We are currently camping in a 2000 Coleman Westlake and as the family is growing, we are looking to upgrade. With a daughter and son, (both 12 yrs old) we are looking for 3 beds and not lossing floor space in the camper. I found a few 3 bed hybrids that I'm going to look at in 2 weeks at the local RV show. It's either that or a Coleman Avalon?
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I've been seriously eyeing the Shamrock/Roo 233S, and took a close look at them during the DC area RV show. I liked it for all of the reasons mentioned above.
I also kinda like the Shamrock/Roo 19L for the toy deck, but I'd need to get some toys first to be able to justify it.
The only thing I think I didn't like about them was the canvas. I really like the way Fleetwood did the bunk ends on their popups, though, with the vinyl on top and sunbrella sides. It's breathable and keeps the sun down to a reasonable level in the bunk end if you want to take a nap during the day. Although, I guess you could add some PUGs to it and get roughly the same effect.
There's also a very similar model to the 233S (not made by Forest River) that I saw at the show. It might have been the Palomino Stampede Model S-21RGS. IIRC, the interior of the Shamrock and Roo seemed to have a little more polish, but were reasonably comparable. Since I was only browsing, I didn't dig into the differences in construction or appliances/options to see which seemed to be built better.
Unless someone in the family wins the lottery (literally or figuratively), I can't justify swapping rigs right now though. We've only had the current one a year.
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