DieselDrax
Senior Member
Just wanted to stop in and say hi since I may become a frequent visitor.
Over the weekend we pulled the trigger on a 2013 Shamrock 21SS and expect to bring it home within a week or so. The dealer is going to do a final inspection to ensure there are no issues and then schedule a day to come pick it up.
We've run the gamut when it comes to RVs and we hope that we're going to end up with something that's "just right" for us with this 21SS.
Our first TT was a new 2010 Keystone Hideout 31BHS. This was a quad rear bunk TT with a super slide for the U-shaped dinette and couch. It was quite large and a bit of a pain to take some places, but we always had room for people to sleep in addition to our 2 kids. Alas, we didn't get as much use out of it as we had hoped and we didn't like how disconnected from the outdoors we were when inside. The beds on each end accounted for quite a bit of the trailer length as well and the short queen up front wasn't very comfortable with me being 6'1".
A couple of years or so after we sold that we ended up buying an '89 Monaco diesel pusher. It was a classic in relatively good shape, everything worked, and we made some fun trips towing our PWCs to places like Lake Mohave and Blythe (we were living in SoCal at the time). It was a beast, though, and being a 1989 it wasn't a very refined driving experience. We were in the process of relocating to the Midwest and I didn't want to drive it all the way out here so we sold it before moving in Spring of 2015.
Last year we bought a Flagstaff BR28TSC. This is a pretty good sized pop-up with a slide out dinette and a toy hauler deck up front. We wanted something with a toilet and shower so the choices were limited. Long story short, we never used the shower and used the toilet once. They just weren't convenient, the toilet had a cassette which was OK but still a bit of a pain and the sink/shower had no holding tanks, so I made a DIY portable holding tank but it was just too small and was still a pain to use. It also had A/C, which was another requirement, but there was no full thermostat for it. The fan was always on and it was just the compressor that would turn on and off so it was difficult to be comfortable at night without the roar of the A/C being on all night. The fridge (hah) was too tiny to hold more than one lunch for 4 people so we never used it, either. However, we all loved sleeping in the canvas, feeling the breeze, hearing the birds, etc. That's when I suggested our next move be to a hybrid.
All the amenities that we were missing while still retaining the canvas beds. The interior space is also quite decent, the only compromise being the size of the bathroom/shower but it's something we can live with. After all, we don't hang out in the bathroom.
Can't wait to have ducted heat and A/C again, a usable fridge with a freezer, an awning that we can put out easily instead of "Oops, we forgot to roll the awning out before raising the roof," etc.
The much simpler setup, just slightly more involved than our previous TT, will be welcome as well. Putting the pop-up away to get back on the road was a bit of a chore. Not nearly as bad as a tent, but enough that it was something I really didn't want to deal with.
Anyway, seems like most people are really happy with their Roo/Shamrock 21SS hybrids and I was pretty impressed with the build quality/materials used compared to the 2010 trailer we had, of course that was more of a budget TT with some upgrades, but nonetheless we definitely feel like this is a great upgrade considering the relatively small price difference between what we sold our pop-up for and what we're getting the 21SS for.
We can't wait for Spring!
Over the weekend we pulled the trigger on a 2013 Shamrock 21SS and expect to bring it home within a week or so. The dealer is going to do a final inspection to ensure there are no issues and then schedule a day to come pick it up.
We've run the gamut when it comes to RVs and we hope that we're going to end up with something that's "just right" for us with this 21SS.
Our first TT was a new 2010 Keystone Hideout 31BHS. This was a quad rear bunk TT with a super slide for the U-shaped dinette and couch. It was quite large and a bit of a pain to take some places, but we always had room for people to sleep in addition to our 2 kids. Alas, we didn't get as much use out of it as we had hoped and we didn't like how disconnected from the outdoors we were when inside. The beds on each end accounted for quite a bit of the trailer length as well and the short queen up front wasn't very comfortable with me being 6'1".
A couple of years or so after we sold that we ended up buying an '89 Monaco diesel pusher. It was a classic in relatively good shape, everything worked, and we made some fun trips towing our PWCs to places like Lake Mohave and Blythe (we were living in SoCal at the time). It was a beast, though, and being a 1989 it wasn't a very refined driving experience. We were in the process of relocating to the Midwest and I didn't want to drive it all the way out here so we sold it before moving in Spring of 2015.
Last year we bought a Flagstaff BR28TSC. This is a pretty good sized pop-up with a slide out dinette and a toy hauler deck up front. We wanted something with a toilet and shower so the choices were limited. Long story short, we never used the shower and used the toilet once. They just weren't convenient, the toilet had a cassette which was OK but still a bit of a pain and the sink/shower had no holding tanks, so I made a DIY portable holding tank but it was just too small and was still a pain to use. It also had A/C, which was another requirement, but there was no full thermostat for it. The fan was always on and it was just the compressor that would turn on and off so it was difficult to be comfortable at night without the roar of the A/C being on all night. The fridge (hah) was too tiny to hold more than one lunch for 4 people so we never used it, either. However, we all loved sleeping in the canvas, feeling the breeze, hearing the birds, etc. That's when I suggested our next move be to a hybrid.
All the amenities that we were missing while still retaining the canvas beds. The interior space is also quite decent, the only compromise being the size of the bathroom/shower but it's something we can live with. After all, we don't hang out in the bathroom.
Can't wait to have ducted heat and A/C again, a usable fridge with a freezer, an awning that we can put out easily instead of "Oops, we forgot to roll the awning out before raising the roof," etc.The much simpler setup, just slightly more involved than our previous TT, will be welcome as well. Putting the pop-up away to get back on the road was a bit of a chore. Not nearly as bad as a tent, but enough that it was something I really didn't want to deal with.
Anyway, seems like most people are really happy with their Roo/Shamrock 21SS hybrids and I was pretty impressed with the build quality/materials used compared to the 2010 trailer we had, of course that was more of a budget TT with some upgrades, but nonetheless we definitely feel like this is a great upgrade considering the relatively small price difference between what we sold our pop-up for and what we're getting the 21SS for.
We can't wait for Spring!
