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Denise: Hey everybody, it's Kory and Denise from Does Size Matter,
and we are at the Country Village Campsite in Leicester, Vermont
In these beautiful fall colors and trees, at an actual Airstream Rally, which is kind of cool
And at this rally Pete's RV Center from Burlington, Vermont has brought a bunch of cool new Rigs to share with everyone
So we get to film the 2019 23 FB International Serenity
It's a really cool Rig, so we wanted to show it to you
And also don't forget in the end, I'll put up a Link to the "nuts and bolts" construction of the Airstream Trailers,
and probably to some other Models, or some adventures you can come along on, you know, just so we can have fun together!
We get the lovely standard wrap-around Airstream windows, with the solar protection, and the protection for, you know, rocks and that kind of thing.
And the Rock Guard itself, because that's important with these Aluminum Trailers, right?
Rocks, hail, that kind of stuff.....very damaging
Your Propane tanks: So this will be two 30 pound tanks
You get an Electric Jack....yay!! that's nice
And I'm just gonna bring you around here and show you- this belongs to the Dealer Guy-
In here....
Can you see in there? That's where your Batteries are
Coming down the Driver's side you
You do get- if you can see up higher-
this is not an "awning" Awning, in the sense of shading your trailer, but it is the Window Awning
It is Manual, you have to pull down the the little Loop there,
So hopefully there's a stick someplace because that's way too high for us!
And then you hook it on here and it just gives your windows some shade
Your Water Fill, your 30 Amp Connection
What do we have here? Oh, that's for your Cable, that kind of stuff
I want you to check out that Construction Video that I'm Linking to, because it's going to talk about the Wheels and the Axles,
and the Rubber Torque Suspension, because there's no Springs on here.
So I want you to take a look at that
You also get your City Water, your Black Tank Flush,
your Outdoor Shower: something I want to talk about here, is the way they kind-of wrap the hose around,
I've only heard one person complain about it, so if there's others of you out there that are Airstream owners, I'd like to hear more about how this system works for you
The one person I heard from had worried about it...it kept turning the Tap "on"? so I'd like to hear about that more
Let's carry on. Don't you love these windows?
You know we've been here, 'cuz here's our coffee cups!
(laughs)
Back here, you get a Backup Camera,
and, you also get some Lighting,
you get the Shade for the window,
and you get some Storage here, as well
Gotta say that I think Airstream could do a better job on these little clasps that hold that down,
but otherwise, it's good!
So another thing I wanted to mention is that the Spare Tire is underneath the front of the Trailer, just behind the hitch
And speaking with an Owner, something he mentioned to me was that he asked Airstream to give him the spare tire with an aluminum wheel,
So that if he had to switch it out, he would have all of his Tires matching, and he wouldn't have to make another switch when he repaired the wheel that was damaged.
So that made good sense to me, only one tire change instead of two
Something for Airstream to think about, and you guys might ask for that as well
So, continuing around, I wanted to show you that this International Serenity does have four Stabilizer Jacks, and they are Manual
And then you get an Electric Awning
This is a beautiful Awning...touch of a button is nice. It also has the LED Lighting, so you gotta love that
Then you get your Aluminum fold-down Steps
Now these are the standard Airstream Steps, and I do have to say they're a bit cumbersome to use
Just in the way that they fold-up, and tuck-under, but they are all Aluminum
Your Door: you always get a cool Airstream door because it's a rounded body, so you get the door to go with it
Screen Door, and this one has the extra piece on it at the top and the bottom,
just to give you a little extra, you know, strength for your screen.
And then you get your door here
And remember, the Door Latch is back here on Airstreams
It's not the magnetic one, it's a fun one!
So you're gonna push that, and open your Door
So I love that!
If we head back to the front of the Rig,
you can see there is a nice, big Storage Area in there
With all the Seals. Good Door.
Latches like that, so that's nice!
So now, without further ado, let's go inside and check it out
Come on!
Wow! OK, so this IS a bit different, isn't it?
Definitely a higher gloss finish in here,
and also quite light colors, but with some darker accenting stuff, so I like that
So coming in, this is a Rear Door
You've got your Hooks and things here,
you've got your Switches: Lights, your Battery your Awning Control
And actually that's kind of a cool spot to have the Awning Control,
because then you can just open the door and do that from outside, and you can watch it, and all that
So this Floorplan has a rear Bathroom
So you do get a nice little accent window, so let's check out what's inside this bathroom
I like it, because it's fairly spacious, this window's beautiful. I love big windows
you get a LOT of countertop through here, so that's very nice.
You get a stainless...mmm..."stainless-like" sink,
with a good Tap, very nice Tap
If you could see back here, you've got a Slider for some Storage, so that's nice,
and then there's a little sort of cubby hole down there
As well, this is quite decent Storage there
Hmmm, let me see. If I'm sitting on this Toilet here, I really DO have to reach to the toilet paper (laughing)
Probably not a big deal
Kory: Just pre-plan!
D: Yeah, pre-plan
So this Toilet is a porcelain, foot-flush Toilet
There is Heat Ducting here
There's all the Switches here
Next....(giggles)
We've got this Shower!
So, I LIKE Airstreams Showers because they're very shaped to fit the Airstream, right?
This one's got a bit of decorative stuff in it
There's a few more pieces to this shower, because of this wall also being a piece,
But, ABSOLUTELY everything is caulked, and I love that
You get good Fixtures, very nice
It's it's a fiberglass. It's sturdy. I like it
The door on this Shower is a little narrower than some of the other Airstreams that we've seen,
but it IS glass and it's kind of a marbley glass, so that it's, you know, not CLEAR
And it's all VERY nice. I do like it!
Let's go check out the rest
So this Dinette is a bit different
It is the Italian Lite Ply, and it's in a different style of shape
And of course, it's white, right? A different color
So this is something I'm not sure about though....
For some reason they chose not to utilize all of this space
Now there IS still storage there,
that's a little Door and it has a Bin in it
I just I don't particularly get why you wouldn't utilize all the space, and put a Drawer in there,
but, I guess, just a different design
So you've got the Ultra Leather Cushions
You know, I like the light color of that, and then you get a contrasting dark top
Now, this is going to be a Laminate, and it has an edge on it, so that's not my "favoritest" thing
Just because if that were to separate, it could be a problem
The way this Table goes down,
If you look under here on the Post, there's these Latches or Clamps
You undo those, and then this whole thing just sinks down with pressure
And once you get it down, you got to hold it down, and close these,
and that's all there is to the table, so I like that
Then you would put the Cushions on there and you'd have a full bed
There's also Electricity under there
And then they've done the same thing here with the space, that I don't quite get
It's just a design thing, I think
Up top, you do get quite a bit of Storage
But the thing that I don't get is, again, these are deep, like way deep,
and you can't access it very well, or you can't see what's down there
I'd rather see a bigger opening, that I could access easier
Although, there's nice LED lighting in there, too
These windows: beautiful, fantastic windows!
As we've been at this Rally, I HAVE been asking people about whether they stick. And people do say "Yes"
But they just take a credit card, and they go around the edge to loosen it and then it opens
And then another Owner pointed out to me, that it doesn't bother them at all that their windows stick because it reminds them how tight the seal is
And you gotta agree with that! These are tightly sealed units
So this particular Floorplan- loving these windows- but, you get a choice:
You can have your window blocked by the door, and have the door open,
Or, you can have your window view, but your door closed
I want the window view, AND the door to be open!
But, you know, you can't have it all
So, now let's take a look at the Kitchen
So you do get these nice, glossy cabinets
There's a small bit of storage there
But Airstream really uses every little nook and cranny
Then you get this much larger Pantry area, which I love
Absolutely, love!
You get a Corian hard surface counter which is VERY nice colours,
Adds some contrast to the light
Beautiful Airstream windows
Very nice quality Tap
You get a nice sink cover and
An aluminum, deep Sink. This is standard with Airstream
I still prefer to have two sinks,
but basically you just have to put a draining rack or something there, to drain into here
Which you do have the Countertop space to do that way
LED lighting,
Switches, Electric,
your Inverter button,
Storage
And so you can put your Garbage there, and a little bit of tall,
and then there's also some Drawers inside this cupboard
So that's interesting. I don't know why you need it behind a full door, but whatever
Also, you've got your Heat Ducting there
Moving down to this low-profile Range Hood Vent
And you get a three-burner Propane Cooktop,
with the nice racks, and that's a Dometic
And then you also get a decent sized Oven, I like that
And then, below that, is another door with a small amount of Storage
And then I'm going to go up here, because you get the same type of cupboard up here, with the slider,
Which is Lit, very much like it. I like this size of cupboard
But again, like to get to the...I can barely touch the bottom of the cupboard here
So this just needs to be a bigger opening
But otherwise, it's very nice. And I do like the Slider....they're pretty!
Next, we got the Refrigerator here
And I also want to show you this decorative wall. So it's a nice contrast. It's matching. I really like that!
So you get a Dometic Fridge
And it is, I'm gonna say a 6 cubic foot fridge?
But I'll get the numbers for you exactly
And then, up top, you get the Convection Microwave
and I know it looks a little small, but all this comes out and then it's not as small as it looks
And then back here, this is a BIG Closet
You get Shelf, you get Lighting, lots of space in there
And then at the bottom is another small door with a little bit of space
So, let's go back into the bedroom. It does have a bifold door here that closes there
And then you do get a Pillow Top Memory Foam Mattress,
they're calling a Queen, but it's it's more like an "RV Queen"
They do give you nice Bedspreads and stuff, but when it comes to RV-Size Mattresses, you do have to think about sheets
So I just want to put that in your mind!
Also, in this bedroom, you can walk around three sides of the bed
Now, when you get over here, you're gonna want to be careful, because I'm not that TALL...
Size IS Mattering, in this one...
K: I don't understand
D: (laughs)
But, what I like is that,
no, there's not a TON of space here,
but you CAN walk back here, and why that's important to me is,
it makes this bed so much easier to make, when you can get over here
The other thing that I got to show you- clearly this would be my side of the bed- is a Nightstand...Yay!!!
We found a Nightstand. I love that!
It has USB. It has Electric. Place for my water.
You're getting the beautiful Airstream windows. I love that.
So with all that in mind, you also get this storage. And so this is the same as the stuff on the outside
Really super-deep...I'd like it to be open more
and lighting
There's a TV
more windows, and you get the Blinds. Really they're very dark when they're closed
You also have Reading Lights, you have venting for Heat
If we go up, you can see your fantastic Fan, and your AC Ducting, all LED Lighting
and that's on a Dimmer
And then, let's take a look here
Two drawers
Quite deep drawers, too, so I LIKE that!
And then you get another Closet. So really quite a bit of Storage Space
I like that
Sitting down at this nice U-Shaped Dinette here to give you the numbers
I was thinking it's very comfortable,
but there's not a lot of space here for someone to sit,
and then I realized that the whole table moves out
So really, anybody can fit easily in and out of here,
and leave the table at whatever space they wanted to, so that's kind of cool!
But let's go over the numbers on the 2019 International Serenity 23FB
The Exterior Length is 23 feet, 9 inches
The Exterior Width is 8 feet
The Interior Width 7 foot, 7 inches
and the Exterior Height with the AC- 'cause you don't want to forget that- is 9 feet, 9 inches
Interior Height six foot, seven and a half inches
the Hitch Weight, with the Propane and Batteries is 439 pounds
The Unit's Base Weight, with the Propane and Batteries: 4806 pounds
The GVW comes in at 6000 pounds
the Cargo carrying capacity 1194 pounds
so the Fresh Water Tank is at 39 gallons
The Gray Water tank is at 30 gallons, and the Black Water tanks only at 18 gallons
You get a 30 Amp service, with AC that has a Heat Pump in it
And that comes in at 13,500 BTUs
You get a ducted Furnace, that's at 18,000 BTUs
That Refrigerator is a Two-Way 5 cubic foot... clarified that for ya!
The Electric OR Propane Water Heater is at 6 gallons, and you do get a 1000 Watt Pure Sine Inverter
Oh, there's one more number. How could we forget?
At this Airstream Rally Show, the Pete's RV Center is selling this for $ 74, 981
Which is quite a discount, considering that the MSRP is $90,000
BUT! You can't have it people, guess why?
Because there's a very cool guy here at this Airstream Rally named Larry, and this is now HIS
So, he just bought this Unit, and he has been gracious enough to let us come in and film it to show you guys
So, we just hope that you've gotten some information off of this video,
regarding floor plan, or decor, or anything like that
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