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Deb & Jim's 2016 24' TK in progress photos
Hello folks,
Just thought anyone else with a LD on order like us might like to see these photos from the mothership assembly line that Todd just sent us. You can see another LD behind ours in one of the photos, maybe waiting its turn for the same item to be installed or task to be completed. Hopefully, the next photos we post will be of us in some beautiful camping spot this summer.

Happy trails,
Jim & Deb
2016 24' TK
Santa Cruz, California
Re: Deb & Jim's 2016 24' TK in progress photos
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Any delivery date?
Ed
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Hi Ed,
Todd says maybe the end of June or early July, but he couldn't promise anything. There are several rigs ahead of ours in line and ours needs to be painted yet, which is a lengthy process. I watch all the car TV shows and what Todd described is the full Monty paint job - more coats and more sanding than the typical factory jobs. No wonder all the coaches down in Morro Bay looked so nice.

It's not so hard waiting when you know they're working that diligently on your new home away from home. But I have to tell you, it's sure costing me a lot of $ because I'm buying all the upgrades and accessories in advance. I'm about to order the swivel seat base in fact, thanks to the informative thread about it here on the forum.

I hope you've got some more great adventures planned,
Jim
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Not to early to pick the first music to be played, the first roads, first meal and the like...
Currently: 2008 36' Tiffin Open Road
Previously: 2007 Mid Bath
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Quote from: Jim Langley  - 
. I'm about to order the swivel seat base in fact, thanks to the informative thread about it here on the forum.

Jim

Hold off on the order for a few days. I found a source that's about $70 less expensive. It's should be here by Friday. I'll let you know about the quality when it's installed. The part number is the same as the Sportmobile part number so I'm hoping it's the same. We'll see.

Ed
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May I suggest a few projects Lizbeth and I have found to enchance our LD
1. Pantry
Pantry closet
2. Maxxair Vent Cover
Amazon.com: Maxxair (00-933072) White Vent Cover: Automotive
There are other versions of this type of cover this is just an example.  You'll be able to drive with vents open and camp without worrying about rain and other things getting inside you LD. 

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2014 Twin King
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Quote from: G Plam  - 
2. Maxxair Vent Cover
Amazon.com: Maxxair (00-933072) White Vent Cover: Automotive
There are other versions of this type of cover this is just an example.  You'll be able to drive with vents open and camp without worrying about rain and other things getting inside you LD. 
The previous owner put vent covers over all but the emergency hatch on our o7 MidBath.  It makes a lot of difference.  I usually store it with the hatches open in the summer.  If I forget the RV is much hotter.   I would be tempted to ask for a fantastic fan even on vents that don't have power.   The fantastic fan's screens come off for cleaning from inside the RV.  To clean the screen on the other vent I need to get on top of the RV - not a big deal, more a pain. 
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Currently: 2008 36' Tiffin Open Road
Previously: 2007 Mid Bath
Re: Deb & Jim's 2016 24' TK in progress photos
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Quote from: G Plam  - 
May I suggest a few projects Lizbeth and I have found to enchance our LD
1. Pantry
Pantry closet
2. Maxxair Vent Cover
Amazon.com: Maxxair (00-933072) White Vent Cover: Automotive
There are other versions of this type of cover this is just an example.  You'll be able to drive with vents open and camp without worrying about rain and other things getting inside you LD. 


Thanks, Glen. We saw some of the "Andy's pantry cabinets" at the Morro Bay LD jamboree, and liked that clever idea. And we'll definitely get vent covers. Appreciate the great tips!
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Quote from: John DaCrema  - 
The previous owner put vent covers over all but the emergency hatch on our o7 MidBath.  It makes a lot of difference.  I usually store it with the hatches open in the summer.  If I forget the RV is much hotter.   I would be tempted to ask for a fantastic fan even on vents that don't have power.   The fantastic fan's screens come off for cleaning from inside the RV.  To clean the screen on the other vent I need to get on top of the RV - not a big deal, more a pain. 
Thanks, John! I hadn't thought of the advantage of having vent covers for when the LD is parking and waiting its next adventure. Being able to keep the vents open is another great reason to have those covers. Thanks!
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Quote from: Ed D.  - 
Hold off on the order for a few days. I found a source that's about $70 less expensive. It's should be here by Friday. I'll let you know about the quality when it's installed. The part number is the same as the Sportmobile part number so I'm hoping it's the same. We'll see.

Ed

Thanks, Ed!! I'll wait to hear what you find out.
Jim
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This is just a follow-up: I took Ed's advice on his other post containing the information on ordering the swivel seat hardware. It was less expensive than the Sportmobile site's swivel seat and the shipping was very quick, 3 days from when I placed the order here in California. I have not been able to install it yet as we haven't taken delivery of our new LD yet, but I'm happy to have this upgrade ready to go.

Best,
Jim
PS: Thanks Ed!!
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What is the approximate time from order to delivery now?
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Boy, that's a good question "fcoleman55". I'm afraid I don't know the answer. You would want to call Todd Miller at Lazy Daze  909-627-0941 and ask him since he is the one who puts your name on the list and takes your order.

The way it worked for us is we called Todd and told him we were interested in buying one. He put our name on a list and said that in several months, to as many as 6 months, he would call us and let us know they were taking orders. So we put our name on that list and waited and waited. One day, about 5 months later, if I remember right, Todd called and we gave him a deposit and formally placed the order.

We placed our order in early September of 2015 and now it is June of 2016 and we are waiting for our Lazy Daze Twin King to be finished. When we ordered it, they said the ballpark delivery time would be June. We recently contacted them and now it sounds like we might take delivery in late July.

So, if that happens, then our delivery time would be about 15months from the time we made the first call and 10 months from when we gave them the deposit to start building our Lazy Daze.

But, things change and every year is a new production year for Lazy Daze and I expect how soon you get yours depends on when you order and how many people are in front of you. From reading posts on this forum I have seen delivery times similar to ours. I haven't seen any a lot faster. It's one of the reasons some people opt to try to find a newer previously owned Lazy Daze, though that's not easy either. And, probably a lot more decide to buy a ready-to-go Class C motorhome from an RV dealer. We preferred to wait and get a beautiful LD built just for us after searching high and low at RV places and not finding anything that was nearly as nice in this pricerange.

I hope this is helpful. Once we get our Twin King I will put some photos up so at that point you will know we have it and can calculate accurately how long it took.

Best wishes. Happy to answer other question,
Jim Langley
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It's interesting how many who know LD as a thing of beauty are kind of shocked when they hear that LD is still in production.

Just this past week in Big Bear less than 50 miles from the factory a gentleman asked what year my rig was. He was amazed that it was a 2015.

New or Previously Owned they are pretty amazing.

Kent
2015 27' RB "MissB.Haven"
 
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Quote from: fcoleman55  - 
What is the approximate time from order to delivery now?

I went to the factory March of 2015 and tried to place an order but Todd told me 2015 orders were full and they would take 2016 orders in Aug / Sept. I believe I ordered my 27RB around September and took delivery May of this year. I originally ordered a 31ft which would have taken more time. Timing worked fine for me and gave me time to save a little more $$.

As mentioned, depends on where you jump into the process and how many are in front of you. I ordered with the entertainment center. Shortly after my grandkids decided to move back to TX. Wish I had the overhead bed but, Oh well.
Rick and Melissa
2016 27ft RB