New to site, anyone have Coachman RV advise to share?

[GetOutside]

New to this site. We've had Truck campers for years (currently a 2011 Artic Fox990 4 season with a 2007 Sierra Classic Dually w/ a flatbed). Gal got her 2nd new knee for her 73rd birthday gift, and now looking for a small class C AWD Motorcoach with easier access. Very close to pulling the trigger on a Coachman Crosstrail 20XG Extreme (Lifted).
We do a LOT of 4 season camping, Winters in the Rockies on the IKON ski tour. Anyone have any thoughts / experience with Coachman, and this Crosstrail in particular. I'm a bit nervous of the Build quality of the unit / and support from Forest River. ( Northwoods Mfg w/ the Artic Fox has been excellent)... Thanx in advance for any advice...

 

[John&Andrea]

Welcome to the group, I’m sure we have some Crosstrail owners on the forum. Enjoy your search.

 

[Leprechaun]

Well we bought a used '17 Leprechaun and love it. What really minor issues we had Coachmen took care of them at the Annual Rally. JMO but I think Coachmen is great. Our previous MH from another brand had issues from the start and the company left it to us to fix at our cost.

 

[GetOutside]

Well we bought a used '17 Leprechaun and love it. What really minor issues we had Coachmen took care of them at the Annual Rally. JMO but I think Coachmen is great. Our previous MH from another brand had issues from the start and the company left it to us to fix at our cost.

Thanx for the Input. Incredible timing, I'm literally waiting for the final invoice to be emailed to get a cashiers check! Where (geographically) are these rallys held?

 

[Leprechaun]

Thanx for the Input. Incredible timing, I'm literally waiting for the final invoice to be emailed to get a cashiers check! Where (geographically) are these rallys held?

They Company Rally is held in Goshen Indiana usually around the last week in June that's where you can get the Company Techs to fix your issues. If they can't fix at the Rally then they may schedule an appt for you to bring to the factory. . You can go out to Coachmens Owners Assoc. web site and join it's free. There you can find all the events for Coachmen Owners around the Country. There four Owners Rallies left this year the site will explain what they are and where they will be. Here is the site Coachmen Owners Association - The official owner's group of Coachmen RV, manufacturer of world-class recreational vehicles.

 

[Wemustrv]

New to this site. We've had Truck campers for years (currently a 2011 Artic Fox990 4 season with a 2007 Sierra Classic Dually w/ a flatbed). Gal got her 2nd new knee for her 73rd birthday gift, and now looking for a small class C AWD Motorcoach with easier access. Very close to pulling the trigger on a Coachman Crosstrail 20XG Extreme (Lifted).
We do a LOT of 4 season camping, Winters in the Rockies on the IKON ski tour. Anyone have any thoughts / experience with Coachman, and this Crosstrail in particular. I'm a bit nervous of the Build quality of the unit / and support from Forest River. ( Northwoods Mfg w/ the Artic Fox has been excellent)... Thanx in advance for any advice...

WE purchased a 2007 Coachman Encore 40TS a few years back. We love it! I did have some electrical issues and had no schematics. I contacted Forest River and they told me that they did not get many prints or schematics from Coachman when they purchased the product line. They told me if I could give them some time they would do some research. Less than a day later they called telling me they had found the correct drawing and schematic sets. I was thrilled and better yet they sent me the full set if PDFs free. I now have two full volumes of drawings.

 

[GetOutside]

They Company Rally is held in Goshen Indiana usually around the last week in June that's where you can get the Company Techs to fix your issues. If they can't fix at the Rally then they may schedule an appt for you to bring to the factory. . You can go out to Coachmens Owners Assoc. web site and join it's free. There you can find all the events for Coachmen Owners around the Country. There four Owners Rallies left this year the site will explain what they are and where they will be. Here is the site Coachmen Owners Association - The official owner's group of Coachmen RV, manufacturer of world-class recreational vehicles.

Thank You.!
Just got home with the Coachman Cross Trail 20XG last night. Got some Gremlins to work out, but we're stoked.

 

[GetOutside]

WE purchased a 2007 Coachman Encore 40TS a few years back. We love it! I did have some electrical issues and had no schematics. I contacted Forest River and they told me that they did not get many prints or schematics from Coachman when they purchased the product line. They told me if I could give them some time they would do some research. Less than a day later they called telling me they had found the correct drawing and schematic sets. I was thrilled and better yet they sent me the full set if PDFs free. I now have two full volumes of drawings.

Thanx. Haven't quite had that level of feedback, (yet) when looking for schematics on the framing, for a New 2023 Crosstrail 20XG Extreme we drove home last night. Looking forward to engagement with the company, the West Coast district manager has been very helpfull explaining what I'll need to do to further insulate for winter camping, and Further explaining The Chasis warranty from Ford being uneffected by the Coachman Aftermarket Lift, and the testing they've done to earn that recognititon..

 

[Leprechaun]

Once I requested the schematics I had them within a week and they do come in handy. Congrats and good luck on all your travels. If you have any questions there are plenty of information out here and on the other forums.

 

[GetOutside]

Wondering if any other Crosstrail owners on the Forum have enhanced the insulation on their Coach and willing to share tips.
The stairway into the coach as well as the wheel wells are 1/16th steel, and completely non insulated. These are major sound sources as well as major thermal transfer conduit.
As well the B Pillar seems lightly insulated.
Any shared experiences/suggestions Most welcome before i delve in before winter.
I've already insulated the battery bay ( I've 2 x 400amp Renogy Li Batts.) with 1.5 inch high density closed cell foam
Thanx.

 

[Wemustrv]

Wondering if any other Crosstrail owners on the Forum have enhanced the insulation on their Coach and willing to share tips.
The stairway into the coach as well as the wheel wells are 1/16th steel, and completely non insulated. These are major sound sources as well as major thermal transfer conduit.
As well the B Pillar seems lightly insulated.
Any shared experiences/suggestions Most welcome before i delve in before winter.
I've already insulated the battery bay ( I've 2 x 400amp Renogy Li Batts.) with 1.5 inch high density closed cell foam
Thanx.

We have not added any additional insulation. We do close the stair cover and place a throw rug over it making sure it is against the door when it is cold out. This stops a lot of cold air from entering. We have an older 2007 Encore. I am not sure if your unit is the same in the stair area.

 

[Retired dragon]

Wondering if any other Crosstrail owners on the Forum have enhanced the insulation on their Coach and willing to share tips.
The stairway into the coach as well as the wheel wells are 1/16th steel, and completely non insulated. These are major sound sources as well as major thermal transfer conduit.
As well the B Pillar seems lightly insulated.
Any shared experiences/suggestions Most welcome before i delve in before winter.
I've already insulated the battery bay ( I've 2 x 400amp Renogy Li Batts.) with 1.5 inch high density closed cell foam
Thanx.

How’s the Crosstrail doing in winter camping? What else did you modify or insulate? Please advise as we are starting the same adventure. Thank you

 

[GetOutside]

How’s the Crosstrail doing in winter camping? What else did you modify or insulate? Please advise as we are starting the same adventure. Thank you

Do to ongoing issues with the integrated Renogy system, we could not place enough trust in it for a 7 week deep winter road trip and stayed with our tried&true Truck camper. Most issues seem resolved now & Plan to leave in it early January.
1. I've ducted a 1" air vent from the forced air heat system into the battery cavity, as well as added a 120v heating pad . Hope this works, I'm nervous but we'll see. Those 2x 400 amp batteries in the typical exterior battery bay take all the room up and make it impossible to slide out with 4x 2ault cables, so seeing the control panels on the top is next to impossible. may have to move inside, but that will be a project.
2 fill air gaps around the exterior of all wall penetration for windows&doors frames. Also check for air leakage/poor fitting on the two rear 42"hatch doors The FR installers left a ~5/8 ' gap on the bottom from a shoddy installation.
3 Insulated the B pillars and the fiberglass nose cone.
4. added a thermal curtain to isolate the cab area.
5 bought good quality, insulated windsheild & side window for the cab & fan shades,, and coach windows use foil insulation.
6. added what insulation i could to the rear wheelwell area.