Premium Grade Family ½ Ton Camper!! 2023 Imagine 2400BH Travel Trailer by Grand Design RV 

I wish the Alliance Delta 251bh would offer this seating option and a flip up bunk bed! It would be the camper we buy in February. Looks like it might be this Imagine.

Thank you Grand Design for letting us have a tour !

We have the imagine 23LDE. We have this exact couch and I LOVE it. When we decided to replace our 20yo camper, we wanted recliners instead of the jack knife sofa which is like a futon, uncomfortable couch by day, VERY uncomfortable bed by night! We also wanted a step in shower instead of bathtub. Plus being a fluffy person, I love the roomy bathroom. As to your question about the bedroom door, we love it mainly because the air flow from just opening the doors is usually perfect and easier than messing with the windows. I love the frosted glass in the doors as well. Don't like door shades as you have to open the door to adjust them. This camper would work nicely if we still had kids. I do love Grand Design and look forward to seeing more of their units. 👍

Thank you Grand Design!

First camper I was against a second door going into the bedroom or a bathroom. Now that I’m well seasoned it a feature I look for. I’m also a odd duck and look for walk through bathrooms because of their space saving design.

Small fire place and back cargo door would make this rig almost perfect

Bought one 2 weeks ago and really like it so far. A solar prep with inverter option would have been great. Don't mind not having the bedroom access in road mode because the bunks are very big. Also would have like to see the bunk option like the Ember's have where the space could be converted into a small office.

Back breaker death wafer... 😂 that's great. The RV Nerd is the best in the business....💯👍🏻

Definitely prefer the dinette.

Just bought the exact same unit. Thanks RV Nerd, you helped me a lot in deciding which camper to buy. Again, you get what you pay for. Lexus of the RV World.

2 videos in 1 day! Thanks Nerd!

Thanks Josh, you're the best in the business. Keep it up "Nerd" 😁

I was so torn with the potential for recliners vs. the U dinette in this (non-bunk) floorpan. I love to recline and watch TV in the evenings, even when camping, BUT I have a daughter who camps with me and who has autism. I wanted to have a proper place for her to sit and eat her meals, if we couldn't eat outside. So, being a good mom, the kid won out over my fat butt's need to sit and recline. I did end up buying the Jay Feather 22b model, with the U dinette. I have yet to TRULY camp, but have spent time in the camper. You're right, the dinette is not exactly 'comfy' but I do like sitting there, drinking my coffee and checking out the news, etc in the morning. Also, I broke the dinette down into bed mode, added a thick piece of foam and my goodness! It is HUGE! I took measurements and it is EXACTLY the size of a true Twin XL bed (that's HALF of a TRUE KING SIZED BED!) VERY roomy and very comfy. My evening could be spend checking out the TV, laying on the comfy dinette bed. If I ever decide I need bunks, this is definitely a nice camper to consider. That extra height is absolutely needed for anyone older than a small child to not feel claustrophobic in those bunks. Love watching your videos Josh. Just bought your keychain, to hold the camper keys! Thank you!

This is probably my next RV. Needs a fireplace to make it pretty near perfect. Also wouldn't mind some more solar

NICE WINDOW in the bathroom! WOO HOO!! 🤗

love the couch! dinettes are usually poorly executed by most manufactiurer - uncomfortable,. totally agree! I do like however GD's dinettes' w/movable table! wish the slide was carpetless and the bedroom was accessible in road modee. Great floor plan for a 1/2 ton towable, the 2800bh ibedroom is accessible w/additional door, however, most 1/2 tons cant or shouldnt tow it!

Thanks Grand Design! +1 for a 23LDE

A rear door for outside access to the bunk storage. Also some tie downs.

I feel like every RV now should have everything wired to solar as an option to it, with full inverter and solar prepped with an option to do some expandable options on ground level. That bunk lifting up makes the bunk area perfect for storing a deployable solar field for some extended boondocking.

Josh, I love this RV. Plenty of room. Love the kitchen and bunk beds. Thak you for sharing this great video with us. Your the best.

I have a 2018 version and love it. These updates are really great. I would prefer no carpet, but definitely prefer the dinette. That as an additional sleeping space has been fantastic. The solar, 12 volt fridge, and cell phone bed pockets would be awesome to have. Why did they remove the wardrobe mirrors? I really like having them. Even after 4 years, still no other camper I want.

"It loves it when I call it big poppa!" 😄 😄

Grand design trailers are superior build and quality. Really appreciate the coverage nerd, if we move to a bigger trailer from. Our E19FD, they are the brand will go to

Yes, bedroom door! 🤗

Anyone else think it's really awkward that the bathroom skylight is right at the top of the ladder?

Thanks Imagine and Nerd.

I'm loving this coach!

I love Grand Design! Love their color scheme (so so on that cream stripe on cabinets). They sure do rock the storage in almost every trailer. Love how open these bunks are, no claustrophobia happening there. Love the bathroom and the space around the toilet. Agree with you Josh that GD does some of the best storage around the bed of just about anyone. Thankyou Grand Design for letting Josh film all these. Cant wait to see which AIM models you were able to film. Really hope you have the AIM 16ML Love the style of pull handles too. This would be a great option for families. Too big for me but i loved it. I dont always watch the bunk house models but love this one. Also you can NEVER have too much solar. Especially if mfgrs continue to push 12v frig. I would love to have a 12-volt fridge because it really seems like they work much better, but I Rely strictly on solar to charge my batteries and do not want to have to resort to a generator. I camp in State Forest Campgrounds that have no electricity no water hookups and you dump your tanks on the way out When I finally buy my my next trailer, I will be adding a lot of lithium batteries and making sure I have Max solar

nice sink and cover

I really would love to see the TV mounted lower with storage cabinets over it. Excellent sofa. Great large bunks with the fold up but the bunk area is better when they make it easy to use the bottom bunk area as a desk, just a little flip out piece in the back could make that happen for a wrap around desk! 50amp and solar prep and carpetless would be nice. The rest of this is great!

Get the dinette if you have kids!!! It is way more versatile. We full time in this exact model but a 2022 with 4 kids…We went this small because we made quite a few modifications and we boondock full time as well. It’s tight but with the mods we made it’s pretty rad! We can fit our rig almost anywhere!! Light and fast we say lol

Thank you. Nice outfit

You need to make a shirt with a picture door that has a gap up top that says "peekaboo. I smell you".🤣🤣🤣

Grand Design is the GOAT! 😊

My reaction when I saw the dinette in the initial floorplan😢😢😢 but then when I saw the huge comfortable reclining theater seating😁😁😁

Great video! Please do a GD 2800BH video 🙂

I personally like the sofa instead of the dinette. I never use ours. It’s always in the bed position for my 5yo. We eat outside every time. It also allows more room inside and still sleeps. 👍🏻

Thanks Grand Design for helping the Nerd out.

Also I appreciate the docking center / nautilus center. I feel this should be the standard on all non-entry level RVs. Whatever the cost is, yes please.

bet ya that a u dinette is more comfortable than the couch on a rainy day if you have 4 -5 people trying to sit

I agree, if you're going to have bunks for little-uns, then the u dinette is the way to go

Grand Design are great but I would love to see an optional “boondocker’s package” 1500w inverter, 300w+ solar and fantastic fans. It’s not about going off road with the camper, it’s about being able to book any campsite regardless of services offered.

Josh, You do an awesome job making the reviews and walk thoughs, you make RV shopping and learning alot of fun. I think just the single door on an RV is good for me. Accessing the RV during a road trip isn't important to me.

I don't have a need for a bunk house camper and really don't want one but if I did this would be it. Great camper! Thanks Josh for all your hard work.

Blinded by the Light / Manfred Man Band

Thanks Josh. Thank you GD (pls do carpetless slide😉)

2nd door is key

This is a great floor plan we looked at it when we purchased our Jayco 264BHOK which is almost identical to bad they discontinued it, but the rear cargo door is a feature I love, we have the U dinette and with some added pillows and cushions we keep under the dinette makes it pretty comfy for movie night. Great Video.

Another wonderful video, Sir Josh. A great review of the type of TT we like.

Thank ya Nerd! Thank you Grand Design!

LV the informative Vids and honesty Josh… it would be a nice option to have an office or gear storage for the bunk space …

Thank you Grand Design! I’m really impressed with your product!

We have a 2018 2400bh. An exterior door.into the front bed would be awesome not just for road access but also to not disturb the kids who have an earlier bed time than mom and dad. The only downside is it would be right where the TV mounts.

That is one awesome looking front on the camper very sharp

Hi, please can you give me some information on the 3 seat recliners in this model, Year manufactured, model number? Thank you 😊 I like it 👌

Thanks Grand design, also up grade the solar & controler plus plum in a sink for the outside kitchen. And take care nerd and stay safe.

How much would it cost to get a cutting board to put in the kitchen sink.😊

Really nice video, very playfully though :) you should really research the details on the Ranger... Ford specifically designed to be a serious towing machine for its class. I've been towing nearly the amount of the 2400BH amount for a year now thousands of miles and it is a champ with plenty of power to spare and Im going to buy this 2400BH and continue using the Ranger(It's outstanding) There are countless people doing more weightand one that's very popular on youtube has been towing a Surveyor weighing the same as this 2400BH and actually allot heavier hitch weight, and he's been doing it for about 3 years now and loves it because the truck works well when and when he's not towing. He's documented this fully over three years. Anyhow you asked a couple questions... I strongly prefer on this one the dinette simply because of having a place to not only eat but to work on computer, perhaps play cards, games etc... Having only a couch and 2 sets of bedding makes it too easy just to fall asleep all day, and like you said the dinette can configure into a good movie watching space and if its not too comfy... no problem just throw on some extra pillows/blankets. Secondly I like the carpet touch but not sure it would matter much either way. Further the specs on this say the dry weight is 5725 and if were to throw in about 700 lbs for gear and just a little fresh water (Which is all I need for 3 people)... that hits around 6400/6500 lbs and using much less than 90% of the towing capacity of the Ranger just to keep padding. I don't think many people go driving around past a mile at 5mph with completely full grey/black tanks other than to dump at the station upon leaving site, and adding up all the gear that we routinely need stored in the trailer barely adds up to less than 500lbs... Meaning I don't see people driving around in this thing loaded beyond 6800 lbs for any length of time needlessly simply due to full black/gray tanks. I wouldn't even if i had a huge Truck. Bottom line is if you keep to only 1000/1200 lbs or less of cargo on this 2400BH, the Ranger is still below fully utilized, and will handle it fine with the proper weight dist/loading. Now i'm only towing 4 times a year on any distance.... If i were towing all year long living completely abroad in an RV, i would buy a bigger truck but i would also buy a bigger trailer.

Great job Nerd!! My favorite brand is Grand Design!

i have subscribed. you have the best RV Review channel on RU-vid. Fair/Honest and informative. Great work Sir! I have been researching Travel Trailers for over a month now and your reviews have been my Go Too. We plan to start small as i am working with a 2022 Honda Ridgeline. So we are limited with Tow Capacity, but your reviews are definitely helping narrow down the search.

Couger 22 RBS please

No point in the converter option with those axles below the body. Needs independent suspension for "off road" consideration.

Wow, I will be buying one in the near future. I believe it will due just fine for a 1/2 ton family with two vehicles.

I own that model, but it a 2021.. I'm happy to see they replaced the schwintek with rack & pinion!

Thx again for a great video. Can you confirm the UVW? Maybe show the sticker on this one. The ones I’ve seen online sometimes shows the uvw considerable more on the 23. Up to 6300 lbs. which is a significant difference. Per the actual sticker. Thx

Bathroom and kitchen access is the best for road mode. Bunk house model needs a dinette table. Sky light by the ladder is weird. Best lay out I have seen.

Expanded solar 👍 , two doors 👍 , I like two doors not only for access in road mode , but as a safety feature . Two exits are better than one .

Please…put the master door back in.

We have a 2020 version of this exact trailer and you are absolutely correct. The U dinette is the worst to watch TV. We lived in it for7 month and we had to use pillows on the dinette seats just to be comfortable to watch TV. Grand Design installs the RV airflow system in all there trailers now. I installed one in that trailer and it made a 100% difference in the air flow to the bathroom. Wouldn't purchase any other brand. We purchased the Reflection 150 series fifth wheel where we currently live.

Back breaker death wafer. Lol😂you crack me up dude.

Hi Josh!! Love your videos! I love Grand Design. We just went to a show and they were definitely my favorite. They are just set up so nice. As for the door question...I like only one door. The door in the bedroom makes me nervous about people breaking in or something. Am I weird? Anyway, love Grand Design, love your videos.

Nice! You forgot the included table that goes in front of the recliner sofa. Great video.

Do you think the Jayco 24bh is built better? I noticed its heavier than the imagine but same size.

RV Nerd Master, what are some other manufacturers that are using the same floor plan as the 2400bh? Trying to explore options to see if there are any more in the weight range of my truck. Thanks!

Hiya Josh! Hoping you’ll feature the AIM 15BH at some point! It had a brief cameo in one of your vids and would love more details.

Would like to see more solar and inverter setup. Keep up the good work!

Second door for tow mode

I love a rear access door, sorry to see this one does not have it. What manufactures bunk houses do have rear access doors?

2nd Door for road mode is best

Hey Josh. It's been a while since I dropped a comment. Now you're not going to remember this, but back in 2019 I was hunting for an imagine 2150RB. And haylett didn't carry image back then. Glad to see you doing videos on them with bish. Concerning the question in the video. This is a matter near and dear to my heart. In my opinion, any camper period, but certainly any camper at this trim level, should come at least pre wired for an inverter. And preferably they should just be coming from the factory with at least a 1k inverter. And if not all, then sensible outlets should be connected to the inverter. Next to tvs, small refrigerators, headboards both sides, and next to dmsofa. These locations often could benefit from 12 to 120 volt power and tvs, small fridge units, laptops and phone chargers are not a huge draw. Especially with a let of two or four lithium batteries. They should all come with at least 1 200w solar panel and be pre-wired for one or two expansion panels. And they should all have a plug for a solar suitcase. Finally, they all should be lithium battery ready because at this trim level, once you discover how life changing lithium is, people never look back. I'm tired of hearing about price points. When you are paying 49 to 50k+ for an rv, these things are not extravagant features. How much could it possibly cost to include this stuff? Because taking on another 2k to have this come from the factory isn't going to prevent people from buying. 50 vs 52k. This is not changing people's minds. This all should be standard equipment. Rockwood Mini Lite 2511s does this very well. There are still a few tricks Rockwood is missing in my opinion. But all the good things are present. I'm pretty sure next year the 2150rb is going to be traded on a new Rockwood 2511s. Our image has been great. We have throughly enjoyed it. But the Rockwood is just a better rig.

Grand Design if you’re listening….Someone in QC needs a set of eyes over their shoulder…and your assembly employees are doing great at what you can easily see. My rig had all kinds of issues that I repaired myself due to time and wanting it done correctly. Some of which were in areas that are covered and whoever did it knew it most likely wouldn’t be discovered for a long time…and for sure wouldn’t be discovered by management. Although I love my Imagine 2400 BH…it’s only after a year of fixing poor craftsmanship and making multiple personal mods that it’s now great! For everyone else…After 1 year….again I love it now…but LISTEN TO ME!!!! These RV manufacturers ultimately care about one thing and that’s the bottom line. 1. Get the brand and floor plan you REALLY want 2. Understand you WILL have to fix a bunch of crappy workmanship 3. Then…Have fun RVing

This is a great camper! I would say they should do a carpetless slide. Also, no door in the bedroom. In a bedroom you really need airflow when you area sleeping at night. I would always prefer a window and no door. One more thing. I love the lounge sofa, but they should include a fold away table

Just looked at the 2800bh today. Its only 500lbs heavier and 3 feet longer, but has dinette also and second door. Some of best fit and finish I've ever seen on a camper....but your paying for it. love your videos, keep up the good work.

I love this design. No carpet is my vote. Road no main bedroom is just fine by me. Love the 3 seat theater seat. I absolutely love the on demand hot water tankless. Boost the solar... hook that outdoor fridge up to solar.... give me 2 weeks of boondocks solar accessibility. Can I bake a chicken/ birthday cake in that oven? I just love you nerd. You really do give the good bad and ugly. Sooo happy that a ford 150 with tow package can tow this big papa.

Josh, the 2023 recliner couch, please can you tell me if it has the 5 yr warranty. very important for me to find out. I have this unit. Thank you

WOW, this is super with tons of storage in that bedroom. Love it, but scrap the bunks for large pantry please.

Here’s an idea. Get rid of the bunks (if you don’t have kids) and put a dinette for entertaining guests. Then you get to keep the sofa.

We purchased the 2022 model last year. ❤️

We looked at this 2400BH but couldn't get past no dinette. We moved up to the 2800BH. Love to see the new 2800BH. Thanks Josh

The problem is the placement of the tv , wish it was lower.

Second door for sure. Love the weight class. I can tow this. It’s going on the maybe list.

I love these fold up bunks but add some tie downs. I take my E bike with me I don’t want it outside. It seems like none of these flip up bunks have tiedowns. I don’t want like $2000 bike rocking and rolling while in transit

Hey Josh. Really like this model. What’s the floor construction on these?

Yes, solar/inverter with a minimum 2000 watt. Needs the bunkbed storage door. I have an E-pro 20BHS now and love it with the storage door. Thank you for making the point about it being at the top end of the Ranger's capability. We tow with one and will not go bigger than what we have for safety.

I just see in bunkhouse models most of the ones who buy one would want to get a u dinette. And on rainy day you can't play cards or games on the couch. If you're a couple that sometimes takes family then the couch is great. But things like carpet and no usb on both bunks it's kinda getting cheap when most others are now changing that. And it would be great for little shelves to be on every usb outlet not next to a table. And no bike tow hitch?

Definitely would prefer to have a bedroom door and be able to get to the room in road mode. If nothing else to make getting it ready for a trip where you might not be able to open the slide.

I think losing the br in road mode isn't that big of a deal. I can sleep on the couch. Long as I can get to the bathroom I'm good. I hate external doors in my bedroom or bathroom.

Hey Josh.....can a 2015 Tundra w/ 5.7 4x4 and tow package tow it saftley...the 24bh or the 28bh. We like the sofa instead of dinette. We sleep separately due to my back so I will nix the top bunk. Thanks you for what you do.

Love it. This and the jayco have the best front cap and honestly that's important to me. If it can deal with winter once in awhile its a perfect size. Prefer U dinette.

Not a bad unit for the size, but you already know we're biased in favor of GDRV (yeah, you know me!). RnD = RV Nerd Demonstration OOOh, if they rolled out a bunch for you to film, does that mean an Imagine 3100RD might be coming up? On a trailer that size, 2000w inverter, 500ah of lithium, and 1000w of solar on the roof would be a good starting point.