD obsesses with such low cargo carrying capacity. They did the same thing with their new Class C. Beef up the axles and frame so the CCC is like 1500. If you remember the pop-up trailers, they're ridiculous low CCC resulted in axles bending. GD all ready has problems with their frame flex; so, why not make a beefy towable and a beefy Class C.
Thank you for the honest review. I see many plusses. That little thing you've been traveling on looks tight but perfectly doable 👌 Tara you look absolutely beautiful with a little added weight❤️ You have been blessed with good looks and a spunky personality. Chad adores you and you him. Keeping that sparkle in your marriage is the way to stay close✨️
Purse on open door is not safe. And hooks on door, everything gets wet when raining/windy if awning is not out. Not practical. Dimmers on those ceiling lights would help too. Yeah, no wet bath. Like the exterior space, however, seems the interior space is weak. Small fresh tank, 10 more gallons for fresh and 10 less gallons for black would be nice. With 50 AMP, electric fan vs. manual is needed. MSRP will be?
No. The 410 is at the factory. Our 410 was/is a prototype and is now getting some of the updates that have changed since production started almost 2 years ago. The biggest change is removing the Volta Power System and installing the OEM "ultimate lithium package" to try that out since Volta will not pursue (nor support) the towable after-market. We're also getting a generator installed. We'll cover all of those updates at some point in the near future. And, no... Our 410 does NOT have any frame issues. This trip to the factory for updates has been part of the plan since the beginning.
Chad, Tara and Daisy, I'm just one person, but that is too small for me. It does offer a lot; windows, storage, and I am sure that there are people that will love it specially if they don't feel comfortable driving a 350, or 450. This looks perfect for a half ton or some suv's
First, I want to thank you both for being completely transparent that as ambassadors, y’all were asked to try out this model. NONE of the other RV RU-vidr’s have been. AND a big thank you for stating the CCC immediately. The other RV RU-vidr’s hedged around that issue completely. I would like to know what your fully loaded weight turned out to be, and whether you were able to stay under the CCC max. As for the rig, it’s attractive looking. I loved the amount of exterior storage. Seems well thought out. Loved the windows!!! Didn’t love the cheap window shades. Thought the interior was well thought out, but, the overhead bins are horrible! They should be designed like airplane overhead bins. Would solve a lot of problems, and head injuries. Think the microwave placement is fine, and am really impressed with the under sink cutout drawer! Ingenious! Thank you for a great video, and some wonderful Daisy sighting! PS: Tara is looking much better!
