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[Chance]

Placing a tiny fridge, and usually the microwave next to it, under the kitchen counter at knee height is just too much of a compromise for us, even for a small van where space is at a premium. Unless you mostly eat shelf stable foods, it’s hard to visualize how you can get more than one or two day’s worth of food in most of those fridges. Many we saw at Tampa this year essentially also had no freezer space.

Vans are too small to provide a lot of user flexibility within one floor plan. When manufacturers try to include features for many different types of uses, it ends up being poor at most things. I prefer when they stick to one theme and optimize the design for that. An example would be toy hauler for adventure types, etc. Unfortunately, this leads to greater numbers of floor plans, and thus higher costs.

The Winnebago 59K has been copied by most major manufacturers, yet it’s one I can’t quite figure out why it is as popular as it is. The front of the camper is very open, which makes it feel spacious for its size, but from a functional standpoint I can’t see how it would be well suited for camping.

My 2 cents — I’d take the 59G over 59K any day, and that’s not saying much since 59G rear corner bed is too small and hard to get in and out of. At least in 59G there is room under bed to bring along larger items.