SargeW
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- Sep 17, 2002
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Our "couples trailer" works out well for us in most ways, but the seating area is critical as it is the ONLY place to sit in the rig, other than the bed. So what you sit on must be comfortable, durable, and sturdy. The theater seating that the unit came with didn't hit any of those marks.
In the 10 months that we have owned the rig we have traveled about 8000 miles, most of that on a 5 week trip back to Georgia and back. In the beginning the seating was "OK", not great, but served the purpose. Towards the end of the trip, I was looking for ways to get comfortable after an hour or so. The seats themselves seemed too short, and the foot rest hit me at about the calf.
So we went hunting for replacement seating, which we had done several times before in other RV's. RV furniture just never seems to be built with "full size" people in mind.
I found a store aptly named "Theater Seat Store" that had a wide variety of seating units with various styles and features. I shopped a variety of stores looking for quality, features, reasonable prices, and good reviews. Also I needed the new seating unit to fit in the space available, which was 63" between the end tables in the slide out. The set I purchased is called "Diesel XS950 by Octane Seating".
I purchased a set that had 2 seats with power recline, cup holders, a place built in for added tray tables or other items that could be added, and the set came with built in LED lighting at the bottom, and a USB charging port at each chair. The set is Italian Leather in black, and I added 2 black swivel tray tables.
The set was shipped from Georgia in two boxes and strapped to a pallet. The unassembled chair bases just slipped through the 24" wide door of the rig, and the backs slide on and lock in. They were fairly easy to assemble, and only required a screwdriver. Each chair has it's own motor and control panel. To fully recline the chairs require 4" from the wall, but still fit fully on the slide out floor and move in and out easily with the slide. I have not screwed them to the slide floor, but after a few trips out with them so far, they have not moved. When I pulled out the original chairs, they did have bolts into the slide floor, but I was able to remove all of the 4 bolts by hand, so screwing them down didn't make a whole lot of difference.
So besides looking a whole lot better, the seating comfort is night and day from the originals. I can recline easily and sit up at the press of a button. The tray table easily holds my 17" laptop, and the tray tables lift off easily if needed.
I paid less than $2000 for the two chairs delivered, with the extra tables, and a 5 year warranty. I won't say the new seats were cheap, but for the amount of time spent sitting, eating, napping, or surfing the net, these make being in the trailer a whole lot more comfortable.
In the 10 months that we have owned the rig we have traveled about 8000 miles, most of that on a 5 week trip back to Georgia and back. In the beginning the seating was "OK", not great, but served the purpose. Towards the end of the trip, I was looking for ways to get comfortable after an hour or so. The seats themselves seemed too short, and the foot rest hit me at about the calf.
So we went hunting for replacement seating, which we had done several times before in other RV's. RV furniture just never seems to be built with "full size" people in mind.
I found a store aptly named "Theater Seat Store" that had a wide variety of seating units with various styles and features. I shopped a variety of stores looking for quality, features, reasonable prices, and good reviews. Also I needed the new seating unit to fit in the space available, which was 63" between the end tables in the slide out. The set I purchased is called "Diesel XS950 by Octane Seating".
I purchased a set that had 2 seats with power recline, cup holders, a place built in for added tray tables or other items that could be added, and the set came with built in LED lighting at the bottom, and a USB charging port at each chair. The set is Italian Leather in black, and I added 2 black swivel tray tables.
The set was shipped from Georgia in two boxes and strapped to a pallet. The unassembled chair bases just slipped through the 24" wide door of the rig, and the backs slide on and lock in. They were fairly easy to assemble, and only required a screwdriver. Each chair has it's own motor and control panel. To fully recline the chairs require 4" from the wall, but still fit fully on the slide out floor and move in and out easily with the slide. I have not screwed them to the slide floor, but after a few trips out with them so far, they have not moved. When I pulled out the original chairs, they did have bolts into the slide floor, but I was able to remove all of the 4 bolts by hand, so screwing them down didn't make a whole lot of difference.
So besides looking a whole lot better, the seating comfort is night and day from the originals. I can recline easily and sit up at the press of a button. The tray table easily holds my 17" laptop, and the tray tables lift off easily if needed.
I paid less than $2000 for the two chairs delivered, with the extra tables, and a 5 year warranty. I won't say the new seats were cheap, but for the amount of time spent sitting, eating, napping, or surfing the net, these make being in the trailer a whole lot more comfortable.
