I bought a brand new Flagstaff 25KS and LOVE it. Just the right size, just the right weight to tow with my Sequoia 5.7 SUV (just under its 7000# J2807 certified maximum tow for that SUV). ***HOWEVER*** Forest River is missing a MAJOR market niche: A LOT of us senior RVer couples prefer to have TWIN BEDS! Seems that nobody but Airstream's "Flying Cloud 25TB" (nearly $90k!) has them! Its not about being less romantic- its about SLEEP! Many older folks tend to snore, toss and turn A LOT...and also frequently go to the bathroom. Thus, to preserve marital harmony in our 25KS, my wife takes the Murphy, and I'm relegated to the dinette. Converting that every night is a pain in the rear...and even my upgraded cushions DO NOT meet bed comfort standards. So, we now have lost the dinette because we've added a "regular" mattress to it and use it as a bed only. We eat on a folding table we set up in front of the couch. It works. SO: I propose that Flagstaff create an optional TWIN BED Microlite 25' floorplan on the 25KS footprint. No larger, no taller, no wider...and with the current "small" slide. We LOVE the big bathroom with garden shower. Ideal trailer would lose the rear door (add a wardrobe there), retain full access thru rig with slide room retracted, have a smaller dinette pretty much sized for 2 people, and 2 full-time twin beds (not bunks) with real mattresses....NOT convertible sofas! I would trade my 25KS in I could find such a rig. I've studied the forums and believe me, there are a LOT of couples like us out there, especially as the Boomers retire. And many folks do NOT want to drag around a virtual mobile home with a semi-truck sized diesel pickup that is too colossal to be a practical daily driver...not to mention $$$$. So this needs to be an optional floorplan on a trailer like our Flagstaff 25KS, not some larger, heavier offering. Such a trailer -a true TRAVEL trailer- would be PERFECT for the retired traveling couple....especially those on a budget. I believe there are a LOT of us
out there!
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