You can throw a football through the upper gap of the bathroom door. Can't we fix this?? Spend another 3 bucks on material please. Some of us have phobias :) As always Josh, another great vid.
Really like this RV! It just went to the top of my TT future possibilities list. The few negative things about this are way overshadowed by the positives. Really does need a better bathroom door though...an easy change for RockStaff. Thanks again Josh for another great review!
This floorplan is very nice- no campside slides, lots of room, and master bedroom doors! The bunk is nice and we could live with it, but the space is phenominal.
This would be a perfect couple’s or family camper when equipped with the optional sofa in the bunkroom👍on a cold rainy day I can see Mom and her daughter watching Netflix in the living room and Dad and the boys watching sports in the rear den😂but the vastly limited kitchen storage and the sewer hookups are troublesome😢
This unit is amazing! Perfect grandparent camper! No wasted space with a lower bunk or couch, instead we get a dining room when the grandbaby is awake or not with us! I love this
You may want to pass on to the R&D team that rather than a curtain they can actually do a pocket door on a hinge (where the hinge stays on a length of wood with the track wheel on it inside the pocket, but the door can be closed with magnets at an angle to meet the wall when it's pulled out so it swings to close at an angle. Not as quick and easy as a curtain, but it would resolve the "but there's no door!" whining. Alternatively, an accordion door would also work on angles, and gives more privacy than the curtain. :)
I wonder if it’s possible and how difficult it would be to swap the theater seating and the dinette? You could turn that little back room into a great little entertainment space for a couple and then have the dining table out in the kitchen area.
What a great idea! We've been talking about swapping out theater seats for the hide a bed option when we upgrade. A swaption in this model, if it fits folded out, would increase the sleeping capacity (albeit, by like a ½ person) and offer more leisure comfort in the bunk space.
I too would prefer a couch/ hide a bed in the back room and a dinette in the kitchen. It seems on the website they do offer a seating area for the back room but only theater seating or hide a bed in kitchen. Why not a dinette?
Thanks for always showing us all the new models that come out & showing the good vs bad! Cool flex room. I do like the wardrobe slide for extended camping and the open areas up by the head of the bed with the hanging wardrobe removed from the front wall!!
That's about as light a slide as you are going to find. I'm gonna tell your wife you want to get rid of her closet... Mine is crazy for it. And, I can use my Ram 2500 Hemi with 3000 lbs of payload AND 15K for max tow. YAY!, don't have to deal with a fifth wheel or the Class C's and a toad she is looking at. This checks all the boxes those do that I couldn't find in a travel trailer...and my personal box...under 30 feet.
That rear room would definitely become an office with a sofa! So the title of this one for me would be, "One sliding storage tray, two sofas, three slides, and under 30ft!!" It's a winner!
They make a sofa version of this for in the back bunkroom... I'm with you and a few others on that. And since we are a couple and I snore, I'd just leave the sofa down as a bed with a couple to three inches of memory foam on tops. Then its like two bedrooms.
Hey, Josh. Thank you so much for the great presentation of this trailer. I know I pestered you about getting this one out, and then when you did, I was busy with the holidays, I had a lot to catch up on. My husband and I really love this. Even with the couple of limitations of the road mode. (No one shows us that but you) We had kinda figured on them, but its so much better to see. Saw Brinkly is now doing trailers, so I may get a little undecisive between now and April (when we are probably buying one) We'll keep watching your videos until then!
I like it, except the colors but love the idea of using the back for an office. Rough about not getting to the fridge, like when in storage and I need to clean out the camper i can't open it up. I would have to clean out the fridge before i got home. Usually i leave stuff in mine until I get back home to storage and then empty it. But wont be able to open the slide in storage. Be tight. Thanks as always, love this camper tho. Wish it were grey with better shades.
They are going to sell a lot of these, with good reason! The outdoor storage makes up for the lack of indoor storage! A travel trailer reaching puberty, really, ok, it works!!!! Thank you for showing us!👍
Hi Josh! It’s a nice Rockwood. They did really good with the living space and bunk room bedroom and the kitchen is the only room that needs more storage. Other than that it’s a great Rv. Thank you Josh!
Love the "flex" room in the rear. It's impressive what they have done in only 30 feet of RV. Being out West and not a park camper, this is 4'-5' too long for my taste, but I appreciate that RockStaff continues to be creative with their floorplans.
I really like that bunk over the dinette!! A great couples coach but allows for overnight guests without having a hida-a-bed. Are there other models that do this?
Josh - I would love for you to make an educational video about the pros and cons of a "two headed sewer monster". I see so many great floorplans (like this one) only to discover that it has a two headed sewer monster. Maybe I'm making too big of a deal about it. Your insight would be great to see in a video. Thanks!
I think the importance of it really varies by owner. It isn't the biggest bother in the world to me but for some folks it's a flat dealbreaker. For me? I'm camping. I can deal with a few brief and minor inconveniences
Great video, Josh! As an old firefighter gimme that door out of the bedroom every time. You’re obviously not going to fit out of either fixed window in the bedroom. You would have to run to the other end to egress. Security issue solved by throwing the deadbolt. This is a 26BHW when speaking Flagstaff. I just don’t follow the language calling it a 26 when it’s just shy of 30’. Anyhow, keep up the good work.
Awesome layout! Almost named it my next rig except no outdoor kitchen and not a fan of doing double sewage shuffle hook up... lol, I just converted my mallard from 3 discharge lines to one single one. I'm never going back to multiple tank hookups...
Swap out the theater seating for a sleeper sofa and I'm getting this one. I've been looking for something that would work for three generations, near full-time living,
Love this floor plan…as soon as they swap the slides, and offer free standing dinette. Cannot figure out why they put the sofa in the kitchen and the dinette in the living room. Even as an office the dinette makes no sense in there. Just our 2 cents worth 😊. Thanks so much for the great tours, Josh!
Neat unit. As some have said i would prefer the dinette in the kitchen area and seating in the back room which is offered but not the dinette for the kitchen. Also, instead of the extended counter seating area, if that was made a little narrow, it appears the kitchen can be pushed over and then add at least one lower cabinet on the wall between kitchen and bedroom. Without having measurements, it seems it may work. Thanks for all your hard work, Josh!
Josh this is what I would have liked to be done. Swap the theater seat to the dinette and put the theater seats in the back. Wala. You have a tv room, kitchen area and then the bedroom.
I’m really diggin the separate bunk room/flex room. Reminds me of the GD 22BHE. Be great to score a vid of that one too. Either way, this build speaks to me.
They do pack a lot into the GD 22BHE... Wish the bunks were a bit bigger. That is something I was looking at as a transitional one till my wife retires but with this one, I don't need to transition.
Love this layout, love Rockwood, I just need one more spot for one more kid to sleep. I'd like to see the inverter bumped up to 2000 or 3000w so we can run a few things at the same time off LiPo battery, but that can be dealt with after purchase. I feel like this should have had a water bay hook up in the passthrough.
Add the roller door of the North Trail 24DBS, Trifold in the flex room and the dinette across from the kitchen.... Thats a combo that would be an insane seller. Do us a solid Rockwood!
What an awesome camper! Here’s what I change. The sofa in the bunk room, the dinette in the main room, no tv in the main room, more cabinets. And yeah fix the darn bathroom door… knock knock, who’s there? Well you know, cause you can hear everything coming out!
I can see those breakfast bar chairs being in the way a lot. Especially when trying to go in and out with trays of food. Gotta be a way to have a door, pocket door or even an accordion door for the back room, gotta be... Are those recliners the fake leather stuff? I can certainly do without the window on the front wall behind the bed. Those dump valve locations would be a great candidate for installing remote cable actuator valves on.
Hi Josh. Cool layout, but like our Rockwood 2606ws better.😁 Just for your info or others The less then 30 feet measuremen doesn't include the spare tire. With a spare, it's just under 31 feet. Doesn't matter unless your polebarn is 30 inside, then it won't fit. Our Rockwood 2606ws was advertised as less then 30 but that must be without a spare tire Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan
@@JoshtheRVNerd We had a pole barn built last year and I was supposed to have 8 feet behind it. It ended up having 7 is how I found out. Luckily we didn't make it 30 feet🫣🤪 or I'd have to take off the tire to put it away. Love your channel if I hadn't said that in awhile. Greg in Michigan
@@KennethBaker53 The wife and I love ours. It's a 2019 but we got it in late 2018. It's made 3 trips from Michigan to Florida, 2500 miles round trip each time plus other trips closer to home. We're just a few years into retirement and try to use it often. I won't say a 1/2 ton truck won't do the job but it is a little heavy on the front, and the huge pass through when loaded just keeps adding weight to the truck. We have a gmc 3/4 ton with a gas engine and it pulls like a dream without smashing the rear of the truck down. About the only thing that we don't like is you can't get to the bedroom without opening the slide some. For us that issue only matters twice a year when we stop for the night to sleep going and coming back from Florida. We try to park in a Walmart so the slide out over hangs a grass area. Greg in Michigan
Glad to hear it, Greg. You are living the life I hope to when I retire! Good to know that a 3/4 ton gasser will do the job because that is exactly what I was thinking to do.
The Kodiak Ultimate series has a similar floorplan with a separate bunk room in the back. We are considering it to grow into one day. We currently camp in a 212qb jayco jayflight for 2 adults and a small dog. We love how the bunk area is totally separtate from the rest.
I think if you could swap out a dining room table location with the recliner location it would be perfect. That way you have the dining room in the kitchen and the back room could be used as a office or home theater room or second bedroom.
Head up to the UP in August sometime. Not only do you get Georgia like humidity, but you also get the BUGS that even Georgia can't compete with except along the coast and the no see ums. But you know that...
Hey Uncle Josh, Once again if these manufacturers don’t quit coming out with new floor plans I may never decide on what I may want to buy 😂. Nice floor plan for the size. I do want to make my second camper purchase the first time around as should I were to buy one, I want my purchase to be a one and done since in reality I’ll be buying when I retire hence on a fixed income after that. You mentioned in your video that this model could transition from camping with the kids until they outgrow it then it would be good for a couples model, but you didn’t say the reverse; great for taking the grandkids along (presumed I’m sure). Here is my question: You indicated that this wouldn’t be very good as far as emptying the sewer hoses with the slides open: wouldn’t you have these closed anyway when you empty the tanks? Don’t parks have a designated dump station in one centralized place or do these parks have a dump site at each campground? Never RV’d before so excuse my ignorance on the topic. Great video as always, I enjoy your content. Thanks for what you do. Have a great holiday season.
A good number of parks (mostly privately-owned ones vs. state/national parks) have sewer and water hookups right at the spots where you park the camper. You don't leave the valves open all the time, though. You open them when the tanks start to fill up - particularly for your black tank. As such, you could still be in the middles of your camping trip and not on your way out when you need to deal with the valves and, potentially, swapping the "stinky slinky" on a unit like this with 2 separate drains. I believe this is what Josh was referring to.
@@cmaterick _"You don't leave the valves open all the time, though."_ *YES! TY for sharing this! I see so many people still doing that and I cringe so hard*
Hey Josh, I'm a hugh fan of your detailed RV units. And i love this floor plan. Wish it had a big outside kitchen. But it has a lot to offer. Is there anyway you could show a walk through on the 2024 or 2025 corterra travel trailer by Heartland? Thank you
Oh, as far as kitchen storage, right next to the couch is a decent potential pantry... Edit: Sorry, I see you mentioned the pantry in your video... Duh...
I love this. I would choose it in a minute over any other trailer I’ve seen were I buying for a young camping family. The pantry appears just fine for camping on weekends and vacation weeks. The “kid room” is great for all ages of kids and will be awesome on bad weather days. Just a prime floor plan in under 30’. I almost want to buy it just for that awesome storage tray! Can I ride on it? How much weight will it take?
Note that that cool storage slide weighs 140 lbs! I have a 2024 Rockwood 2606WS and it has the same storage slide. Cool, ye. But very heavy and takes up a bit of space IMO
Switch the sofa and dinette around (bi/tri-fold sofa in bunk house). Get rid of the TV in the kitchen and add some additional storage (how many tvs are you actually going use). Keep the dinette a fold down sleeper. Think it would be far more functional that way.
@JoshtheRVNerd I think it would work better. Especially with a 'lagoon' (if that's the right word) table. Makes it a activity nook for kids. Tv, bedroom, activity table for when you're stuck indoors. Pull the curtain/door and the messy kids room is gone. Dinette in the kitchen and more storage. Beyond that, it's a great mix of everything, if it's in your budget. (Let's face it, that's the #1 factor)
@@craigquann Ty. Thats a solid idea. Btw if it helps in furniture it's call a "Lagun" table but pronounced Lagoon. If you typed lagoon on my next 100 videos... know that I don't care. I worry more about communication being effective rather than being the grammar police lol :)
Has rockwood tested this unit down to any specific cold temperature level? I see it has enclosed belly and tank heaters. Just curious how you think it would do down to freezing or slightly below?
I agree with another viewers comment, the theater seats should be in the bunk room and the dinette in the kitchen or at least make that an option. I know to some that would seem awkward but I personally think it's awkward to have the dinette in the bunk room just my opinion, to me it would make it feel like you have a separate kitchen dining area and then living room area and still have room for guests to sleep in both spots, but I personally see this as a couples camper with room for guests on occasion.
That slide tray would be perfect for a good sized Yeti cooler for road side nibbles. I think that tray is rated for 500 lbs. or more. Is it accessible from the d/s also?
Missed the 800 pound rating for the slide tray in your video. So nice for getting to 2/3 of the tray depending which way you slide it out. Station a cooler on the camp side for road munchies. Road stops are easy with access to bedroom, bathroom and cooler. Love the 12v fridge/freezer. Thanks for your entertaining product reviews. Learned a lot from your content.
I really like this unit. I would use the bedroom storage (the one nearest the entry) as additional kitchen storage. Make that bathroom door taller and the flip up extension counter longer. Otherwise, I like it.
Watched this one twice. We love our Rockwood and would love to stay in one. There just isn't a Floorplan for us in their Ultra Lite or Signature lines........ That storage cabinet between the 2 slides really divides the 2 areas, which for us, is a bit of a shame. This floor plan does everything, but not anything particularly well. Apart from the bedroom, that setup is great. Oh, and the sewer hose setup isn't the best. I wish they had more offerings in the 33 foot range ala Salem Glennisphere.....(yep, still trying lol)
I think models like the 2706WS still offer opportunities for folks looking for bunks with more traditional big, open living spaces. This one is a trick pony for sure. But it just might work for folks where nothing else does
If that "pantry" wall between the sides wasn't there this would be an awesome full time living RV. But kitchen storage? Becomes a big issue. Loose the chairs and put in an Ikea cupboard?
That is the tricky thing about this floor plan… It’s almost like it’s lost in limbo between a few other concepts, but I can still see it working for some folks
Does the hitch weight change if trailer is empty as apposed to full? Is 938 lbs hitch with max 8738 lbs trailer weight? My truck has payload of 1470 lbs. Thanks in advance.
Absolutely. The hitch weight shown is when the RV is empty. It's the only reliable metric they can offer. Each person will load differently and yield different actual hitch weights
Love Rockwood we have a 2608bs. Love this model except no fireplace and I prefer to get a single sewer hookup not under a slide. I am really interested in the flex room. Are there any other models similar to this that have single sewer hookup and fireplace with the flex room and Rockwood quality around this length? Also prefer rack slide systems.
The trick with having the kitchen all the way at one end like that is it almost forces dual sewer hook ups. I can’t think of one offhand that doesn’t have that hiccup.
@@JoshtheRVNerd Not concerned with kitchen vacation. Really the flex room and the length are the most important to me along with a single sewer. Looks like Brinkley is releasing a travel trailer that's a couple's model in the coming months. I don't have any specs on it yet, that doesn't have a flex room but it has a desk. It may be an option for me.
We went and took a look at this one and my wife loves it. Really loves it. She basically looks at them like hypotheticals, but with this one she had moved from IF we bought one to When and she was all over it finally saying. WHERE do you put pots and pans? So, going back to your critique of space in the kitchen where I, as a male, argued with you a bit, she was right on that... BUT, she found STORAGE NO ONE ELSE HAS MENTIONED on vids or even the sales man. Underneath the countertop over by the door in the corner is another hidden cabinet that will fit pots and pans... I was dumbfounded with the dumb part being obvious.
Gosh, those extra slides add some serious weight. Hitch weight is even too much for my Diesel half ton. Maybe the right configured half ton would work. Black and grey valve access doesnt make sense unless you can wait to bring slides in. I like the larger grey tank capacity, so maybe its possible.
Is there room for a door in the back? It looks like there is room for a window valence. Would have to have the slide out to use. That wouldn’t bother me.
Let me throw a wrinkle into that fabric... instead of the Ember 24BH... the 24MSL with that convertible bunk system. (Don't tell anyone I have video for that one coming!) 🤫🤫🤫
I guess I'm kind of not OK with this layout. It seems odd that a bunkhouse model would be lacking in kitchen area storage space when it is a bunkhouse trailer (suggesting that it's a 'mom and dad and the kids go camping' model). I get that there is all sorts of storage throughout the trailer, but I'm not sure I'm willing to accept that I need to store non-perishable food or cooking utensils under my bed or in the pass-through storage (it reminds me of watching movies about living in submarines) This would be a GREAT trailer for a travelling couple on the road or living the RV road life if the overhead bunk option were removed and that space converted to overhead storage (even though the road mode kinda sucks). Nice informative video, though. Thanks for this video and keep 'em coming!!! 👍
For sure it's a goofy model. It creates as many problems as it solves for I think is the best way to say it. But there are definitely some folks I could see really liking this. My Grandparents wouldve LOVED something like this
RV Factories do not offer different doors as it turns out. The world of RVing is not like home construction in that way. Owners could DIY different doors certainly
Not sure why rockwood uses basically a half door for their bathroom. The bottom has a large gap but the top is twice as big. I have a shy bladder. This is a deal breaker. May seem extreme but it’s a reality. I’d love to know their reasoning behind the design.
I am not a fan of the breakfast bar, especially since it "blocks" the entry door. As another commenter said below, this would be more functional (IMHO) with a dinette instead of the theater seats. The lack of storage in the kitchen is also a negative. I love the idea and the rear multi-function room, but this one would not be one for me.
Josh, because it's such an unusual design, I'm wondering how the resale would be when it's time for you to sell me a motor home?? Great review as always. I would think the living area would be extremely small on a rainy day, even with just me and the Mrs. & two little dogs? wink wink.....
You can throw a football through the upper gap of the bathroom door. Can't we fix this?? Spend another 3 bucks on material please. Some of us have phobias :) As always Josh, another great vid.
Peek a boo I smell you, hear you, and can pretty much see you too.
lol never heard it described that way but you're not wrong. It is very glaring on this one
@@Erin-Thor 🤣😂🤢💩
@@Erin-Thor I’m not as good as Josh but I have a video of that on Tik Tok Shane’s RV Sales
Really like this RV! It just went to the top of my TT future possibilities list. The few negative things about this are way overshadowed by the positives. Really does need a better bathroom door though...an easy change for RockStaff. Thanks again Josh for another great review!
This floorplan is very nice- no campside slides, lots of room, and master bedroom doors! The bunk is nice and we could live with it, but the space is phenominal.
A camper that (almost) left Josh speechless and totally stunned... Priceless!!!
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Takes quite a bit :)
This would be a perfect couple’s or family camper when equipped with the optional sofa in the bunkroom👍on a cold rainy day I can see Mom and her daughter watching Netflix in the living room and Dad and the boys watching sports in the rear den😂but the vastly limited kitchen storage and the sewer hookups are troublesome😢
This unit is amazing! Perfect grandparent camper! No wasted space with a lower bunk or couch, instead we get a dining room when the grandbaby is awake or not with us! I love this
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I absolutely love this model.Its qlmost perfect. Covers so much of what we are looking for.Thanks nerd.
You may want to pass on to the R&D team that rather than a curtain they can actually do a pocket door on a hinge (where the hinge stays on a length of wood with the track wheel on it inside the pocket, but the door can be closed with magnets at an angle to meet the wall when it's pulled out so it swings to close at an angle. Not as quick and easy as a curtain, but it would resolve the "but there's no door!" whining. Alternatively, an accordion door would also work on angles, and gives more privacy than the curtain. :)
I wonder if it’s possible and how difficult it would be to swap the theater seating and the dinette? You could turn that little back room into a great little entertainment space for a couple and then have the dining table out in the kitchen area.
Someone else mentioned that and it does make a fair bit of sense I think.. We'd need to measure them up to see if they can fit the same slots
What a great idea! We've been talking about swapping out theater seats for the hide a bed option when we upgrade. A swaption in this model, if it fits folded out, would increase the sleeping capacity (albeit, by like a ½ person) and offer more leisure comfort in the bunk space.
They have two versions. One has a couch in the "flex/bunk" room... I like that also...
I too would prefer a couch/ hide a bed in the back room and a dinette in the kitchen. It seems on the website they do offer a seating area for the back room but only theater seating or hide a bed in kitchen. Why not a dinette?
Thanks for always showing us all the new models that come out & showing the good vs bad!
Cool flex room. I do like the wardrobe slide for extended camping and the open areas up by the head of the bed with the hanging wardrobe removed from the front wall!!
I like the layout, especially the mini dinette in the rear. I would probably drop the bedroom slide in favor of lesser weight.
TY Greg. It's a little different but I think it can accomplish stuff other RVs in this size just... cannot
That's about as light a slide as you are going to find. I'm gonna tell your wife you want to get rid of her closet... Mine is crazy for it. And, I can use my Ram 2500 Hemi with 3000 lbs of payload AND 15K for max tow. YAY!, don't have to deal with a fifth wheel or the Class C's and a toad she is looking at. This checks all the boxes those do that I couldn't find in a travel trailer...and my personal box...under 30 feet.
That’s an awesome Floorplan Josh! I’m really impressed with Rockwood on this model. Very cool! Thanks Josh!
Glad you like it!
That rear room would definitely become an office with a sofa! So the title of this one for me would be, "One sliding storage tray, two sofas, three slides, and under 30ft!!" It's a winner!
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They make a sofa version of this for in the back bunkroom... I'm with you and a few others on that. And since we are a couple and I snore, I'd just leave the sofa down as a bed with a couple to three inches of memory foam on tops. Then its like two bedrooms.
If they moved the slide door in the bedroom to the middle, you could get to the sink, fridge and cabinets from the bedroom with a closed slide.
Hey, Josh. Thank you so much for the great presentation of this trailer. I know I pestered you about getting this one out, and then when you did, I was busy with the holidays, I had a lot to catch up on.
My husband and I really love this. Even with the couple of limitations of the road mode. (No one shows us that but you)
We had kinda figured on them, but its so much better to see.
Saw Brinkly is now doing trailers, so I may get a little undecisive between now and April (when we are probably buying one)
We'll keep watching your videos until then!
Well good timing because it JUST came out’
I love rock woods. Solidly built
Thank you for another great video.
My pleasure!
You're right! Great layout 👌 🎉
Helping you buy your 3rd trailer the first time! Good pair of knee pads needed. With that bathroom door, Taco Tuesday is for everyone to enjoy! Yay!
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Side sleeper approved 👌👌👌
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!! Venture RV do a similar floorplan with a folding bunkhouse wall but I don’t think it’s as short as this! 💯
I think heartland also has a folding wall camper similar but I've never seen one this size with enclosed doors
I like it, except the colors but love the idea of using the back for an office. Rough about not getting to the fridge, like when in storage and I need to clean out the camper i can't open it up. I would have to clean out the fridge before i got home. Usually i leave stuff in mine until I get back home to storage and then empty it. But wont be able to open the slide in storage. Be tight. Thanks as always, love this camper tho. Wish it were grey with better shades.
This is the trailer for me! Finally found one I like.
☺☺☺ Glad you like it!
They are going to sell a lot of these, with good reason! The outdoor storage makes up for the lack of indoor storage!
A travel trailer reaching puberty, really, ok, it works!!!!
Thank you for showing us!👍
I really do like that sliding tray and drop frame
Hi Josh! It’s a nice Rockwood. They did really good with the living space and bunk room bedroom and the kitchen is the only room that needs more storage. Other than that it’s a great Rv. Thank you Josh!
I think that's super fair. TY Sherri!
Don't forget the cabinet right there next to the couch. It would be easy for that to be your pantry.
Love the "flex" room in the rear. It's impressive what they have done in only 30 feet of RV. Being out West and not a park camper, this is 4'-5' too long for my taste, but I appreciate that RockStaff continues to be creative with their floorplans.
TY Steve!
I really like that bunk over the dinette!! A great couples coach but allows for overnight guests without having a hida-a-bed. Are there other models that do this?
I love this except for door in bedroom..if by myself.Unless I could get a 2nd bolt lock installed! 🤭But I could use that bunk room for Sooo much!!!
Each door deadbolts btw
@@JoshtheRVNerd I would like 2 on each door. 😉😅
Fix that bathroom door and I love it! A bird room for my Parrot!
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If this was my trailer I would swap the dinnett and theater seat
Yes definitely theater seats would be awesome. And a fireplace across, this would be one we would buy!
I could see that actually and it kinda makes sense
Makes 100% more sense swapping the dinnet and theater seats for sure!
Josh - I would love for you to make an educational video about the pros and cons of a "two headed sewer monster". I see so many great floorplans (like this one) only to discover that it has a two headed sewer monster. Maybe I'm making too big of a deal about it. Your insight would be great to see in a video. Thanks!
I think the importance of it really varies by owner. It isn't the biggest bother in the world to me but for some folks it's a flat dealbreaker.
For me? I'm camping. I can deal with a few brief and minor inconveniences
Great video, Josh! As an old firefighter gimme that door out of the bedroom every time. You’re obviously not going to fit out of either fixed window in the bedroom. You would have to run to the other end to egress. Security issue solved by throwing the deadbolt. This is a 26BHW when speaking Flagstaff. I just don’t follow the language calling it a 26 when it’s just shy of 30’. Anyhow, keep up the good work.
Yeah I don't like the model number vs length game the industry plays myself. That's why I include the actual specs on screen
Awesome layout! Almost named it my next rig except no outdoor kitchen and not a fan of doing double sewage shuffle hook up... lol, I just converted my mallard from 3 discharge lines to one single one. I'm never going back to multiple tank hookups...
Like the idea of the door into and out of the bedroom, given that it locks well.
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Love this layout!
It grew on me more and more as I went
Swap out the theater seating for a sleeper sofa and I'm getting this one. I've been looking for something that would work for three generations, near full-time living,
I think you can do that
Love this floor plan…as soon as they swap the slides, and offer free standing dinette. Cannot figure out why they put the sofa in the kitchen and the dinette in the living room. Even as an office the dinette makes no sense in there. Just our 2 cents worth 😊. Thanks so much for the great tours, Josh!
Not a fan of the slide in the bedroom because it jacks up the hitch weight. I can see this one tweaked a bit more to be even better.
The front drop frame also dings that hitch weight for sure
I really like that setup.
Ty!
Simple but elegant decor.
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Neat unit. As some have said i would prefer the dinette in the kitchen area and seating in the back room which is offered but not the dinette for the kitchen. Also, instead of the extended counter seating area, if that was made a little narrow, it appears the kitchen can be pushed over and then add at least one lower cabinet on the wall between kitchen and bedroom. Without having measurements, it seems it may work. Thanks for all your hard work, Josh!
You bet!
Yeah i like this floorplan quite a bit, I like the direction the manufacturers are going with these Versa rooms or areas.
I'm someone that likes convertible options for small spaces myself
Josh this is what I would have liked to be done. Swap the theater seat to the dinette and put the theater seats in the back. Wala. You have a tv room, kitchen area and then the bedroom.
A few other folks said similar stuff. Ty
I’m really diggin the separate bunk room/flex room. Reminds me of the GD 22BHE. Be great to score a vid of that one too. Either way, this build speaks to me.
Kinda sorta yea. Lot of brands doing some really interesting things right now
They do pack a lot into the GD 22BHE... Wish the bunks were a bit bigger. That is something I was looking at as a transitional one till my wife retires but with this one, I don't need to transition.
I would make the bunk room into a craft room for me.
Love this layout, love Rockwood, I just need one more spot for one more kid to sleep. I'd like to see the inverter bumped up to 2000 or 3000w so we can run a few things at the same time off LiPo battery, but that can be dealt with after purchase. I feel like this should have had a water bay hook up in the passthrough.
If you see on their website the 'Power package' they do offer a larger package but not necessarily on all models
I like two doors .love bed room. I know we could not afford this camper love it love it
Add the roller door of the North Trail 24DBS, Trifold in the flex room and the dinette across from the kitchen.... Thats a combo that would be an insane seller. Do us a solid Rockwood!
Roller door is a cool idea I think
Make the table and bunk removable and have an optional washer/dryer hook up.. A FOR AWESOME!
W/D hooking IN a slide like that might be a problem but I like the idea
They *could* look into making a door like a rolltop desk's horizontally curving top (only using vertical slats)...
I love it! I want one.
What an awesome camper!
Here’s what I change. The sofa in the bunk room, the dinette in the main room, no tv in the main room, more cabinets. And yeah fix the darn bathroom door… knock knock, who’s there? Well you know, cause you can hear everything coming out!
Man a lot of folks with that same request. Super interesting
On uncle Josh, what did you do with Marilyn? Did you place her in the pass through storage?
I KNEW I left something behind..
I can see those breakfast bar chairs being in the way a lot. Especially when trying to go in and out with trays of food. Gotta be a way to have a door, pocket door or even an accordion door for the back room, gotta be... Are those recliners the fake leather stuff? I can certainly do without the window on the front wall behind the bed. Those dump valve locations would be a great candidate for installing remote cable actuator valves on.
Hi Josh.
Cool layout, but like our Rockwood 2606ws better.😁
Just for your info or others
The less then 30 feet measuremen doesn't include the spare tire. With a spare, it's just under 31 feet. Doesn't matter unless your polebarn is 30 inside, then it won't fit.
Our Rockwood 2606ws was advertised as less then 30 but that must be without a spare tire
Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan
That actually is a great point. MFGs aren't required to measure to back of spare tire. TY for this. I have never considered that
@@JoshtheRVNerd
We had a pole barn built last year and I was supposed to have 8 feet behind it. It ended up having 7 is how I found out.
Luckily we didn't make it 30 feet🫣🤪 or I'd have to take off the tire to put it away.
Love your channel if I hadn't said that in awhile.
Greg in Michigan
The 2606 is the gold standard for me. I have tried to find one I like better, but I keep returning to the 2606.
@@KennethBaker53
The wife and I love ours. It's a 2019 but we got it in late 2018. It's made 3 trips from Michigan to Florida, 2500 miles round trip each time plus other trips closer to home. We're just a few years into retirement and try to use it often.
I won't say a 1/2 ton truck won't do the job but it is a little heavy on the front, and the huge pass through when loaded just keeps adding weight to the truck.
We have a gmc 3/4 ton with a gas engine and it pulls like a dream without smashing the rear of the truck down.
About the only thing that we don't like is you can't get to the bedroom without opening the slide some. For us that issue only matters twice a year when we stop for the night to sleep going and coming back from Florida. We try to park in a Walmart so the slide out over hangs a grass area.
Greg in Michigan
Glad to hear it, Greg. You are living the life I hope to when I retire! Good to know that a 3/4 ton gasser will do the job because that is exactly what I was thinking to do.
The Kodiak Ultimate series has a similar floorplan with a separate bunk room in the back. We are considering it to grow into one day. We currently camp in a 212qb jayco jayflight for 2 adults and a small dog. We love how the bunk area is totally separtate from the rest.
TY for that insight. I'll have to see if I can peek one somewhere
Yes, but this one is under 30 feet. Isn't that one like 37 feet? Heck it should have a laundry room separate also. I got quarters...
I think if you could swap out a dining room table location with the recliner location it would be perfect. That way you have the dining room in the kitchen and the back room could be used as a office or home theater room or second bedroom.
A few others mentioned that as well..
Head up to the UP in August sometime. Not only do you get Georgia like humidity, but you also get the BUGS that even Georgia can't compete with except along the coast and the no see ums. But you know that...
it's true
Did you get any footage with the bed instead of dinnete option? This thing is super cool
This was the only copy of the RV they had available at the time
Hey Uncle Josh,
Once again if these manufacturers don’t quit coming out with new floor plans I may never decide on what I may want to buy 😂. Nice floor plan for the size. I do want to make my second camper purchase the first time around as should I were to buy one, I want my purchase to be a one and done since in reality I’ll be buying when I retire hence on a fixed income after that. You mentioned in your video that this model could transition from camping with the kids until they outgrow it then it would be good for a couples model, but you didn’t say the reverse; great for taking the grandkids along (presumed I’m sure). Here is my question: You indicated that this wouldn’t be very good as far as emptying the sewer hoses with the slides open: wouldn’t you have these closed anyway when you empty the tanks? Don’t parks have a designated dump station in one centralized place or do these parks have a dump site at each campground? Never RV’d before so excuse my ignorance on the topic. Great video as always, I enjoy your content. Thanks for what you do. Have a great holiday season.
We're definitely in the midst of the largest wave of new models I've seen in the past 10 years
A good number of parks (mostly privately-owned ones vs. state/national parks) have sewer and water hookups right at the spots where you park the camper. You don't leave the valves open all the time, though. You open them when the tanks start to fill up - particularly for your black tank. As such, you could still be in the middles of your camping trip and not on your way out when you need to deal with the valves and, potentially, swapping the "stinky slinky" on a unit like this with 2 separate drains. I believe this is what Josh was referring to.
Thank you
@@cmaterick _"You don't leave the valves open all the time, though."_
*YES! TY for sharing this! I see so many people still doing that and I cringe so hard*
🎉#NerdHerd..... I would like a longer window in the kitchen for more camp side view...
Sounds good. TY!
Hey Josh, I'm a hugh fan of your detailed RV units. And i love this floor plan. Wish it had a big outside kitchen. But it has a lot to offer. Is there anyway you could show a walk through on the 2024 or 2025 corterra travel trailer by Heartland? Thank you
I'll keep an eye out for one if I bump into it at one of our stores. TY for the request
I can't get to everything but I try!
Oh, as far as kitchen storage, right next to the couch is a decent potential pantry... Edit: Sorry, I see you mentioned the pantry in your video... Duh...
I love this. I would choose it in a minute over any other trailer I’ve seen were I buying for a young camping family. The pantry appears just fine for camping on weekends and vacation weeks. The “kid room” is great for all ages of kids and will be awesome on bad weather days. Just a prime floor plan in under 30’. I almost want to buy it just for that awesome storage tray! Can I ride on it? How much weight will it take?
Storage tray rated for 800lbs!
On your Rockwood videos you do not talk about the water heaters. Are the tank type or on demand ??
I try to hit different topics on each RV. They're using a Gas/Electric fast recharge water heater on these
Note that that cool storage slide weighs 140 lbs! I have a 2024 Rockwood 2606WS and it has the same storage slide. Cool, ye. But very heavy and takes up a bit of space IMO
Yeah that is the down side to them
Nice one Uncle Josh 🎉❤
Thank you! 😃
Love it!
Switch the sofa and dinette around (bi/tri-fold sofa in bunk house). Get rid of the TV in the kitchen and add some additional storage (how many tvs are you actually going use). Keep the dinette a fold down sleeper. Think it would be far more functional that way.
A few other folks have felt similarly. It does kinda make sense for daytime use
@JoshtheRVNerd I think it would work better. Especially with a 'lagoon' (if that's the right word) table. Makes it a activity nook for kids. Tv, bedroom, activity table for when you're stuck indoors. Pull the curtain/door and the messy kids room is gone. Dinette in the kitchen and more storage. Beyond that, it's a great mix of everything, if it's in your budget. (Let's face it, that's the #1 factor)
@@craigquann Ty. Thats a solid idea.
Btw if it helps in furniture it's call a "Lagun" table but pronounced Lagoon.
If you typed lagoon on my next 100 videos... know that I don't care. I worry more about communication being effective rather than being the grammar police lol :)
Has rockwood tested this unit down to any specific cold temperature level? I see it has enclosed belly and tank heaters. Just curious how you think it would do down to freezing or slightly below?
Rockwood never does any specific temperature testing
I would like to see this floor plan in a fifth wheel with a 2nd bath added and squared off bunk/multi room with a door.
Hmm.. I could see that actually
This would be perfect if you could go to a rear patio from the bunkhouse. I would like a door instead of a window in there.
Ooh that could be cool
I agree with another viewers comment, the theater seats should be in the bunk room and the dinette in the kitchen or at least make that an option. I know to some that would seem awkward but I personally think it's awkward to have the dinette in the bunk room just my opinion, to me it would make it feel like you have a separate kitchen dining area and then living room area and still have room for guests to sleep in both spots, but I personally see this as a couples camper with room for guests on occasion.
TY!
That slide tray would be perfect for a good sized Yeti cooler for road side nibbles. I think that tray is rated for 500 lbs. or more. Is it accessible from the d/s also?
pretty sure it goes thru both sides
Missed the 800 pound rating for the slide tray in your video. So nice for getting to 2/3 of the tray depending which way you slide it out. Station a cooler on the camp side for road munchies. Road stops are easy with access to bedroom, bathroom and cooler. Love the 12v fridge/freezer. Thanks for your entertaining product reviews. Learned a lot from your content.
I love this! But, the hitch weight and dry/gross weight seem to be flip-flopped?
Do you have a minute marker to reference? At a glance the numbers seem to be in the right spot when I look at them
I really like this unit. I would use the bedroom storage (the one nearest the entry) as additional kitchen storage. Make that bathroom door taller and the flip up extension counter longer. Otherwise, I like it.
Decent suggestions. TY
Watched this one twice. We love our Rockwood and would love to stay in one. There just isn't a Floorplan for us in their Ultra Lite or Signature lines........
That storage cabinet between the 2 slides really divides the 2 areas, which for us, is a bit of a shame. This floor plan does everything, but not anything particularly well. Apart from the bedroom, that setup is great.
Oh, and the sewer hose setup isn't the best.
I wish they had more offerings in the 33 foot range ala Salem Glennisphere.....(yep, still trying lol)
I think models like the 2706WS still offer opportunities for folks looking for bunks with more traditional big, open living spaces. This one is a trick pony for sure. But it just might work for folks where nothing else does
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If that "pantry" wall between the sides wasn't there this would be an awesome full time living RV. But kitchen storage? Becomes a big issue. Loose the chairs and put in an Ikea cupboard?
That is the tricky thing about this floor plan… It’s almost like it’s lost in limbo between a few other concepts, but I can still see it working for some folks
Does it have a Tankless Water Heater you usually mention if a RV does or not.
These use gas elec
Rockwood Luxury and Ranch ..... we need you to show them. 😂
They're just Columbus under the Rockwood name btw
Good video Josh
Glad you enjoyed it
Does the hitch weight change if trailer is empty as apposed to full? Is 938 lbs hitch with max 8738 lbs trailer weight? My truck has payload of 1470 lbs. Thanks in advance.
Absolutely. The hitch weight shown is when the RV is empty. It's the only reliable metric they can offer. Each person will load differently and yield different actual hitch weights
Love Rockwood we have a 2608bs. Love this model except no fireplace and I prefer to get a single sewer hookup not under a slide. I am really interested in the flex room. Are there any other models similar to this that have single sewer hookup and fireplace with the flex room and Rockwood quality around this length? Also prefer rack slide systems.
The trick with having the kitchen all the way at one end like that is it almost forces dual sewer hook ups. I can’t think of one offhand that doesn’t have that hiccup.
@@JoshtheRVNerd Not concerned with kitchen vacation. Really the flex room and the length are the most important to me along with a single sewer. Looks like Brinkley is releasing a travel trailer that's a couple's model in the coming months. I don't have any specs on it yet, that doesn't have a flex room but it has a desk. It may be an option for me.
This is a perfect couples camper if one of them (not naming names, mind you) snores....
lol
We went and took a look at this one and my wife loves it. Really loves it. She basically looks at them like hypotheticals, but with this one she had moved from IF we bought one to When and she was all over it finally saying. WHERE do you put pots and pans? So, going back to your critique of space in the kitchen where I, as a male, argued with you a bit, she was right on that... BUT, she found STORAGE NO ONE ELSE HAS MENTIONED on vids or even the sales man. Underneath the countertop over by the door in the corner is another hidden cabinet that will fit pots and pans... I was dumbfounded with the dumb part being obvious.
lol sounds like a "couldn't see the forest from the trees" kind of thing :)
Gosh, those extra slides add some serious weight. Hitch weight is even too much for my Diesel half ton. Maybe the right configured half ton would work.
Black and grey valve access doesnt make sense unless you can wait to bring slides in. I like the larger grey tank capacity, so maybe its possible.
The bed slide + drop frame really ding the hitch weight for sure
Is there room for a door in the back? It looks like there is room for a window valence. Would have to have the slide out to use. That wouldn’t bother me.
Possibly. I'm not quite sure
This is Awesome!!
Glad you like it!
ok... this or the ember 24BH? I know the ember is a bit more expensive,; but is the money worth it? Is ember quality that much better?
Let me throw a wrinkle into that fabric... instead of the Ember 24BH... the 24MSL with that convertible bunk system.
(Don't tell anyone I have video for that one coming!) 🤫🤫🤫
I guess I'm kind of not OK with this layout. It seems odd that a bunkhouse model would be lacking in kitchen area storage space when it is a bunkhouse trailer (suggesting that it's a 'mom and dad and the kids go camping' model). I get that there is all sorts of storage throughout the trailer, but I'm not sure I'm willing to accept that I need to store non-perishable food or cooking utensils under my bed or in the pass-through storage (it reminds me of watching movies about living in submarines) This would be a GREAT trailer for a travelling couple on the road or living the RV road life if the overhead bunk option were removed and that space converted to overhead storage (even though the road mode kinda sucks). Nice informative video, though. Thanks for this video and keep 'em coming!!! 👍
For sure it's a goofy model. It creates as many problems as it solves for I think is the best way to say it. But there are definitely some folks I could see really liking this. My Grandparents wouldve LOVED something like this
Very new , but could one request a different door for the bathroom or buy one at Home Depot?
RV Factories do not offer different doors as it turns out. The world of RVing is not like home construction in that way. Owners could DIY different doors certainly
Not sure why rockwood uses basically a half door for their bathroom. The bottom has a large gap but the top is twice as big. I have a shy bladder. This is a deal breaker. May seem extreme but it’s a reality. I’d love to know their reasoning behind the design.
It MAY have been a prototype thing.. unsure. It's not usually quite that drastic
I am not a fan of the breakfast bar, especially since it "blocks" the entry door. As another commenter said below, this would be more functional (IMHO) with a dinette instead of the theater seats. The lack of storage in the kitchen is also a negative. I love the idea and the rear multi-function room, but this one would not be one for me.
They do offer dinette seating in the kitchen. It's a bit of a trick pony but I could see it also working where others just don't as well
Great plan. A hard no because of the theater seating.
Understood. TY Sir!
Josh, because it's such an unusual design, I'm wondering how the resale would be when it's time for you to sell me a motor home?? Great review as always. I would think the living area would be extremely small on a rainy day, even with just me and the Mrs. & two little dogs? wink wink.....
It's hard to say. It'll really depend on how popular it proves to be
Is this 1/2 ton towable? My specs payload 1550lbs, towing 9000lbs? Fantastic review as always.
I’m a little concerned with the loaded hitch weight vs payload.. you’re super borderline
@@JoshtheRVNerd appreciate the advice. Looking at a few other options now. Apex 256BHS and Imagine 25DBE. I assume those would be much more inline?
@@MattChat56 I don’t have the specs in front of me but they definitely sounds like they have potential
Is fresh water counted in cargo?
Water counts against cargo yes
@@JoshtheRVNerd this is devastating to learn.
What about the possibility of W/D
No accommodations in this one nor space to add one I'm afraid
@@JoshtheRVNerd that is what I thought. Thank you.
Just "Wow"!
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Wife says. Get rid of bunk. Put theater seat there to make it tv room and put dinette in kitchen.
Very nice
Thanks