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Changing from MB
I'm anxiously awaiting my next Lazy Daze which should be completed in June. I figured it was time to pass my current one on to another lucky owner.


So what are you buying, if I may ask?
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264

Re: Changing from MB
Reply #1
I'm getting the 27' Rear Bath this time around. Blue.  :)
Laurie - 2018 RB


Re: Changing from MB
Reply #3
I agonized over that one. When I first got my mid-bath I had teenagers. The twin beds in the back were perfect for them while I had my own space up front. There's also those beautiful windows. If you can back in at a lake or river there's nothing like sitting there in the back and looking out the windows. But now I travel mostly by myself, so I don't need separate spaces. I also camp with groups of other RVers and I wanted more open space for guests.

We'll see if I made the right choice! The kitchen in the Mid-Bath has got more counter space so I know I'm going to miss that as well as those wonderful windows.

Laurie - 2018 RB

Re: Changing from MB
Reply #4
"The kitchen in the Mid-Bath has got more counter space so I know I'm going to miss that as well as those wonderful windows."
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Those two points are what would be the primary deal killers for me with the RB floor plan; the RB has virtually no counter space. I cook, so I prefer more horizontal area to put stuff! The RB has a larger bath area than the MB, but I'm used to the bath in the TK, so anything bigger than that seems downright opulent to me!

"You pays your money and you makes your choice!"  ;)
2003 TK has a new home

Re: Changing from MB
Reply #5
Pulled all the discussion out of the original classified topic and put it here

Re: Changing from MB
Reply #6
Hadn't realized the kitchen space difference between the two models was significant so thanks for pointing that out. Something to consider when decision time comes.
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264


Re: Changing from MB
Reply #8
"The kitchen in the Mid-Bath has got more counter space so I know I'm going to miss that as well as those wonderful windows."

My own experience with Lazy Daze kitchen layouts is the TK and the RB, with just a smattering of being in someone else's MB.  I cook about 99.5% of all of our meals inside (no BBQ outside) of our current RB.  I did the same with our TK.  I can't say that one was better than the other, but am having no difficulty with the limited counter space in the current RB.  I have two 12 x 18" tempered glass, heat resistant, "cutting boards" that I deploy as needed.

I cook regulation, full meals (meat, veg, starch) from scratch, with the attendant mess that this creates, and find it is not difficult to manage.  Leftover components are a bonus, as about 75% of all lunches and dinners start with at least one already-prepared segment from a previous effort.

Breakfasts are hot, cooked five-grain cereal with home made yogurt and usually several different fruits, and sesame and sunflower seed toppings.  Sundays are splurge brunch days, and I go all out with polenta, bacon/sausage, French Toast/Pancakes/Waffles and poached eggs, just like our Sundays at home.

I'm hoping to attach a photo.  If it comes through, you will be able to see a bit of the chopping block at the right side of the photo, draped across the stove top.  The silverware and other kitchen utensils that are shown in this picture subsequently went into drawers, although I am rethinking that move.

   Virtual hugs,

   Judie


 
Re: Changing from MB
Reply #9
Judie said, "I cook regulation, full meals (meat, veg, starch) from scratch, with the attendant mess that this creates, and find it is not difficult to manage.  Leftover components are a bonus, as about 75% of all lunches and dinners start with at least one already-prepared segment from a previous effort.

Breakfasts are hot, cooked five-grain cereal with home made yogurt and usually several different fruits, and sesame and sunflower seed toppings.  Sundays are splurge brunch days, and I go all out with polenta, bacon/sausage, French Toast/Pancakes/Waffles and poached eggs, just like our Sundays at home."

Will you adopt me--I promise I'll do the dishes promptly after every meal with no, "In a minute, Mom" or rolling eyes....    ;D

Lynne
Lynne
LDy Lulubelle, Green '05 31' TB
Lilly, the 4-Legged Alarm

Re: Changing from MB
Reply #10
Will you adopt me--I promise I'll do the dishes promptly after every meal with no, "In a minute, Mom" or rolling eyes....    ;D

You should check out Judie's blog, the food photos will have you salivating .

Larry
Larry
2003 23.5' Front Lounge, since new.  Previously 1983 22' Front Lounge.
Tow vehicles  2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Photo Collection: Lazy Daze

Re: Changing from MB
Reply #11
My wife is an avid cook and we've never found the kitchen space in the RB a problem.

The usual configuration when she's working there is to flip up the little counter extender to the left of the sink and place a sturdy wood cutting board (purchased at LD) on the left of the two sinks. That, combined with the dinette table, which is quite convenient to the kitchen counter (just turn around) makes for ample prep space. As things progress and work gets done it is at some point quite feasible to clear and set the table for dining.

Clean up works well too. Pile the dishes in the left sink and on the flip up counter. Wash in the left sink, rinse in the right. Place the wet dishes on a towel on the stove cover, with excess if any on the dinette table.

Works for us.
Terry
2003 26.5'RB
Gardnerville, NV

Re: Changing from MB
Reply #12
"Will you adopt me--I promise I'll do the dishes promptly after every meal with no, "In a minute, Mom" or rolling eyes....    ;D "

Of course, Lynne!  C'mon down anytime!!!  Bonus:  I don't even mind dishes - it's a challenge well met.


   Virtual hugs,

   Judie  <-- Sierra Vista, Arizona
   Adventures of Dorrie Anne | Photographing the West

   Today:  Rib Eye Steak
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Re: Changing from MB
Reply #13
We have had both a MB ('94) and now have the RB (2006).   I have done the cooking in both over the past 24 years and have had no trouble in either of them.   I, too, have a very sturdy wooden sink cover/cutting board over the left sink over which I place a more "scrub-able" cutting board.    As items are prepped, they are put on the dinette table.   I've done everything from stir-fry to spaghetti to chili to. .. well, whatever's on the menu.   Given a challenge, a cook will usually figure it out.    It's really a matter of having those tools that you really need on board.   Mechanical. . . and cooking!

Juli W
Juli W.
Former owner 1994 mid bath,  2006 26.5'rear bath