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Taking Your Patio With You, too!
A deck or patio in your home is not unusual. But almost a decade ago, Country Coach said you could take it with you.
They introduced the Veranda in 2008 at FMCA’s 80th International Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota.
“For the first time ever in a luxury motor coach, this vehicle includes a patio/veranda that is incorporated into the curb side of the unit and lowers to create a unique outdoor living space,” wrote Lazelle Jones in the Family Motor Coach Association.
Veranda is a common name for single-family home models or even a few home building companies, including one in Fort Myers, Florida.
But Country Coach’s version was appealing to those who are willing to pay extra for this type of feature, though it does have some disadvantages.
That conclusion is based on a look at what bloggers say about the Veranda’s pluses and minuses.
Oregon-based Country Campers started making RV’s in 1973, and evolved into Country Coach several years later, according to an account in the Oregon Encyclopedia.
By 2004, Country Coach had 1,600 employees and a 508,000-square-foot campus in Junction City, the site said.
“Its luxury vehicles—known as motorcoaches—came in a variety of series and floor plans, ranging in length from 34 to 45 feet and retailing for several hundred thousand dollars,” the account said.
But there were some stumbling blocks.
