I just placed a deposit on a new Legacy Elite. I requested factory delivery during the last half of September. The trailer will be used by my wife and I for extended RV trips of 2-4 months each. We want to travel to the mountains if we take summer trips and to warmer climates for our winter trips. We will be towing with a Toyota RAV4, V6 (269HP), 2WD, w/factory towing package (rated to tow 3,500#). Occasionally we may have a grandchild with us.
We like to camp at public parks (National, state, and local) and sometimes we will camp at places without any hookups for several days at a time. We have two portable solar panels, and two portable Honda 2000 generators we can hook together. I have a Olympia Wave8 Cat heater that I will use to heat the trailer, so I am deleting the furnace and getting a propane quick connect for the heater. I love my cat heater and never use the furnace in my Arctic Fox 29ft 5th wheel.
What options do you folks recommend I carefully consider, and why? I am familiar with RV's as this will be my 5th RV. I wanted something that would give me good gas mileage and something that was well-built, reliable, long-lasting, and feature packed (not an entry level unit). This is why I picked the Oliver. We will have to down-size on what we take with us (especially clothes) because the trailer is so much smaller than our 5th wheel.
The options I am currently considering are: Double pane windows, aluminum spare wheel, twin bed set up, solar ready, 2 additional 12V outlets to recharge cell phones. Please tell me how you like these options if you have them in your unit.
Question: Is the TV powered by 12V or by 120V power? I prefer 12V, for obvious reasons.