Sunday, April 5, 2015

The New "House"

Ok...so here it is!
Not quite sure if you can tell, but this thing is damn near as big as our house. It's a Montana Mountaineer 350QBQ by Keystone.


41 ft long, sleeps 10, and about 8 tons fully loaded!  

One of the best features for me is that once we disconnect the truck I just have to push a button and it auto levels!  So glad I don't have to fuss with this any more...

Under the main living area is this compartment, lovingly called our basement!  It's almost big enough to carry all our Christmas decorations...but I think we'll be cutting that to 1 bin so we can take other essentials :(

This is the other side of the basement.  You can see the control center on the right.  This is where the main tank flush pulls are, as well as the water, winterizer, battery disconnect, and outdoor shower are located.  All in a nice waterproof housing.  Very nice!

Although we opted to not go with the entire outdoor kitchen so the we could preserve bedroom space for the rug-rats, they did include an outdoor cooktop and a little wash basin.  

Inside is a decent sized kitchen with plenty of cabinet space, but the biggest concern for us was counter space.  We loved the integrated covers for the stove and sink.  Really gives you that extra space when those things aren't in use!

Entertainment wise, of course it has the flat screen LCD TV.  But I also had my Wifi Ranger Go2 router connected here with power-over-Ethernet cable running to my Elite antenna on the outside.  That will enable us to pull in open wifi networks and spread them through the camper via our own network.  You'll also notice the electric fireplace at the bottom to take the chill off without eating all my propane!

Another thing we loved was the free standing table and chairs.  I'm not well shaped for the normal booth layout, so this is very welcomed. There is also a leaf to extend the table and even storage in the chairs.  (Sorry for the dark pic, the sun wasn't helping me)

I know...what's so special about a couch...right?  I thought the same thing until I sat on it.  It's so crazy comfortable I'm about to burn the one in the house and order another one of these.  It's also a sleeper, so we've got room for visitors.

Upstairs is the master bedroom.  We had a king, but I trimmed the platform so we could keep our old queen mattress.  Of course, as a side effect I can now walk beside the bed which is a nice touch!  Under the bed is another huge storage area for those thing you don't use as much.  No wasted space!

Another big selling point for us was a place for me to work.  There is a small desk area here beside the dresser that will be just fine!  (Again...sorry for the dark shot)

In the closet we have a Splendide Airiston washer on this side...

And dryer on this side...  We won't be able to wash everything in them, but they will pay for themselves very quickly I think...

Nothing horribly exciting about the master bath except that the throne is really porcelain instead of plastic and it has a real sized shower now.

Moving on to the kids room, here you see Stephanie's bunk and her couch (also a pull out) below.  She's already started putting her touch on things as you can see.

Here is Aaron's bunk and couch (yep...pull out).  His stuff is coming together as well...

Here is the biggest selling point for us.  That entire back wall is storage for the kids.  Toys and clothes and everything else.  This is the only camper that we found like this and it was the clincher for us!  And Aaron would be upset if I didn't mention that he had his own TV for his Wii U and XBox.

The children also have their own half bathroom.  Nice touch!

And here is the infamous upside down license plate.  Poor guy was in such a hurry....

And that's the new h5er.  It really will be our "mobile home" and we are super excited!

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