Leisure Travel Van Alternatives at Tampa RV Show. Wait or get these now?

hey I'm Brandon and welcome to the channel now then today we're going to be talking about alternatives to Leisure Travel Vans you think well Brandon you're a huge leader travel Man Fan why are you doing that well I am we have a Unity FX I think the company is amazing the product is superior and the community is second to none however there's a problem you can't get one anytime soon anyway I talk to people all the time ordered in 2020 or 2021 and are still waiting now then I personally think there's no time like the present you ain't getting any younger right and so the biggest thing is get out there and get going even if you put in an order for one get something now so that you can enjoy this RV lifestyle now now in my opinion the best thing to do is get a used Leisure Travel van they're starting to pop up more and more so make sure you look for those you can also maybe get a canceled order so be sure you're checking with dealers and uh you know just to see if one pops up on a demo a lot you never know it's more likely today than it ever was now then I'm going to show you three Alternatives two from Winnebago one from Airstream and what I'd like to know after watching this would you consider getting out of the leisure travel van ecosystem so put that down below and so love to hear your thoughts on that but if this is your first time on the channel make sure you hit that subscribe button the notification Bell and that old thumbs up I really appreciate all of those interactions YouTube liked that and then it'll give this video to even more people but before we get started I just want to remind you that these are coming available now these are from Leisure Travel Vans this is the brand new bamboo Series 2 sync cover we beefed it up it's a lot bigger and stronger and more beautiful than ever in my opinion so these will be available soon so make sure you get on the waiting list we'll put that description in the description down below or on the screen there so make sure you jump on and get on the waiting list so you are notified when those are available now then let's jump over to the Tampa RV Show where I tour three leader travel man competitors all right we are in the Winnebago area and look what I have here I have a view probably one of the biggest competitions at least your travel van so let's go in let's take a look at it and see what differentiates itself from the leisure travel van now these are much easier to get than an LTV um so do you want to venture out of the brand of LTV I don't know so let's go in and take a look all right built on the Sprinter chassis just like the LTV and as you see they've also got a truma aqua go so that's a positive now their door is interesting I do like this better than the LTV door look at that you got a little Trash Can there a little area for some of your some storage but let's jump in now one thing is it is much much higher than an LTV I mean you're talking about probably I don't know two steps higher than an LTV but it does have a lot of room in here and I'm not sure what floor plan this is but it's got a rear bathroom here so let's look at that first pretty good size there now like even the shower material that does not seem to be as quality as a Leisure Travel van so some of it doesn't look to be as good of quality now the Cabinetry seems okay about the same I like the drawer system there now then they do put in a better refrigerator than LTV so this is the Norco this is the same refrigerator that we have in our Airstream and it's so much better it's all electric so it will not run on propane but it just sips power when you're going down the street down the road and so you don't have to worry about that we've got a DC to DC charger they've got solar all of that good stuff the kitchen is pretty large and look at that one induction one propane very interesting I do like that and then they've got the nice white upper cabinets um but overall I see that you know the I will say this the material not even close to the quality of the ultra leather that leaves your travel van uses I do believe this is a Murphy bed on a button so it's an electric so might be pretty easy until it doesn't work and then it's kind of a pain probably uh then it's got the dinette and then of course the Sprinter series now it's got the big upper this is one of the things that I do not like about these Winnebago views or really any Leisure Travel van competitor is they're just so much taller so as you can see look at the look at this one two three and this is a really tall and so it is much higher you know of course this would do I mean that's a very nice uh Class C Small Class C now this is the 24 d right there so anyway that's the Winnebago View [Music] thank you [Music] all right here we are at the echo a very very popular Winnebago product on the Ford Transit now one of the reasons this is so popular is because it is really off grid ready and as you can see it's got really durable material starting with the floor very impressive and then as you can see they've got the two jump seats there I'm not a huge fan of those but they do have the table there that you can pop up and then of course almost like they've got their transits outfitted with the latest greatest including that 12 inch screen assuming adaptive cruise control all of that interesting the TV is right there and then as you come back here let's turn the light on so you can see a little bit better and then it is a twin bed model and so keep in mind that there's not a lot of room in here not a lot of room and a pretty good large step up and that's because it has that big garage in the back that bike garage it's fantastic if you're a biker now then as always we've got to check out the bathroom because they're pretty small in these things trying to figure out how to do it push that button in now one of the things about this particular unit is this is a pretty cool thing so you there's your sink and toilet then you put that and there's the shower that's probably one of the most Innovative RV features to come out in a very long time very very very impressive not a lot of room but again this is a small RV and so these aren't built to be luxurious uh luxuriously big anyway but it is pretty luxurious very nice I can tell it's built very very well so this is the Winnebago Echo [Music] [Music] all right here I am at the Airstream Atlas one of the closest competitors to a Leisure Travel van so let's go inside take a look and see exactly what all the hype is about and the hundred thousand dollars more of a price tag that one of these takes over uh need your travel van all right exteriorly I mean they're pretty much the exactly the same they've got the same Mercedes-Benz chassis all of the upgrades now the only thing that this Outlet is going to have that an air that a Leisure Travel van does not is going to be air suspension which is going to be pretty fantastic as you can see they come standard with Alcoa rims uh the outside storage though not a lot there's this one thing right there let me see if I can open that up show you what that is so you've got a little bit of storage there but they do add a light something Leisure Travel Vans should do now this is the Tommy Bahama version so it's going to be even more money than just a regular Atlas then over here I mean really all of your outside storage sure that's your wet Bay right there is under here so Leisure really has you beat they do some really good outdoor storage so let's jump in and take a look at the Airstream Atlas okay first thing I noticed off the bat they have a textured Floor Covering whereas Leisure has a laminate I do believe and then as you can see now this is Tommy Bahama so not all atlases are going to be like this you can see that is some really nice wood grain there and then they also have this so no telling what you're paying for this little graphic right there but anyway as you can see this is a Murphy bed that's the only floor plan they offer I do believe uh and it's power too I think you push a button and it comes down so there is that and then uh this is their upper storage not as much as a Leisure Travel van I don't believe ours opens up like that so it's a lot better in my opinion but again all of that up there is probably going to be about the same now then what you're going to do is you're going to run into the same thing that the MB as well at the FX run into which is that window is not open when that door is up that's why that new MBL floor plan is fantastic because you have that window open then they have a TV pops up this is basically carbon copy of the unleash a travel van except for things like a drink holder that's funny that's real Island life then you come in here and then here's their bathroom really well lit but no uh a skylight there so I don't know if that's a plus or a negative I think a negative because I like that natural light in the bathroom and then all of this is basically the same really nice Corian countertop here and of course all of your storage as well back there and again lights everywhere so you get that for the extra hundred grand that light it's not coming on I don't know why that doesn't come on but anyway so basically a carbon copy uh but it looks like this is a yeah that's right this is a better refrigerator for sure looks like it's all electric no propane so that's good but other than that pretty small kitchen um and then just overall I mean the blinds I just don't see a hundred thousand dollars extra for an atlas but it is really really nice [Music] thank you [Music] all right what'd you think well that Airstream is pretty awesome but the price tag to go along with it the echo is perfect for the adventuresome person not really looking for Comfort but for a lot of Adventure and then that Winnebago View is probably the closest thing to the Comfort level of a Leisure Travel man so what do you think put your comments down below about with that being said we will see you next time thank you [Music] [Music]

Channel: Brandon Hensley / Pagosa Adventures

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Length: 11min 47sec (707 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 06 2023