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I had been intrigued by the floorplan of the 190 when I saw it on the KZ website.  Well, I saw one today at the dealer.  I just looked through the windows but I like having a separate bed even if the dinette is really small.  It has a nice closet in the back like the 14RB.  But the counter space is tiny because the sink is bigger and porcelain.

Maybe I shouldn't pick up my 16BH but trade it in?  I have it in for a bearing re-pack and the brakes checked.  Nothing major but I've owned it for 1.5 years and it was time.  I do like what looks like a little more room and more storage than what I have.  I would give up my bunk though.  Hmmmm.

My wife and I just traded our 14RB for the new 200.  Picking it up next week.  Really like the full-time bed, full-time dinette, more counter space, larger closet and sink in the bathroom.

We have the 200 and love it.  We only have one trip under our belt because we picked it up in late September and it is freezing cold here in Ontario, Canada in the winter time.  I envy all you southerners.  We are totally looking forward to the spring when we can get back out on the road.  We pull it with a Honda Pilot, which is pushing it, but we have beefed up the suspensipn and use a WD hitch and sway bars.  You know it's behind you, but it pulls pretty good.  Jusrt have to take it easy. 

The bath tub is great cause we have a young girl.  It was a selling feature for us. 

Did the bypass valve on the hot water tank and the water pump.  Hot water tank bypass was a hard deal because there is not much room.  Ended up cutting some of the panelling out to get in there.]=, but it still looks good.

The 200, as I am sure with most classics, has poor quality cushions for the dinettes and the mattress is okay, but I am sure it will not last too long before we have to get a new one.  Totally recommend the full queen bed.  good for a big guy like me.  

So far so good with ours.  We'll see how it is after the winter.  I hope I got all the water out of the lines before it froze up.  Probably going to do a few mods in the spring like adding a T.V. and a few other things.

Love this forum. Some great ideas and great information for us newbies.

Take Care,

Brad

The walk around bed is the big draw for me with the 190 and 200.  We have the 16BH and I sleep in the bunk because it's easier than trying to determine who gets the outside for middle of the night trips to the bathroom.

Post edited 2:44 pm – March 13, 2012 by garyfig

Just a thought, check out the 204's either in Classic or Escape.We just picked up our Escape 204, While it don't have a "walk around bed" you have space at the bottom in( in front of closet) so you can get out, without wasteing the space center bed makes.It is also the only escape to have a 15 foot awning,tandom axels. It also has a 6.3 2 door fridge, lots of counter space A sofa /bed slide out right across from the table which makes a nice living space for  tv , games . lots of room to move around just love ours…enjoy no matter what you pick!

Well, picked up our new unit today.  The first thing I did was take it out for a good ride to see how it handles.  Today was a good test for that, as we 20+mph winds from the N/NE, and I got to see how it reacted on the highway under those conditions.

Going into that wind, 55mph was about the cutoff for achieving any level of efficiency whatsoever.  Using the onboard calculator in my 2011 F150/3.7v6/2wd, I estimated about 12mpg average over 25 upwind miles.  I then did some city driving and hilly parkway driving, and the unit handled flawlessly.  On the way back with that stiff wind pushing me down the road, the average was often in the high-teens.

Overall the experience was very satisfactory.  There was little to no sway under all conditons – crosswinds, tractor/trailers overtaking, and going downhill on curvy roads.  All told the test drive was about 70 miles, and I'm pleased to report that only one person called me a moron – for causing her to have to be careful in a coffee shop parking lot due to my being parked on an end row.  Oh, the travesty of it!