ZebMontreal
Advanced Member
Hi All,
I joined the forum last week because I just ordered a XLS 21BHE which I should be receiving the 1st week of May and was hoping to get some insight on Grand Design from other owners. I know very little about Grand Design (other than they were recently bought by Winnebago) so any insight, feedback, experiences you can share will be greatly appreciated. What I've found so far on other threads is pretty encouraging.
A little about us...We've been camping for over 30 years, like most, started with a tent, then pop-up when kids started popping-up ;-), then moved to a 33 ft Keystone Passport 2910BH with Quad bunks, which we've been enjoying for over 5 years. We were seasonal for a few years but quickly realized our family is more geared to wilderness week-ends, travelling to new destinations and vacationing (We always start each trip with "Holiday Road" from the Chevy Chase Vacation movies blaring!)
So we decided to downsize to make the week-end getaway a little less of a chore and nice wilderness sites more accessible.
I found the Imagine XLS 21BHE on the Grand Design site and subsequently saw it at the Montreal RV show. Since I knew very little about Grand Design, I didn't pull the trigger right then and there but we kinda fell in love with it and it checked most of the boxes on the wish list. I'm not a big Murphy Bed fan but this model is pretty innovative and has a good compromise. We then went to see it at the dealer who only had the one (already sold...probably the same one at the RV show). It's so new that the salesperson at the dealer couldn't provide much additional information on it..in fact I had to inform him on what I found on-line. (Note to Dealers: having competent, well informed sales people that know the products they sell inside out is PRICELESS! Not proving any information then asking what it will take to sign on the dotted line...NOT SO MUCH!!!).
So any feedback on GD will be welcome.
Cheers
Zeb
I joined the forum last week because I just ordered a XLS 21BHE which I should be receiving the 1st week of May and was hoping to get some insight on Grand Design from other owners. I know very little about Grand Design (other than they were recently bought by Winnebago) so any insight, feedback, experiences you can share will be greatly appreciated. What I've found so far on other threads is pretty encouraging.
A little about us...We've been camping for over 30 years, like most, started with a tent, then pop-up when kids started popping-up ;-), then moved to a 33 ft Keystone Passport 2910BH with Quad bunks, which we've been enjoying for over 5 years. We were seasonal for a few years but quickly realized our family is more geared to wilderness week-ends, travelling to new destinations and vacationing (We always start each trip with "Holiday Road" from the Chevy Chase Vacation movies blaring!)
So we decided to downsize to make the week-end getaway a little less of a chore and nice wilderness sites more accessible.
I found the Imagine XLS 21BHE on the Grand Design site and subsequently saw it at the Montreal RV show. Since I knew very little about Grand Design, I didn't pull the trigger right then and there but we kinda fell in love with it and it checked most of the boxes on the wish list. I'm not a big Murphy Bed fan but this model is pretty innovative and has a good compromise. We then went to see it at the dealer who only had the one (already sold...probably the same one at the RV show). It's so new that the salesperson at the dealer couldn't provide much additional information on it..in fact I had to inform him on what I found on-line. (Note to Dealers: having competent, well informed sales people that know the products they sell inside out is PRICELESS! Not proving any information then asking what it will take to sign on the dotted line...NOT SO MUCH!!!).
So any feedback on GD will be welcome.
Cheers
Zeb